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What do the lights in the Alcatel SpeedTouch ADSL modem mean?
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Here you will find a summery of what the LEDs of your Alcatel SpeedTouch ADSL modem are suppose to indicate. This can be useful for solving problems, but in order to really understand the modem's operation and troubleshooting techniques you should read Alcatel's manual found HERE.
The SpeedTouch Home is equipped with 5 LEDs on its front panel, indicating the state of the device:
| Indicator | Description | ||
| Name | Color | State | |
| LAN | Green | Flashing | Data is flowing from/to the Ethernet port(s). |
| Off | No activity on the Ethernet port(s). | ||
| Line TX | Green | Flashing | ATM cells are being sent over the DSL line. |
| Off | No transmission activity. | ||
| Line RX | Green | Flashing | ATM cells are being received via the DSL line. |
| Off | No reception activity. | ||
| Line Sync | Green | Flashing | During initialization of the DSL line. |
| On | DSL line synchronization achieved. | ||
| PWR/Alarm | Green | On | Power on, normal operation. |
| Amber | On | Power on, start up failed. | |
| Red | Flashing | Power on, POST pending. | |
| On | Power on, POST failed. | ||
RTFM for more info.
Links
Alcatel SpeedTouch Support page
