What do the lights on my Linksys Router & Mesh mean?

A guide to the different coloured lights you can expect to see on your Router and Mesh.

Lights


Router Lights

Blue (Blinking) - Starting up, please wait for 5 minutes. IMPORTANT: The light will change to various colours during startup

Solid Purple - Setup is in progress, please wait 5 minutes.

Flashing Purple - Setup is in progress, please wait 5 minutes.

Blue - Your router or Mesh is online.

Red - Your router is offline. 



Mesh Lights


Blue (Blinking) - Starting up, please wait for 5 minutes. IMPORTANT: The light will change to various colours during startup

Solid Purple - Ready for Setup

Flashing Purple - Setup in progress, please wait 5 minutes.

Blue - Your router or Mesh is online.

Red - Your Mesh is offline.

Yellow - Your Mesh is too far away