Understanding the light behavior of the Linksys MR5500

This article describes the light behaviors on the Linksys MR5500 Series and what they mean.

Front Panel

Color	Status	Description
Blue	Blinking	Starting up Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) pairing started NOTE: Wait for the router to finish starting up or WPS pairing to complete.


	Solid	Connected to the internet WPS pairing successful The router is online


Purple	Blinking	Setup in progress Follow the instructions on the Linksys app

	Solid	Ready for setup Open the Linksys app to complete the setup

Red	Blinking	Disconnected or out of range
		For a router on child mode: The router is too far. For a router on parent mode: The router is unplugged from the modem.

	Solid	No internet from the modem
Orange	Solid	Weak connection (for a router on child mode only)
	Blinking	WPS pairing unsuccessful

Back Panel

Light	Color	Activity	Description
Ethernet (LAN port)	Green (Link)	OFF	Link is down
	Green (Link)	Solid ON	Device is connected and Link is up
	Orange (Activity)	OFF	No Tx / RX activities
	Orange (Activity)	Flashing	Data transferring in progress
Internet (WAN port)	Green (Link)	OFF	Link is down
	Green (Link)	Solid ON	Device is connected and Link is up
	Orange (Activity)	OFF	No Tx / RX activities
	Orange (Activity)	Flashing	Data transferring in progress
USB	Blue	OFF	No USB connection / USB drive is unmounted