Meraki LED status indicator guide
PURPOSE
Proved a guide to the LED light status indicators for the following Meraki Equipment: MX78 Security Gateway, MS255 Network Switch, MG51 Cellular Gateway, MR78 WAP, MR26 WAP, MT20 Door Sensor,
PROCESS
MX Security Gateway LED Status Indicators
LED's are located on the front of the device on the left hand side.
LED Color
Status Meaning
Solid Orange
Power is applied but the appliance is not connected to the Meraki Dashboard
Rainbow
The appliance is attempting to connect to Meraki Dashboard
Flashing White
Firmware upgrade in progress
Solid White
Fully operational & connected, uplink actively using wired WAN
Solid Purple
Fully operational & connected, uplink actively using integrated cellular failover
MG Cellular Gateway LED Status Indicators
The MG series of devices use an LED to inform the user of the device's status.
LED patterns and their meanings are described below.
LED Color
Status Meaning
Solid Orange
Power is applied but the appliance is not connected to the Meraki Dashboard
Rainbow
The appliance is attempting to connect to the Meraki Dashboard
Flashing White
Firmware upgrade in progress
Solid White
Fully operational & connected to LAN
Solid Purple
Fully operational & connected to cellular network
MS Network Switch Ports and Status Indicators
Power LED is located on the far left hand side of the network switch.
When the device powers on, all the Internet LEDs flash twice.
LED Color
Status Meaning
Solid Orange
Power indicator - Switch is unable to connect to the Meraki Cloud
Flashing White
Firmware upgrade in progress
Solid White
Fully operational & connected to Meraki Cloud
No Light
Switch does not have power
N/A
Restore button to clear switch IP and local configuration settings
Off
Switch Port - No Link is detected, no cable in port
Solid Orange
Switch Port - Cable in Port - Speeds 10/100Mbps (1Gbps of SFP+)
Solid Green
Switch Port - Cable in Port - Speeds 1Gbps (10Gbps of SFP+)
[Outdoor] MR Wireless Access Point (WAP) LED Status Indicators
The MR76 may be operated in “Run Dark” mode for additional security and to reduce the visibility of the access point.
In this mode, the LED will not be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through the Meraki dashboard.
Your MR76 LED light is on the bottom edge of the unit to convey information about system functionality and performance
LED Color
Status Meaning
Solid Orange
AP is booting (permanent orange suggests hardware issue)
Rainbow
AP is initializing or scanning
Blinking Blue
AP is upgrading
Solid Green
AP in gateway mode with no clients connected
Solid Blue
AP in gateway mode with clients connected
Blinking Orange
AP can't find uplink
[Indoor] MR Wireless Access Point (WAP) LED Status Indicators
Your MR28 LED light is on the front of the unit to convey information about system functionality and performance
The MR28 may be operated in “Run Dark” mode for additional security and to reduce the visibility of the access point.
In this mode, the LED's will not be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through Meraki dashboard.
LED Color
Status Meaning
Solid Orange
AP is booting (permanent orange suggest hardware issue)
Rainbow
AP is initializing or scanning
Blinking Blue
AP is upgrading
Solid Green
AP in gateway mode with no clients connected
Solid Blue
AP in gateway mode with clients connected
Blinking Orange
AP can't find uplink
MT Door Sensor LED Status Indicators
NOTE: To conserve battery life, the LEDs on the MT20 are not always on.
LED Color
Status Meaning
Rainbow
MT is initializing or looking for gateway
Solid Green
Connect to a gateway
Solid Amber
MT could not find a gateway to connect to.
Flashing Green
MT is upgrading firmware
Flashing Amber
MT is running on low battery
HISTORY
Revised Date
Revised By
Revisions
11/14/2024
Orrey Bohn
Created Document
1/14/2025
Andrew Poskey
Moved folders and updated formatting
3/13/2025
Andrew
Updated title formatting