2 the rear panel, Tl-r460 cable/dsl router user guide – TP-Link TL-R460 User Manual

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TL-R460

Cable/DSL Router User Guide

indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front
panel of the router.

Link/Act

100M

M1

M2

Figure 2-1: Front Panel sketch

Name Action

Description

Not lit

The router works properly

M1

Lit up

The router has a hardware error

Not lit

The router has a hardware error

Lit up

The router has a hardware error

M2

Flashing

The router works properly

M1 and M2 are flashing,
synchronously, the router is
restoring the factory default
settings.

Not lit

There is no device linked to the corresponding port

Lit up

There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no
activity

Link/Act

Flashing

There is an active device linked to the corresponding port

Not lit

The linked device is running at 10Mbps

Speed

Lit up

The linked device is running at 100Mbps

The LEDs description

2.3.2 The Rear Panel

The rear panel contains the following features. (Viewed from left to right:)

Factory Default Reset button
There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults:

1.

Use the

Factory Defaults

function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the

router's Web-based Utility.

2.

Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the router's power. Second, press the
default reset button, then turn on the router's power, and hold the reset button until the M1

and M2 LED flash simultaneously (about 3 seconds). At last, release the reset button and

wait for the router to reboot.

Note

: Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely.

WAN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem or Ethernet

Four LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the router to the local PCs

AC power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the TL-R460 Cable/DSL
Router, use of a different adapter may result in product damage.

1

WAN

2

3

4

RESET

Figure 2-2: Rear Panel sketch

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