How to disable the ethernet port status lights – Linksys E4200 User Manual

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3. Click the Status tab, then click the Local network page . Your local

network’s IP address information and the DHCP server settings are

displayed . (Screen from IPv6-enabled router shown .)

4. Click DHCP Client Table to display the currently assigned IP addresses .

5. Click the Status tab, then click the Wireless network page . Your wireless

network status is displayed .

6. Click the Status tab, then click the Ports page . The link status and speed

(speed data available only for the E3200 and E4200) for each of the

Ethernet ports and the Internet port are displayed .

How to disable the Ethernet port status lights

Why would I want to disable the Ethernet port status lights? Depending

on the placement of the router in a home, some users might find the lights

distracting . You can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can

also disable them using the browser-based utility .

To disable the lights using Cisco Connect:
1.
In Windows, click Start, All Programs, then click Cisco Connect .

– OR –
On a Mac, open the Applications folder, then click Cisco Connect .
The Cisco Connect main menu opens .

2. Under Router Settings, click Change .
3. Under Port lights, click off, then click Finish .

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