Netgear Router Extender Lights Explained

You may have been using routers for a while. All this time, you may have seen that your Netgear wife extender lights have been blinking on and off with different colors. Have you ever guessed the meaning of those blinking lights?

Yes, when you are setting up your Netgear wifi extender, there are times of faulty connectivity issues. These colorful extender lights tell you about various issues.

So, in this blog, we are going to learn about the meanings of those lights and what to do when you do a Netgear router setup and these blinking lights occur.

Firstly, let us understand the LED status of your router. You may see two types of blinking patterns on the router. The router’s blinking lights indicate the process, data transmission, and errors.

Slow and Steady Blinking

If the router LED is blinking slowly and steadily, it shows that the router is attempting to make a connection. However, if the lights don’t stop blinking, there is an issue with the process.

Rapid Blinking

When you get a rapid blinking light, then WiFi and Ethernet lights are working properly. These rapid blinking lights denote the transmission of data.

Now, you may find various options, like Router Link LED, Power LED, Client Link LED, WPS LED, Client Arrow LED, and Router Arrow LED.

Router Link LED

This LED light helps to determine whether there is a strong connection established between the extender and the router.

Router Link LED Lights	Performance	What to do
Solid green	Best	–
Solid amber	Good	–
Solid red	Poor	Check the LAN cable

Power LED

Does your Netgear extender have a stable power supply? By knowing about these wifi extender lights, you can find your answer.

Power LED lights	Performance Indicator	What to do
Solid amber	Rebooting extender	Let the router reboot
Solid green	On (extender)	Connect to the device

WPS LED

Have you wondered what a WPS light is for? WiFi Protected Setup, or WPS, simplifies the process of securely connecting the device to the wireless network.

WPS LED Light	Performance indicator	What to do
Solid green	Security enabled	Use a secure WPS connection
Blinking green	Connection in progress	wait

Client Arrow LED

Does the Netgear extender have a stable connection between the extender and the device? Look at the following table to find out the answer.

Client Arrow LED	Performance Indicator	What to do
Lit/steady blinking	An extender is in good connection	Continue working
Blinking	Poor location	Move the device closer to the router

Router Arrow LED

The LED light helps to examine whether the Netgear extender and the Netgear router setup are done properly and are connected.

Router Arrow LED status	Performance Indicator	What to do
Lit	Good location	Continue using WiFi
Blinking	Poor location	Blink the device closer to the router and extender

In Short,

Now that you know the meaning of different Netgear WiFi extender lights, you have figured out half of your issues related to Netgear router setup. If you have been looking for online assistance or expert technical, we are here to help you.