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PeterCremers
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Feb 02, 2017
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XWN5001 WiFi Power led blinks amber and unit does not work anymore.

After reconfiguring the XWN5001 to a different Channel (13->14) the unit stopped working and the Power LED keeps blinking Amber. The WiFi LED is solid Blue and the Line LED is solid Red on the XWN50...
  • PeterCremers's avatar
    Feb 16, 2017
    I got the device working again with an undocumented trick.

    Hold down the reset button while plugging it in.

    This forceps the device to do a full clear or something like a cold boot.

    Greets,

    Peter