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Mark_P87
Jan 13, 2020Aspirant
Ethernet Light Orange
We have purchased a WAC505 for our office to provide Wi-Fi access for visitors. This has been plugged into the office ethernet port which is live and powers the device but we have a orange light for ...
- Jan 23, 2020
Worth a test: Take a healthy CAT5A or better patch cord (with eight strands/four pairs), and connect WAC505 and the GS724Tv3 direct.
As the switch is not a PoE model, are you using a "correct" power supply?
schumaku
Jan 13, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Not sure what the obvious part is - check the fine documentation (WAC505 User Manual) on p.13 for the LAN LED description. In general, LAN LED amber indicates a speed negotiated to 10 or 100 Mbit/s only.
If it's driven from a GbE port, this could indicate an issue with the cabling, patch cords, ... either there is just a two pair (for strands) cable in the play, if there are four pairs (eight strands) something is not properly wired.
Said that, if the 10/100 Mbit/s link is really working, there would be some restricted speed communication in both directions.
What PoE switch is deployed there?
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