amber light when I plug in t-mbile line link

[draftdoug]

Just wondering why the port where I have my t-mobile line link (voip phone) plugged in is amber. The phone works but i am wondering if the quality is the best. All other lights are white. I have tried different ports and cords. My firmware in up to date. Does this router do the same thing for any viop?

[William10a · Accepted solution]

It is probably a 100 mb connection (amber) not a 1 gb connection (white).

[antinode]

> Just wondering why the port where I have my t-mobile line link (voip
> phone) plugged in is amber. [...]

   As a description, "my t-mobile line link (voip phone)" is much less
useful than a model number would be.

> [...] My firmware in up to date. [...]

   An actual version number would be more useful than your opinion of
what's "up to date" today.

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Look for "LED and button
descriptions".

      The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet
      connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet
      connections.

(Further reading might not hurt much, either.)

   Without an actual model number for your "my t-mobile line link (voip
phone)", it's hard to say what to expect for a link speed, but I doubt
that VOIP needs gigabit speeds for proper operation.

[William10a · Accepted solution]

It is probably a 100 mb connection (amber) not a 1 gb connection (white).

[michaelkenward]

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@draftdoug wrote:

Just wondering why the port where I have my t-mobile line link (voip phone) plugged in is amber.

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What is that port? LAN?

There is support material, including a manual, for the R7000 somewhere at the end of this link:

>>>> R7000 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<

See page 12.