Netgear MBR1310 User Manual

Basic Functioning

After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur:

When power is first applied, verify that the Power/Test 

 LED is on.

After approximately 10 seconds, verify that:

a. The Power/Test LED is still solid green. A red light indicates that the unit has failed its 

power-on self-test (POST).

b.  The Internet LED is lit.

c.  The WiFi LED is lit. The WiFi radio is on by default.

d.  The ACT LED is lit when any local ports are connected.

If a LAN port’s LED on the rear of the unit is lit, a link has been established to the 
connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the 
port’s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the LED is amber.

e.  The WAN port LED is lit when the router is connected to a wired modem.

f.  The Signal Quality LED is lit when the router has detected a mobile broadband 

signal.

A blue LED indicates excellent coverage.

A green LED indicates good coverage.

An amber LED indicates marginal coverage.

If any of these conditions does not occur, refer to the following table.

Power/Test

Power/Test LED is 
off.

• Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected to your router and 

that the power supply adapter is correctly connected to a functioning 
power outlet. 

• Check that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for 

this product.

• If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and should contact 

technical support.

Power/Test LED is 
red.

There is a fault within the router. Try to clear the fault as follows:

• Cycle the power to see if the router recovers.

• Clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This sets the router’s 

IP address to 192.168.0.1. This procedure is explained in 

on page 93.

If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact 
technical support.