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What do these status lights mean on the 2Wire 3600 Wi-Fi Gateway?

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Status Light	State	Description
Power	Off	Power is off or gateway is not getting power
	Solid Green	Power is on.
	Flashing Red	Power-On Self-Test (POST) in progress.
	Solid Red	POST failed or gateway has malfunctioned.

Status Light	State	Description
Local Ethernet	Off	There is no Ethernet connectivity or the gateway is off.
	Solid Green	A computer or device is connected by Ethernet to the gateway.
	Flashing Green	There is activity from devices connected to an Ethernet port. The flickering of the light is synchronized to data traffic.

Status Light	State	Description
Wireless	Off	No devices are connected wirelessly or gateway is off.
	Solid Green	A computer or other device is connected to the gateway using a wireless connection.
	Flashing Green	There is activity from devices connected using a wireless connection. The flickering of the light is synchronized to data traffic.

Status Light	State	Description
Phone 1 and Phone 2	Solid Green	Associated Voice Over IP (VoIP) line has been registered with a SIP proxy server.
Phone 1 and Phone 2	Flashing Green	A telephone is off-hook on the associated VoIP line.

Status Light	State	Description
Broadband	Off	No physical signal detected.
	Solid Green	Broadband connection established via DSL or Ethernet.
	Flashing Green	Gateway is attempting to make a broadband connection.
	Solid Red	Gateway cannot make a broadband connection.

Status Light	State	Description
Service	Off	Gateway is not on, is in bridged mode, or the broadband connection is not present.
	Flashing Green	Data traffic is coming into or going out from the network.
	Solid Green	The RG is downloading service updates from the network.
	Flashing Red	Gateway is attempting IEEE 802.1X authentication or attempting to obtain Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) information.
	Solid Red	Gateway has failed to receive an IP address assignment from the network.

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