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How to disable the Ethernet port status lights, All Programs

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Linksys E-Series 6. Click the Status tab, then click the Ports page. The link status and speed (speed data available only for the E3200 and E4200) for each of the Ethernet ports and the Internet port are displayed. How to disable the Ethernet port status lights Why would I want to disable the Ethernet port status lights? Depending on the placement of the router in a home, some users might find the lights distracting. You can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can also disable them using the browser-based utility. To disable the lights using Cisco Connect: 1. In Windows, click Start, All Programs, then click Cisco Connect. - OR - On a Mac, open the Applications folder, then click Cisco Connect. The Cisco Connect main menu opens. 2. Under Router Settings, click Change. 3. Under Port lights, click Off, then click Finish. Maintaining and Monitoring To disable the lights using the browser-based utility: Status > Ports 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based utility" on page 22). 2. Click the Status tab, then click the Ports page. 3. In the Rear Port Lights section, click Off, then click Save Settings. 61

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Maintaining and Monitoring
Linksys E-Series
6.
Click the
Status
tab, then click the
Ports
page° The link status and speed
(speed data available only for the E3200 and E4200) for each of the
Ethernet ports and the Internet port are displayed°
How to disable the Ethernet port status lights
Why would I want to disable the Ethernet port status lights?
Depending
on the placement of the router in a home, some users might find the lights
distracting° You can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can
also disable them using the browser-based utility°
To disable the lights using Cisco Connect:
1.
In Windows, click
Start
,
All Programs
, then click
Cisco Connect
°
– OR –
On a Mac, open the
Applications
folder, then click
Cisco Connect
°
The Cisco Connect main menu opens°
2.
Under
Router Settings
, click
Change
°
3.
Under
Port lights
, click
Off
, then click
Finish
°
To disable the lights using the browser-based utility:
Status > Ports
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Click the
Status
tab, then click the
Ports
page°
3.
In the
Rear Port Lights
section, click
Off
, then click
Save Settings
°