Meraki LED status indicator guide
Modified on: Thu, Mar 13 2025 10:55 AMPURPOSE
Proved a guide to the LED light status indicators for the following Meraki Equipment: MX78 Security Gateway, MS255 Network Switch, MG51 Cellular Gateway, MR78 WAP, MR26 WAP, MT20 Door Sensor,
PROCESS
MX Security Gateway LED Status Indicators
LED's are located on the front of the device on the left hand side.
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Solid Orange | Power is applied but the appliance is not connected to the Meraki Dashboard |
| Rainbow | The appliance is attempting to connect to Meraki Dashboard |
| Flashing White | Firmware upgrade in progress |
| Solid White | Fully operational & connected, uplink actively using wired WAN |
| Solid Purple | Fully operational & connected, uplink actively using integrated cellular failover |
MG Cellular Gateway LED Status Indicators
The MG series of devices use an LED to inform the user of the device's status.
LED patterns and their meanings are described below.
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Solid Orange | Power is applied but the appliance is not connected to the Meraki Dashboard |
| Rainbow | The appliance is attempting to connect to the Meraki Dashboard |
| Flashing White | Firmware upgrade in progress |
| Solid White | Fully operational & connected to LAN |
| Solid Purple | Fully operational & connected to cellular network |
MS Network Switch Ports and Status Indicators
Power LED is located on the far left hand side of the network switch.
When the device powers on, all the Internet LEDs flash twice.
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Solid Orange | Power indicator - Switch is unable to connect to the Meraki Cloud |
| Flashing White | Firmware upgrade in progress |
| Solid White | Fully operational & connected to Meraki Cloud |
| No Light | Switch does not have power |
| N/A | Restore button to clear switch IP and local configuration settings |
| Off | Switch Port - No Link is detected, no cable in port |
| Solid Orange | Switch Port - Cable in Port - Speeds 10/100Mbps (1Gbps of SFP+) |
| Solid Green | Switch Port - Cable in Port - Speeds 1Gbps (10Gbps of SFP+) |
[Outdoor] MR Wireless Access Point (WAP) LED Status Indicators
The MR76 may be operated in “Run Dark” mode for additional security and to reduce the visibility of the access point.
In this mode, the LED will not be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through the Meraki dashboard.
Your MR76 LED light is on the bottom edge of the unit to convey information about system functionality and performance
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Solid Orange | AP is booting (permanent orange suggests hardware issue) |
| Rainbow | AP is initializing or scanning |
| Blinking Blue | AP is upgrading |
| Solid Green | AP in gateway mode with no clients connected |
| Solid Blue | AP in gateway mode with clients connected |
| Blinking Orange | AP can't find uplink |
[Indoor] MR Wireless Access Point (WAP) LED Status Indicators
Your MR28 LED light is on the front of the unit to convey information about system functionality and performance
The MR28 may be operated in “Run Dark” mode for additional security and to reduce the visibility of the access point.
In this mode, the LED's will not be illuminated. This mode may be enabled through Meraki dashboard.
NOTE: Blinking Green LED indicates that the device is in site survey mode. Please see the Conducting Site Surveys with MR Access Points for more details.
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Solid Orange | AP is booting (permanent orange suggest hardware issue) |
| Rainbow | AP is initializing or scanning |
| Blinking Blue | AP is upgrading |
| Solid Green | AP in gateway mode with no clients connected |
| Solid Blue | AP in gateway mode with clients connected |
| Blinking Orange | AP can't find uplink |
MT Door Sensor LED Status Indicators
NOTE: To conserve battery life, the LEDs on the MT20 are not always on.
| LED Color | Status Meaning |
| Rainbow | MT is initializing or looking for gateway |
| Solid Green | Connect to a gateway |
| Solid Amber | MT could not find a gateway to connect to. |
| Flashing Green | MT is upgrading firmware |
| Flashing Amber | MT is running on low battery |
HISTORY
| Revised Date | Revised By | Revisions |
| 11/14/2024 | Orrey Bohn | Created Document |
| 1/14/2025 | Andrew Poskey | Moved folders and updated formatting |
| 3/13/2025 | Andrew | Updated title formatting |