NETGEAR R7300DST, Quick Start Manual

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LED

Description

Ethernet ports 
1–4 LED

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

• 

Solid

. A powered-on device is connected to the 

Ethernet port.

• 

Blinking

. The port is sending or receiving traffic.

• 

Off

. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

DST LED

• 

Solid blue

. A DST adapter is connected to the 

DST router’s network.

• 

Off

. The DST router did not find any other compatible 

DST adapter using the same encryption key.

WPS and DST 
Adapter Sync 
button with LED

Pressing this button for two seconds turns on the WPS 
function and the DST adapter sync connection. After you 
press this button, press the 

WPS 

or 

WPS and DST Router 

Sync

 button on your device to connect your device to the 

DST router.

• 

Solid white

. A device is connected to the DST router.

• 

Blinking white

. The DST router is ready to sync with a 

device.

• 

Off

. The WPS and DST adapter sync connection is off.

Geek Squad Setup 
and Support 
button with LED

Geek Squad support is provided by phone and on the web. 
Geek Squad agents use remote access to assist with setup 
and support. The 

Geek Squad Setup and Support

 button 

paired with a Geek Squad support ID (on the bottom of the 
router) is used to authenticate the connection for remote 
access.
The agent will provide direction regarding the use of the 
button and the code. Pressing the button any other time 
does not result in a connection with an agent.
The state of the LED indicates the status of the connection 
with the Geek Squad agent:

• 

Solid white

. The DST router is connected to Geek 

Squad Support.

• 

Blinking white

. The connection is being established.

• 

Off

. Geek Squad Support is not connected.