Understand your gateway status lights - 2Wire i38 HG

Note: Your model number is located on the back, side, or bottom of your Wi-Fi gateway or modem.

Use the following chart to interpret your gateway status lights.

Status lights for 2WIRE i38HG

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 (not bootable) or gateway has malfunctioned.
Local Ethernet, USB - PC, Wireless, MoCA (3700 model), and HomePNA (3800 and 3800HGV-B models)	Off	No Ethernet connectivity or gateway is off.
	Solid Green	A device is connected by Ethernet to the gateway.
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.
	Flashing Red	No broadband signal (Ethernet or DSL) detected.
	Flashing Green and Red	Gateway failed to establish a broadband connection for more than three consecutive minutes.
Service	Off	Gateway is not on, is in bridged mode, or the broadband connection is not present.
	Solid Green	Internet Protocol (IP) connected.
	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. (After two minutes of solid red, the Service light will go off.)

Intelligent Network Device (iNID) Inside Unit

Use the following table to interpret your Intelligent Network Device (iNID) indicator lights 2WIRE 3801 HGV-B) on each individual device:

Status lights for iNID Inside Unit

Status Light	State	Description
Power	Solid Green	Power is on.
The Power indicator turns red when the power is first applied, and changes to green within two minutes of power application	Solid Red	Power-On-Self-Test (POST) failed (not bootable) or another malfunction (for example, alarm) has occurred.
Ethernet	Solid Green	A device is connected to an Ethernet port on the gateway.
	Flickering Green	Traffic between connected device and gateway.
Wireless	Solid green	A device is connected wirelessly.
	Flickering Green	Data traffic on the network.
Line 1 and Line 2	Line 1 and Line 2	The associated Voice Over IO (VoIP) line has been registered with a SIP proxy server. A telephone is off-hook on the associated VoIP line.
NID	Solid Green	The link between the i38HG and i3812V is healthy.
Broadband This indicator shows the i3812V VDL status	Solid Green	Successful broadband connection.
	Flashing Green	The i3812 is attempting to establish a broadband connection.
	Flashing Green and Red	Gateway failed to establish a broadband connection for more than three consecutive minutes.
	Solid Red	No DSL signal detected.
Service	Solid Green	The i3812V has a WAN IP address from Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the broadband connection is up.
	Flashing Green	The i3812V is attempting to be authenticated.
	Solid Red	The i38HG has failed to receive an IP address assignment from the network.

Intelligent Network Device (iNID) Power Supply Unit


Use the following table to interpret the indicator lights on your Intelligent Network Device (iNID) power supply:

Status lights for iNID Power Supply Unit

Light	Status	Indicates
Power	Off	Power supply is not receiving power from either AC or the battery.
	Solid Green	Power supply is running on AC power.
	Flashing Red	Power is provided by the backup battery or the outside unit is not yet communicating with the iPSU.
Battery	Off	No battery installed.
	Solid Green	Battery is installed and functioning properly.
	Flashing Red	Battery needs to be replaced.

Button functions for iNID Power Supply Unit

Button	Location	Function
Reset Button	Upper left side panel, identifiable by a surrounding red circle	When pressed for up to 9 seconds, the Reset button reboots the outside unit. If the button is pressed for 10 or more seconds, it resets the outside unit to the factory settings. Do not press the Reset button unless you are instructed to do so. Doing so may reset the outside unit to the factory default settings, and you will lose your personal settings.
Silence Alarm Button	Between the Power and Battery indicators	If AC power is interrupted for any reason, a continuous tone indicates that the power supply is running on the backup battery. Pressing the Silence Alarm button within 15 seconds immediately silences the audio alert. (The tone stops automatically after 15 seconds). When the battery needs to be replaced, a chirp sounds intermittently unless you press the button to silence it for 12 hours. The chirp resumes after 12 hours if the battery is not replaced.

Intelligent Network Device (iNID) Outside Unit

Use the following table to interpret the indicator lights on your Intelligent Network Device (iNID) outside unit:


Status lights for iNID Outside Unit

Status Light	State	Description
Power The Power indicator turns red when the power is first applied, and changes to green within two minutes of power application.	Solid Green	Power is on and initialization has been completed successfully.
	Flashing Green	The iNID is booting.
	Solid Red	A Power-On-Self-Test (POST) failure (unbootable) or another malfunction (for example, alarm) has occurred during self initialization.
VDSL 1 and VDSL 2 These two indicators flash after 60 seconds of power application for 1 to 2 minutes and cycle three times. The Broadband indicator on the i38HG mirrors one or both of the VDSL indicators, whichever is in the best state.	Solid Green	The broadband connection is trained.
	Flashing Green	The broadband connection is being attempted (DSL attempting to synchronize)
	Alternating Flashing Green and Steady Red	The broadband connection failed to establish for more than three consecutive minutes. This pattern continues until the broadband connection is successfully established.
	Flashing Red	No DSL signal on the line.
Data	Solid Green	A device is connected (such as an i38HG).
	Flickering Green	There is inbound activity associated with the data port (that is, the green Line 1 connection) - the flickering of the light is synchronized to the actual data traffic.
	Solid Red	A device failed to be authenticated or successfully connected.
Coax	Solid green	A device is connected (such as a Set Top Box).
	Flickering Green	There is inbound activity associated with the COAX port (the flickering of the light is synchronized to the actual data traffic).
	Solid Red	A device failed to be authenticated or successfully connected.
Line 1 and Line 2 These two indicators mirror Line 1 and Line 2 indicators on the i38HG	Solid Green	The associated VoIP line has been registered with the network and ready for use.
	Flashing Green	A telephone is in use on the associated VoIP line.
Ethernet	Solid Green	A device (such as a computer) is connected to the Ethernet port.
	Flickering Green	Data traffic from devices connected to the Ethernet port (the flickering of the light is synchronized to the actual data traffic).
Battery	Solid Green	The AC power is connected and healthy.
	Flashing red	The backup battery is used for power.

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