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# sk123865 - LED indicators on Embedded GAIA appliances
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk123865 |
| Date Created | 2018-04-29 |
| Last Modified | 2026-07-27 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R81.10.X |
| Platform | 6, 20, 400, 110, 1500, 1900, 2000, 1600, 1800, 910 |
## Solution
### Quantum Spark 1900 / 2000 Appliance
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Note: There is only one set of LEDs. These LEDs show different colors depending on what activity is occurring.
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | LEDs | From top to bottom: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |  | * Storage memory - SSD storage memory. Bi-color blue/red displays SSD status. * No SSD access - Blue Off, Red Off * SSD failure - Blue Off, Red On |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |  | * Power redundancy - Shows the status of the two internal PSUs. Single red LED. * The two Power Supplies are active - Off * Failure in one of the Power Supplies - On |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |  | * Management - See Management LEDs below. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |  | * Internet * No internet connection - Off * Connecting to the internet - Blinking blue * Connected - Blue * Connection failure - Blinking red |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |  | * Power/Status * Normal operation - Solid blue * Boot in progress or installing firmware - Blinking blue * Error/Alert - Red | |
| 2 | Console | There are two console ports for the serial console cable: USB Type-C and RJ45. USB Type-C has priority when both are connected. Baud rate: 115200. |
| 3 | DMZ ports | The DMZ is a combo port of SFP and RJ45 (on the right). Only one can operate at a time after a cable is connected. The RJ45 port supports 10 / 100 MbE and 1 GbE. The SFP port supports only 10 GbE. **Note** - For information about supported SFP transceivers, see [sk92755](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92755). |
| 4 | LAN ports | * 4a - LAN ports 1-18 - support 10/100/1000 MbE. * 4b - LAN 1 and LAN 2 (Sync in a cluster) - support 2.5 GbE. * 4c - LAN SFP X1- 4 - support 10 GbE |
| 5 | SD card slot | Insert micro-SD card here. |
| 6 | WAN ports | The WAN port is a combo port of SFP and RJ45 (on the right). Only one can operate a time once plugged in and connected. The RJ45 port supports 10 / 100 MbE and 1 GbE. The SFP port supports only 1 GbE. **Note** - For information about supported SFP transceivers, see [sk92755](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92755). |
| 7 | USB3.0 | USB port 3.0 for software download. |
| 8 | Factory Default | Press and hold the button 12 seconds to restore the appliance to its factory default. All user parameters previously configured are removed. |
| 9 | Service tag | Shows the regulated module, serial number, and the MAC address. |
| 10 | Side brackets | For rack mount. |
The **Management LED** shows the status of the retries mechanism:
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| Key | Item |
| Zero Touch is running. | Blinks red (slowly) |
| Successfully connected to Zero Touch Cloud Server and saved the deployment script. | Blinks red (rapidly) |
| Zero Touch process is completed. SMP activation is not needed. | Off |
| Activation sleeping time. | Blinks blue (slowly) |
| Reactivation. | Blinks blue (rapidly) |
| SMP is connected. | Solid blue |
| SMP mode is off. | Off |
| Gateway failed to connect to the SMP and will exit from the retry script. | Solid red |
### 1550 Branch Office Appliance - Front Panel
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Power LED (Status) | * **Solid Blue** - Normal operation * **Blinking Blue** - Boot in progress or installing firmware. After the process completes, the LED is solid blue. * **Red** - Error/Alert **Note** - This LED is red when the appliance is first turned on. |
| 2 | Internet LED | * **Off**- No internet connection * **Blinking Blue** - Trying to connect to the internet. * **Blue** - Connected * **Blinking Red** - Connection failure |
| 3 | Management LED | * **Off**- No management * Colors - See below |
| 4 | WiFi LED (WiFi models only) | * **Off**- WiFi off * **Blue** - WiFi on and operates normally * **Red** - WiFi error/alert |
The Management LED shows the status of the retries mechanism:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Action | Management LED Activity |
| Zero Touch is running | Blinks red (slowly) |
| Successfully connected to Zero Touch Cloud Server and saved the deployment script. | Blinks red (rapidly) |
| Zero Touch process is completed. SMP activation is not needed. | Off |
| Activation sleeping time. | Blinks Blue (slowly) |
| Reactivation | Blinks Blue (rapidly) |
| SMP is connected. | Solid blue |
| SMP mode is off | Off |
| Gateway failed to connect to the SMP and will exit from the retry script. | Solid red |
### 1550 Branch Office Appliance - Back Panel
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | USP port 3.0 | For software download and for USB WiFi dongle (2.4GHz). |
| 2 | LAN and WAN ports 1 GbE | LAN ports 1-5 and WAN port 1. |
| 3 | Console | Plug in the serial console cable here. Baud rate: 115200. |
| 4 | Power cord socket | Plug the power adapter cord in here. |
| 5 | Factory default | Press the button continuously for 12 seconds to restore the appliance to its factory defaults. |
### 1590 Branch Office Appliance - Front Panel
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Power LED | * **Solid Blue** - Normal operation * **Blinking Blue** - Boot in progress or installing firmware * **Red** - Error/Alert **Note** - This LED is red when the appliance is first turned on. |
| 2 | Internet LED | * **Off**- No internet connection * **Blue** - Connected * **Blinking Red** - Connection failure |
| 3 | Management LED | * **Off**- No management * Colors - See below |
| 4 | WiFi LED (WiFi models only) | * **Off**- WiFi off * **Blue** - WiFi on and operates normally * **Red** - WiFi error/alert |
The Management LED shows the status of the retries mechanism:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Action | Management LED Activity |
| Zero Touch is running | Blinks red (slowly) |
| Successfully connected to Zero Touch Cloud Server and saved the deployment script. | Blinks red (rapidly) |
| Zero Touch process is completed. SMP activation is not needed. | Led off |
| Activation sleeping time. | Blinks Blue (slowly) |
| Reactivation | Blinks Blue (rapidly) |
| SMP is connected. | Solid blue |
| SMP mode is off | LED off |
| Gateway failed to connect to the SMP and will exit from the retry script. | Constant red |
### 1590 Branch Office Appliance - Back Panel
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Reset | Short press resets the system but does not remove any user parameters. |
| 2 | Ground Screw | Functional grounding. |
| 3 | Factory default | Press the button continuously for 12 seconds to restore the appliance to its factory defaults. All user parameters previously configured are removed. |
| 4 | LAN ports | LAN ports 1-8 10/100/1000MbE |
| 5 | DMZ fiber SFP port | DMZ combination port. The LEDs above indicate connection and speed (see below). 1GbE speed, short and long range. |
| 6 | RJ45 DMZ and WAN1 combo port | The DMZ is a combo port of SFP and RJ45 (on the right). Only one can operate at a time once plugged in and connected. 10/100/1000MbE |
| 7 | USB port 3.0 | USB port 3.0 for software download and external dongle as WiFi. |
| 8 | Console | Plug in the serial console cable here. Baud rate: 115200. |
| 9 | Power cord socket | Plug the power adapter cord in here. |
### Network LEDs (WAN and LAN, RJ45 and Fiber) description for 1550/1590 appliances
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| RJ45 and 1G SFP | LED1 (Green) | LED2 (Amber) |
| No link | Off | Off |
| 1G link | On | On |
| 1G Act | Blink | On |
| 100M link | On | Off |
| 100M Act | Blink | Off |
| 10M link | On | Off |
| 10M Act | Blink | Off |
### 600 SMB Appliances and 1100 Branch Office Appliances
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Express Card | Express card slot that is used for cellular modems in Express Card form factor. |
| 2 | USB1 port | USB1 port that is used for: * Cellular and analog modems. * Reinstalling the appliance with new firmware. * Running a first-time configuration script. |
| 3 | Power LED | Green when the appliance is turned on. |
| 4 | Notice LED | * Blinking green during boot. * Red when the appliance has a resource problem such as memory shortage. |
| 5 | LAN1 - LAN8, DMZ, WAN LEDs | Link Indicator * Orange when the port speed is 1000 Mbps. * Green when the port speed is 100 Mbps. * Not lit when the port speed is 10 Mbps. Activity Indicator * Blinking green when encountering traffic. |
| | DSL LED | Link Indicator * Green when an ADSL connection is established. * Blinking green when establishing an ADSL connection. * Not lit when an ADSL connection is not established. Activity Indicator * Blinking green when encountering traffic. * Not lit when the ADSL line is idle. (Only in the Wireless Network + ADSL model) |
| 6 | Internet LED | * Green when connected to the Internet. * Blinking red when the Internet connection is configured but fails to connect. |
| | WLAN LED | Blinking green when encountering traffic. (Only in Wireless Network and Wireless Network + ADSL models) |
| | USB1, USB2 LEDs | Orange when a USB device is connected. |
### 1200R Ruggedized Appliances
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | SFP (Fiber Optic) Port activity LED | * Off - No activity. * Green (On) - Link up, no traffic. * Green (Blink) - Activity/traffic. |
| 2 | SFP (Fiber Optic) Port speed LED | * Green - 100 Mbit/s data rate is selected. * Amber - 1000 Mbit/s data rate is selected. |
| 3 | LAN1-4, DMZ, WAN Port activity LED | * Off - No activity. * Green (On) - Link up, no traffic. * Green (Blink) - Activity/traffic. |
| 4 | LAN1-4, DMZ, WAN Port speed LED | * Off - 10 Mbit/s data rate is selected. * Green - 100 Mbit/s data rate is selected. * Amber - 1000 Mbit/s data rate is selected. |
| 5 | USB port LEDs | Green when a USB device is connected. |
| 6 | Power LED | Green when the appliance is turned on. |
| 7 | Alert LED | * Green when connected to the Internet. * Blinking green during boot. * Red when the appliance has a resource problem such as memory shortage. * Blinking red when the Internet connection is configured but fails to connect. |
### 730 / 750 SMB Appliances and 1430 / 1450 Branch Office Appliances
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Alert LED | * Blinking green during boot. * Red when the appliance has a resource problem such as memory shortage. |
| 2 | Internet LED | * Green when connected to the Internet. * Blinking red when the Internet connection is configured but fails to connect. |
| 3 | SD LED | Green when SD card is inserted. |
| 4 | USB LED | Green when a USB device is connected. |
| 5 | LAN1-LAN6, DMZ, WAN LEDS | Speed Indicator * Orange when the port speed is 1000 Mbps. * Green when the port speed is 100 Mbps. * Not lit when the port speed is 10 Mbps. Activity Indicator * Not lit when there is no link. * Green when there is a link but no traffic encountered. * Blinking green when encountering traffic. |
| 6 | Power LED | * Green when the appliance is turned on. * Red when there is a boot error or the appliance is in maintenance mode. |
| 7 | USB port | USB port that is used for: * Cellular and analog modems. * Reinstalling the appliance with new firmware. * Running a first-time configuration script. |
| 8 | WiFi LED | Only in WiFi models). * Blinking green when there is WiFi activity. * Green when there is no WiFi activity. |
### 770 / 790 SMB Appliances and 1470 / 1490 Branch Office Appliances
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | USB1 and USB2 ports | USB ports that are used for: * Cellular and analog modems. * Reinstalling the appliance with new firmware. * Running a first-time configuration script. |
| 2 | Power LED | * Green when the appliance is turned on. * Red when there is a boot error or the appliance is in maintenance mode |
| 3 | Alert LED | * Green during normal operation. * Blinking green during boot. * Red when the appliance has a resource problem such as memory shortage or no Internet connection. |
| 4 | USB LED | Green when a USB device is connected. |
| 5 | Internet LED | * Green when connected to the Internet. * Blinking red when the Internet connection is configured but fails to connect. |
| 6 | WiFi LEDs | Separate LEDs for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. * Blinking green when there is WiFi activity. * Green when the SSID is broadcast but there is no WiFi activity. (Only in WiFi models) |
| 7 | LAN1-LAN16, DMZ, WAN LEDs | Speed Indicator * Orange when the port speed is 1000 Mbps. * Green when the port speed is 100 Mbps. * Not lit when the port speed is 10 Mbps. Activity Indicator * Not lit when there is no link. * Green when there is a link but no traffic encountered. * Blinking green when encountering traffic. |
| 8 | SD LED | Green when SD card is inserted. |
| 9 | Console port | RJ45 or Mini USB Serial connection configured to 115200 bps by default. You can also use this port to connect an analog modem. Note: when both the RJ45 and Mini USB cables are connected, the Mini USB takes precedence. |
### 910 SMB Appliances
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| Key | Item | Description |
| 1 | Serial console port | RJ45 or Mini USB Serial connection configured to 115200 bps by default. You can also use this port to connect an analog modem. Note: when both the RJ45 and Mini USB cables are connected, the Mini USB takes precedence. |
| 2 | Alert LED | * Green during normal operation. * Blinking green during boot. * Red when the appliance has a resource problem such as memory shortage or no Internet connection. |
| 3 | SD LED | * Blinking green when SD is inserted. |
| 4 | LAN1-LAN16, DMZ, WAN LED | Speed Indicator: * Orange when the port speed is 1000 Mbps. * Green when the port speed is 100 Mbps. * Not lit when the port speed is 10 Mbps. Activity Indicator: * Not lit when there is no link. * Green when there is a link but no traffic encountered. * Blinking green when encountering traffic. |
| 5 | Internet LED | * Green when connected to the Internet. * Blinking red when the Internet connection is configured but fails to connect. |
| 6 | USB LED | Blinking green when a USB device is connected. |
| 7 | Power LED | * Green when the appliance is turned on. * Red when there is a boot error or the appliance is in maintenance mode |
| 8 | USB1 and USB2 Ports | USB ports that are used for: * Cellular and analog modems. * Reinstalling the appliance with new firmware. * Running a first-time configuration script. |
| 9 | Micro SD | Insert SD card here. |
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