Western Digital My Passport Wireless User Manual - Manual (Page 11)

UNDERSTANDING THE LEDS AND BUTTONS
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MY PASSPORT WIRELESS
USER MANUAL
Wi-Fi LED
The Wi-Fi LED is off when you take the My Passport Wireless drive out of the box.
Other LED Behavior
Buttons
Wi-Fi LED Behavior/Color Indicates ...
Off Wi-Fi not active
Solid blue Wireless network connected or active (all modes)
Solid orange Wireless network connected to access point (AP)
but no Internet connection (shared connection
mode)
Solid red Wireless network failed or no network connection
(all modes)
Blinks blue for a set period (1 minute) WPS initiated and in progress
Blinks white Device in use, for example:
• Firmware update
• Reset
LED Behavior Indicates
Blinking red with Power and Battery
Status and Wi-Fi LEDs alternating Drive has a problem. Contact WD Support.
Blinking red in one long (3 sec) and 3
short blinks. Device in recovery mode
Wi-Fi LED off and Power/Battery Status
LED blinking white Device shutting down
Power button Turns the drive on and off and wakes the drive from standby mode:
• To turn on from standby, momentarily push until lights start blinking
• To turn off, push for about 3 seconds.
WPS button • Connects to a router using WPS.
• Press and hold about 5 seconds to start WPS.
• When the drive is off, press to show battery status briefly.
• Press momentarily for other devices to connect to the My Passport
Wireless network in Home mode.
• With SD card inserted in the slot, press momentarily to start SD
card transfer.