phy0assoc - flashes on client association.
phy0tpt - flashes slowly and steadily on network activity.in comparison to
energetic flashes of tx and rx modes

Note, the meraki MR24 is a dual-band device, so there is a phy0 (2.4GHz)
and a phy1 (5GHz).

On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Fwiw, the default LED configuration for the Meraki MR24:
>
> config led 'led_wlan1'
>         option name 'WLAN1'
>         option sysfs 'mr24:green:wifi1'
>         option trigger 'phy0assoc'
>
> config led 'led_wlan2'
>         option name 'WLAN2'
>         option sysfs 'mr24:green:wifi2'
>         option trigger 'phy0assoc'
>
> config led 'led_wlan3'
>         option name 'WLAN3'
>         option sysfs 'mr24:green:wifi3'
>         option trigger 'phy0assoc'
>
> config led 'led_wlan4'
>         option name 'WLAN4'
>         option sysfs 'mr24:green:wifi4'
>         option trigger 'phy0tpt'
>
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:22 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > In this case, it's OpenWrt, not Meraki's software. I am not sure the
>> > wifi LEDs are doing anything.
>>
>>
>> I worked for a WiFi AP company in downtown Portland a few years ago. The
>> APs ran OpenWrt and used similar LEDs for signal strength, peering,
>> error/fault indication.
>>
>> OpenWrt refers to these as "default LEDs.
>>
>> The leds section contains settings that apply to non-default leds
>>
>> "(default leds are usually “power connected” led, “system alive” led, leds
>> showing ethernet port activity and leds showing wifi radio status. Their
>> settings are defined somewhere else, see development guides)"
>>
>> Based on that paragraph, Openwrt seems to fully support standard WiFi
>> radio
>> status LED functionality across the board.
>>
>> Refer to:
>>
>> https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/base-system/led_configuration#wifi_activity_triggers
>>
>>
>> Fun fact! You can even have the LEDs signal a message using Morse Code!
>>
>> Morse Code
>>
>> The LED signals a message using Morse code. If not installed already,
>> install it with:
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