Why Virgin Router Flashing Blue Color On LED?
You will see several lights and colors on router like Orange Light on Virgin Router, Red Light on Virgin Router, and blue light on virgin media router.
Here, we will discuss only about Virgin router flashing blue light. But at first, you have to make sure that the router is set up properly. So, connect the Ethernet cable to the router’s WAN port and modem’s LAN port. After that, log in to the Virgin router settings through the computer via IP address 192.169.0.1.
Blue Light on Virgin Router
There are two router hub models that flash the blue light which are Virgin media Hub 5 and Super Hub 2 or 2ac. In upcoming sections, you will get to know why Virgin router flashing blue light and how you can make it disappear.
Hub 5
The blue light flash on the Hub 5 router device it means you have pressed WPS button on the Hub.
WPS button:
- This WPS method is use to link a new extender, repeater or booster to the router without using any cable connection. The connection will extend the router WiFi signals in your house.
- To connect extender to the router, you just have to plug the extender in the reach of the router and press the router WPS button first and then on extender.
- The blue color light will flash for 2 minutes, if the WPS connection successfully established, Virgin Hub flashing blue light will turn in to solid blue for within 20 seconds.
- After the physical connection, you have to log in to the extender interface to configure its settings.
What If Hub Flashes Blue Rapidly?
If the hub 5 router flashes blue color rapidly, then it is indicating WPS connection is failed and you should try again to link the extender. Let’s see reasons and solutions to this mentioned problem.
Reasons
- Plugging the extender far away from the Virgin media router device.
- Signal interruptions by electronic devices, which can trouble the connection.
Solutions
- Plug the extender or repeater close to the router in your house.
- Change the extender and router location in your house, choose an optimal location.
- If the problem is not solving, then you can connect your extender or repeater with the help of Ethernet cable.
Super Hub 2 or 2ac
When your Super Hub 2 or 2ac router is flashing blue light, it means the device data traffic is passing the super hub from the network.
Super hub 2 and 2ac other LED lights also shows blue light like 5.0GHz Wireless LED, 2.4GHz Wireless LED, traffic LED, and power LED.
Power LED
Blue will be shown on the Virgin router hub power LED, when it is ready to the use. but, in sometimes the router indicates white color.
Traffic LED
We have given information about this LED light above, but once again, the traffic LED flashing blue color shows that the data is passing through the Virgin hub router device.
5.0GHz Wireless LED
The 5.0 GHz Wireless LED light means the hub router is running or operating on the 5 GHz wireless radio frequency.
2.4GHz Wireless LED
The 2.4 GHz Wireless LED light means the hub router is running or operating on the 2.4 GHz wireless radio frequency.
You can also find information, reasons, and solutions of Orange Light on Virgin Router, Red Light on Virgin Router here.
Ending Thoughts
Here, you have get to information about the Virgin router flashing blue light, which you only find on Hub 5 and Hub 2 or 2ac devices.