How To Resolve Orange Light Blinking On Xfinity Router?

[Mark Watson]

When you see the orange light blinking on your router, it probably means that the router is upgrading it’s firmware. Either the update is being downloaded or installed. Updating the firmware on your router can take some time and during that process your router can stop working. Your devices won’t be able to access the internet through the router under upgrade. The tiny lights present on the router helps you monitor the internal state and functioning of the router. If the lights keep on blinking for a long time, it indicates that there is an issue with network connectivity or router is facing some technical issues. If you continue to see Xfinity router blinking orange even after the update process is complete, it implies that Xfinity network is down and having some error. The problem can arise due to some from the server’s end. You can contact your local Internet Service Provider regarding the issue. There are other common troubleshooting ways to fix the orange blinking light on the router. Let’s have a look at some of the ways.

Ways to fix Xfinity router blinking orange:

• Check for any upgrades and update your router.
• Restart the router and see if the light has turned yellow.
• Check the splitter, if it is damaged remove the old splitter.
• Connect the router and the modem through an Ethernet cable.
• Reset the router to default settings and configure it again.
• Contact your internet service providers regarding service outage and server error.

Follow the steps mentioned above and the router should turn to stable light and restore to proper working.

If you still find Xfinity WiFi not working, you can perform the power cycle on the router. Let’s have a look at the steps.

Follow these steps to do so.

• Turn off the router and make sure to disconnect all cables attached to it.
• Disconnect the Ethernet cable connecting the router to the modem.
• Wait for a few minutes and then connect all the cables to their specific slots carefully.
• Turn on the router to check if it work.

After performing the troubleshooting ways and resetting the router back to factory default settings, you would require to login to your router again and reconfigure the settings. In order to do so, you can type the IP address on Xfinity router in a web browser. The device must be connected to the router through an Ethernet cable or a wireless network. It will help you access the web page of the router. You can type 192.168.0.1 in the URL section and click enter to navigate to settings.

For further details, you can refer to Xfinity router manual. It contains all the information and credentials regarding setting up your router. It also specifies the troubleshooting ways you can try to resolve an issue. This router comes in handy whenever you have

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