TP-Link Archer C9 - No lights at all, wired/wifi internet appears fine.
TP-Link Archer C9 - No lights at all, wired/wifi internet appears fine.

I've had this router for at least 2 years, its always been a PIA. However, its been stable for awhile for me. Today, I got home from being away for the weekend and there are absolutley no lights illuminated on the router.
The wired and wireless connections seem to be working fine, I just have no indicators on the box itself.
I did a factory reset, no change.
What wrong with it? Can it be fixed?
Firmware Version: | 3.17.1 Build 20180125 Rel.56387n |
Hardware Version: | ArcherC9 v1 |
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@TomG has been happening to me for a while but when I dim out the lights, I e see the first three veeeeery faint in a dark room. Am assuming it's night mode but I can't seem to find it on the router advanced menu and only version one is supported on tether -Archer C8v2
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@BobElectrician exactly what I did today! Who needs Leds? That said and reading the same problem on so many models.. I'm doubting going tplink in the future..
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@ZambOnline Have an Archer C8v2.. Tether only supports v1.. 2/3/4 not supported.. why? No idea.. Same light issue but as read earlier, letting the sleeping dogs lie..
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@BobElectrician I have an Archer D9 and have precisely the same issue. Unit works fine as far as connectivity goes. No LED's lit except for the LAN one. It seems in the dark they are very dimly lit. I went to purchase another unit and the guy said he has the same issue. No LED control in the firmware GUI either. Was this ever remedied?
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@Matt_Schof I'm also still waiting for some solution! Nothing works the lights yet for me. The only light that still works, is the red one, when there's no internet connectivity.
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I am facing the same issue. When turns on or connected ethernet cable right side first 3 lights will turn blue for some time then goes off. Powe light, wifi and eternet, internet light normally always remain off. It seems to be a bug. Because when ethernet plugs in, it will turn on orange for few seconds. Tp-link should address this issue.
Even in Tether App I don't see to control the LED any more.
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