If the link light for the port does not come on: Connect the cable from the switch to a known, good device. Verify that both devices have power. The PoE LED applies only to Catalyst 3560 switches that support PoE. no light - no remote connection or port in shutdown (except for 6500) solid orange - port in error disable, spanning-tree negotiation, Trunk to access port mismatch or switch may have a faulty port. flashing orange. I have a Cisco 3560x-48T-L 12. 2 (55) SE5 switch in which 1-2 times a month has an issue where all ports go dead, yet the power and fan is still running. This seems to be happening a few times a month. You can also get statistics from the device manager, the CLI, or an SNMP workstation.