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TESTING COMMUNICATION LINK
- ETHERSTATION STATUS PROGRAM
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- TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

APPENDIX F

TROUBLESHOOTING

Revised: 16 Jun 06 APX F-1 EST P/N AA107P

TESTING COMMUNICATION LINK

After you have configured at least two of the Model 195Ep wireless Ethernet modems for operation, you can verify

communication with each the following steps:

Status Light

The quickest source of link status is to view the Status Light

on the face of the 195Ep (Figure 1). If the Status light is

solid, the Model 195Ep has a connection to another Model

195Ep listed in the Peer Table.

Status Screen/Peer Table

To view detailed information on the status of the

communication link (such as connection speed, signal

strength and last update time) you can open the Status Screen from the Web Interface. After press the Status tab at the top of the

screen the Status: Summary will be displayed showing the status of all ports and memory in the 195Ep. Under the Wireless Status

heading click on the

View Peer Table (Figure 2). The Peer Table will list all other 802.11b or 802.11g wireless activity seen by

the 195Ep and how it is classified.

Status LED

Solid Red on Link

Figure 1: Connection Status Light

Opposite Modem’s Wireless MAC

Receive Signal Strength (dBm)

Last Packet Received

Peer Modem ID

Other Access Points

Figure 2: Repeater Peer Table

Note: The data rate displayed is not necessarily indicative of the RF data rate between the ESTeems. The rate show in the

Repeater Peer table will be the last RF packet, which could consist of either data, repeater beacon or network probes.

Summary of content (6 pages)

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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING TESTING COMMUNICATION LINK After you have configured at least two of the Model 195Ep wireless Ethernet modems for operation, you can verify communication with each the following steps: Status LED Solid Red on Link Status Light The quickest source of link status is to view the Status Light on the face of the 195Ep (Figure 1). If the Status light is solid, the Model 195Ep has a connection to another Model 195Ep listed in the Peer Table.
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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING Repeater Peers - The Peer Table will display all connected 195Eps configured to repeat to this ESTeem by their Wireless (WLAN) MAC address. Received Signal Strength – This is the first of the two numbers listed in the block. This signal strength value is listed in dBm. Last RX – This is the time of the last received data packet. When monitoring the status menu, it is important to note the time the last transmission was updated so you are not looking at “stale” data.
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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 4: Rate Control Information The value of the Current TX rate is the RF data rate between the two ESTeem Model 195Ep. ETHERSTATION STATUS PROGRAM When configured for EtherStation mode, the Web Configuration Manger is turned off. To gather information from the 195Ep on Access Point, link status and received signal strength you will need to install the ESTeem 195E Status Utility.
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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING Note: If the page does not auto load, open your web browser and set your address line to D:\1_default.html (Where D: is Figure 6: Discovery Utility Download the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive). 2. From the Main Page select ESTeem Utilities and click on Download EtherStation Status Utility Note: This program is saved in a compressed file format.
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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS General (Applicable to All Modes of Operation) Where do I find the latest firmware version number? – We have the latest version number of the Model 195Ep firmware listed on the ESTeem Web site (www.esteem.com) under the Model 195Ep product page. How and when do I update the Model 195Ep firmware? - You should only update the Model 195Ep firmware if you are having a specific problem and it is recommended that you do so by ESTeem Customer Support personnel.
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APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING EtherStation How do I access the Model 195Ep web page in EtherStation Mode? The Model 195Ep does not have an active web browser when configured in EtherStation mode. You must access the ESTeem with the ESTeem Discovery Program or through the RS-232 port after configuration in this mode. To monitor the link status, you can use the EtherStation Status program.