User Manual

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Check the following first:

! Make sure that the power of the AP is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ-

45 jacks of the AP.

! Make sure that the LED ALV of the AP is blinking to indicate the AP is working.

! Make sure the types of the Ethernet cables are correct. Recall that there are two types—normal

and crossover.

B-1: Wireless Settings Problems

! The wireless client computer cannot link to an access point.

" Is the wireless client set in infrastructure mode?

# Check the operating mode of the WLAN NIC.

" Is the SSID of the WLAN NIC identical to that of the prospective access point or AP?

# Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the AP.

" Is the WEP functionality of the prospective access point or AP enabled?

# Make appropriate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the access

point or AP.

" Is the prospective access point or AP within range of wireless communication?

# Check the signal strength and link quality sensed by the WLAN NIC.