Cisco Systems 340, 350 manual Checking Basic Settings, WEP Keys

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

Checking Basic Settings

Table 4-1 Top Panel Indicator Signals

Message	Ethernet	Status	Radio	Meaning
type	indicator	indicator	indicator
Association	–	Steady	–	At least one wireless client device is
status		green		associated with the unit.
	–	Blinking	–	No client devices are associated; check the
		green		unit’s SSID and WEP settings.
Operational	–	Steady	Blinking	Transmitting/receiving radio packets
		green	green
	Blinking	Steady	–	Transmitting/receiving packets.
	green	green
	–	Steady	Blinking	Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on
		green	amber	the radio.
Error/warning	Blinking	Steady	–	Transmit/receive errors.
	amber	green
	Blinking red	–	–	Ethernet cable is disconnected (340 series
				only).
	–	Blinking	–	General warning
		amber
Failure	Steady red	Steady red	Steady red	Firmware failure; disconnect power from
				the unit and reapply power.
Firmware	–	Steady red	–	Unit is loading new firmware.
upgrade

Checking Basic Settings

Mismatched basic settings are the most common causes of lost connectivity with wireless clients. If the access point does not communicate with client devices, check the following settings.

SSID

Wireless clients attempting to associate with the access point must use the same SSID as the access point. The default SSID is tsunami.

WEP Keys

The WEP key you use to transmit data must be set up exactly the same on your access point and any wireless devices with which it associates. For example, if you set WEP Key 3 on your wireless LAN adapter to 0987654321 and select it as the transmit key, you must also set WEP Key 3 on the access point to exactly the same value. The access point does not need to use Key 3 as its transmit key, however.

Refer to the “Security” section in Chapter 3 of the Cisco Aironet Access Point Software Configuration Guide for instructions on setting the access point’s WEP keys.

Cisco Aironet Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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