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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Checking Basic Settings
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Message | Ethernet | Status | Radio | Meaning |
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Association | – | Steady | – | At least one wireless client device is |
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| – | Blinking | – | No client devices are associated; check the |
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| unit’s SSID and WEP settings. |
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Operational | – | Steady | Blinking | Transmitting/receiving radio packets |
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| Blinking | Steady | – | Transmitting/receiving packets. |
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| – | Steady | Blinking | Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on |
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Error/warning | Blinking | Steady | – | Transmit/receive errors. |
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| Blinking red | – | – | Ethernet cable is disconnected (340 series |
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| – | Blinking | – | General warning |
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Failure | Steady red | Steady red | Steady red | Firmware failure; disconnect power from |
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Firmware | – | Steady red | – | Unit is loading new firmware. |
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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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