Buffalo Technology WBR-G54 manual Common Troubleshooting Tips, LED Activity B, Other Problems

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B. 1 Common Troubleshooting Tips

Common Problems:

•Out of range, client cannot connect to the AirStation.

•Configuration mismatch, client cannot connect to the AirStation.

•Absence or conflict with the Client Driver.

•Conflict of another device with the AirStation hardware.

B.1.1 LED Activity B

Monitoring LED activity helps identify problems.

•Power LED should be GREEN,

•Wireless LED should be GREEN if the line is active. If is it blinking GREEN, wireless communication is active.

•Ethernet LED should be GREEN (100Mbps) or AMBER (10Mbps) while the communic- ation is active.

DIAG LED Activity

Unplug the power for three seconds. Plug the power back in to monitor the DIAG LEDs during start-up.

If the symptom matches Table B.1.1, email techsupport@buffalotech.com or call 800- 688-7466 between the hours of 8:30 am and 7:30pm, CST.

DIAG LED Display

Time

Description/Action

 

 

 

Continuous Red

Starting

RAM Error Red flash, 2 times Starting Flash ROM

 

 

Error

 

 

 

Red flash, 3 times

Starting

A problem in the wired LAN side

 

 

 

Red flash, 4 times

Starting

A problem in the wireless LAN side

 

 

 

B. 1.2 LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to Network

If the LEDs indicate that the network is working properly (Power LED is on, Transmit/ Receive LED blinks), check the TCP/IP settings of the network.

Changing Client TCP/IP Settings in Windows Consult the LAN Administrator for TCP/IP settings.

To add or change the TCP/IP Settings:

1.On the Windows task bar click Start.

2.Select Settings, then Control Panel.

3.Double-click on the Network icon to view the Network Properties.

4.From the list of installed components, verify the TCP/IP -> Buffalo WLI-USB-L11G wire- less LAN adapter protocol (or appropriate wireless LAN adapter) is installed.

•If this protocol is not yet installed, click the Add button and select the TCP/IP pro- tocol from the list. Refer to Windows Help for more information.

•If this protocol is installed, select this protocol and click the Properties button. Verify the parameters match the settings provided by your LAN Administrator. Make changes if necessary, and click OK.

5.When prompted, restart your computer.

B. 1.3 Other Problems

Please refer to www.buffalotech.com and www.airstation.com for further reference materials.

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Contents WBR- G54 Contents Additional Information AirStation Broadband Router Access Point WBR-G541 AirStation Wireless Network FeaturesIntroduction Home Networking Buffalo Anywhere NetworkingSOHO/SMB Networking Using AirNavigator Basic SetupAirStation Broadband Router Access Point Package Product Views About the AirStation CDPage Click Finish Setup Preparation Standard SettingsSetup Overview Open the Setup ScreenCatv Button DSL ButtonLine Test Tab LAN Setting Using Airstation For Advanced ConfigurationsWireless Security tabBSS Basic Service Set Basic Rate Set 11g54M-Turbo Boosts 11g devices to turbo 54Mbps modeLAN port Assigned IP address Range Assignment Dhcp Server5 WDS Wireless LAN Computer LimitationManual IP and MAC Address Assignment Register for allowable PC’s MAC addressCommunication Method of Wired WAN WAN SettingsWAN Port Routing Setup Network SettingNetwork WAN Destination address Network IP ad- dress and subnet mask Address TranslationDisplay/Delete Routing Table Entries Packet Filter For Manual settingSelect Add to NAT table Intrusion Detector Management Network Diagnosis SettingsUPnP Unit informationAdministrator name root, cannot be Time setupConfirm Password Reenter the new password for confirmation System InformationLog Information Transfer Packet ConditionSyslog transmitting Ping TestFirmware Update Initialization/RebootAdditional Information Page WBR-G54 Access Point Specifications Other Problems Common Troubleshooting TipsLED Activity B LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to NetworkGbps Giga Bits per second One billion bits per second GlossaryPage ROM Read Only Memory Permanent memory

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