8.4 Wireless Access
Problem 1: My PC can't locate the Wireless Access Point.
Solution 1: Check the following.
•Your PC is set to Infrastructure Mode. (Access Points are always in Infrastructure Mode)
•The SSID on your PC and the Wireless Access Point are the same.
Remember that the SSID is
•Both your PC and the Wireless Broadband Router must have the same setting for WEP. The default setting for the Wireless Broadband Router is disabled, so your wireless station should also have WEP disabled.
•If WEP is enabled on the Wireless Broadband Router, your PC must have WEP enabled, and the key must match.
•If the Wireless Broadband Router's Wireless screen is set to Allow, then each of your Wireless stations must have been designated as "Trusted", or the Wireless station will be blocked.
•To see if radio interference is causing a problem, see if connection is possible when close to the Wireless Broadband Router.
Remember that the connection range can be as little as 100 feet in poor environments.
Problem 2: Wireless connection speed is very slow.
Solution 2: The wireless system will connect at the highest possible speed, depending on the distance and the environment. To obtain the highest possible connection speed, you can experiment with the following:
•Wireless Broadband Router location.
Try adjusting the location and orientation of the
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