Chapter 2 Fault Descriptions

Access Point /Bridge Faults

Table 2-1

Access Point Faults (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fault Description

Explanation

Related Setting

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

MIC is disabled for the

MIC is not enabled for the selected

Manage Fault

Log into the access point and enable

VLAN number

 

VLAN on the access point.

Settings > Access

the VLAN. Then, using the WLSE

 

 

When the fault is cleared, the

Point/Bridge

fault settings, enable the MIC for that

 

 

Policies > MIC per

VLAN.

 

 

following message displays: MIC is

 

 

Vlan

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radar Detected on

On its current channel, the AP

Manage Fault

The WLSE will automatically handle

Channel origChannel

detected likely contention with a

Settings >

the assignment of another channel for

 

 

radar device, so it needs to leave that

Radio-802.11a

those APs affected by the Radar

 

 

channel and find another. The AP

Policies > Dynamic

Detection. However, if these faults

 

 

will automatically scan for another

Frequency

become common, you should re-run

 

 

channel, but might be unable to

Selection (DFS)

Assisted Configuration (RPG) soon

 

 

accept associations for one minute.

 

after a DFS event has occurred (or just

 

 

This one minute delay is the required

 

manually deselect the DFS channel

 

 

scan time on another Dynamic

 

from the Assisted Config Wizard).

 

 

Frequency Selection channel that

 

This will reorganize the site to avoid

 

 

must elapse before the AP can accept

 

the affected channel and make future

 

 

associations.

 

conflicts likely.

 

 

When this fault is cleared, the

 

 

 

 

following message displays: No

 

 

 

 

radar detected on new channel

 

 

 

 

newChannel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vlan WEP key length

The WEP key length for the selected

Manage Fault

Make sure the WEP key length

policy violation

 

VLAN setting has been violated.

Settings > Access

selected in the policy setting matches

 

 

When this fault has been cleared, the

Point/Bridge

the access point settings.

 

 

following message displays: Vlan

Policies > WEP

 

 

 

Encryption per

 

 

 

WEP key length is ok.

 

 

 

Vlan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WDS appears down.

The WLSE failed to receive “keep

Manage Fault

Check the network connectivity, and

 

 

active” messages from the WDS.

Settings > WDS >

the WDS status.

 

 

This happens when the WDS is down

WLSE-WDS Link

 

 

 

or when the network is down.

Status

 

 

 

 

 

WDS Registered with

The WDS is registered with a

Manage Fault

Determine which WLSE is supposed

another WLSE

 

different WLSE.

Settings > WDS >

to manage that WDS from an RM

(IPaddress)

 

 

Authentication

perspective. Then modify the wnm

 

 

 

Failures

configuration on the WDS to point to

 

 

 

 

the correct WLSE.

 

 

 

 

For more information, see the

 

 

 

 

managing devices information in the

 

 

 

 

online help or the User Guide for the

 

 

 

 

CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution

 

 

 

 

Engine, Release 2.13.

 

 

 

 

 

FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine

 

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2-7

 

 

 

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