Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network manual Troubleshooting, Individual BreadCrumbs

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting

Individual BreadCrumbs

Problem	Resolution
When the BreadCrumb is powered on, its LED	Ensure that radio cards are properly seated in their
remains solid red, and devices cannot	PCMCIA slots. If problem persists, re-flash
communicate with the BreadCrumb.	BreadCrumb or contact customer service.
When the BreadCrumb is powered on, its LED	The BreadCrumb has detected that it contains both
blinks red, and devices cannot communicate with	SecNet and Non-SecNet radios. Ensure that all
the BreadCrumb.	radios are SecNet or Non-SecNet and reboot
	BreadCrumb.
Table 7-1. Individual BreadCrumb Issues

The BreadCrumb Wireless Network

Sporadic Network Connectivity

Problem	Resolution
As a BreadCrumb device’s battery approaches	Monitory battery usage and charge/replace
exhaustion, network connectivity will become	batteries as necessary.
sporadic for the BreadCrumb device and its
associated wireless clients.
Light precipitation or fog beginning after initial	Increase the density of the network by adding
deployment of the BCWN can result in sudden	more BreadCrumb devices or by moving existing
sporadic network connectivity for BreadCrumb	BreadCrumbs closer together.
devices and their associated wireless clients.
As a wireless client moves around through the	Train users to maintain LOS to known
coverage area, LOS to the BreadCrumb device can	BreadCrumb device locations. Place BreadCrumb
become obstructed resulting in sporadic network	devices strategically to ensure coverage of areas
connectivity for this wireless client.	through which users are expected to move.
A wireless client that moves beyond the range of	Drop more BreadCrumb devices as necessary to
the BCWN will experience sporadic, and	increase range.
eventually complete, loss of network connectivity.

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