Honeywell 7900 manual Key to authenticate with AP

Advice and Workarounds

Issue	Possible Causes and Solutions
The Client is failing authentication even though	1.	Verify that the network profile for the AP corresponds to the authenti-
all my information was entered correctly.		cation profile you created for it.
		• Select the network profile in the Configured Networks list.
		• Tap Properties. The Profile Info tab opens - see page 9-29.
		• In the Authentication profiles drop-down list, select the profile
		you want to review.
		• Tap View. The User tab appears displaying the profile’s
		information.
	2.	Verify that you have configured the identity and password into the
		correct fields on the User tab (page 9-29) in the authentication
		profile. If you are using PEAP or TTLS, the username and password
		are entered in the Tunneled authentication section.
My AP does not broadcast its SSID. Even	•	Make sure that the desired SSID is listed as the Network Name, not
though I have manually configured an AP with		the Network Profile (which is a screen label)
that name, the Client won't associate with it.	•	Verify that Do Active Scan is selected on the Profile Info tab; see Do
		active scan on page 9-29.Otherwise, the Client will not attempt to find
		the AP.
I am authenticated, but I don't get an IP	On the main screen, tap and hold on your AP, tap Configure on the
address through DHCP.	popup menu, and select the Protocol tab. Verify that Renew IP Address
	is selected; see Renew IP address on page 9-28.
I cannot attach to my old network that does not	•	Verify that you can see your SSID in the Available Networks list on the
support 802.1x authentication, but is using		Wireless Networks tab. Move the SSID to the top of the Configured
WEP encryption.		Networks list so that it is accessed first. If the SSID is not there, you
		can add it manually and enter the SSID as the network name - page
		9-27
	•	Select the SSID and tap Properties.
	•	On the Profile Info tab, select Do active scan if your AP does not
		broadcast its SSID.
	•	On the WEP Mgmt tab, select Use key for data encryption and Use
		key to authenticate with AP.
	•	Enter the WEP Key - see Key on page 9-30.
	•	On the Protocol tab, select Renew IP Address (unless you have
		entered one manually separate from the Client)
	•	Note that the port status indicator in the main screen reads
		"Associated," not "Authenticated" when the connection is complete;
		although the log file will indicate "Entered AUTHENTICATED state."
I made changes, but they do not appear to have	Always tap OK before exiting a screen you have changed. Then restart
taken effect.	the Client from the Client menu on the main screen.
How do I enable peer-to-peer (ad-hoc) mode to	•	On the Wireless Networks tab, add a new profile to the Configured
have two clients communicate without an AP?		Network list.
	•	On the Profile Info tab, give each side the same network name (SSID).
	•	Select Peer-to-Peer Group (ad hoc mode) and Do active scan.
	•	On the WEP management section, select Use key for data encryption
		and enter an identical key for both clients.
	•	Verify that this network profile is the first (or only) one in the
		Configured Network list and try to restart both clients at roughly the
		same time.

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