Moxa Technologies MOXA AirWorks, AWK-1100 Confirming the Settings of the AP and Client Computers

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started

To establish a wireless link to an Access Point:

1.Launch the configuration/monitoring utility provided by the vendor of the installed WLAN NIC.

2.Use the utility to make appropriate Operating Mode, SSID, and WEP settings.

NOTE	A wireless client computer must be in infrastructure mode to associate with an AP.
NOTE	The SSID of the wireless client computer and the SSID of the AP must be identical. Or, if the
	SSID broadcast capability of the AP is enabled (default setting), the SSID of the wireless client
	computer could be set to “any.”
NOTE	Both the wireless client computer and the Access Point must have the same WEP settings for
	them to communicate with each other.
NOTE	For better wireless security, IEEE 802.1X capability of the Access Point must be enabled so that
	only authenticated wireless users can access the wireless network.

Configuring TCP/IP-related Settings

	Use the Windows Network Control Panel Applet to change the TCP/IP settings of the client
	computers so that the IP addresses of the client computers and the IP address of the Access Point
	are in the same IP subnetwork.
	If a client computer is originally setup with a static IP address, you can either change its IP address
	to match the IP address of the Access Point, or select the option
	“automatically-obtain-an-IP-address” if there is a DHCP server on the network.
NOTE	For some versions of Windows, the computer needs to be restarted for the new TCP/IP settings to
	take effect.

Confirming the Settings of the AP and Client Computers

After you have completed deploying the Access Point and setting up client computers, you must make sure the settings you have made are correct.

Checking if the IEEE 802.11g-related Settings Work

To check if a wireless client computer can associate with the AWK-1100:

1.Launch the configuration/monitoring utility provided by the vendor of the installed WLAN NIC.

2.Check if the client computer is associated to an AWK-1100. If the check fails, see Appendix B, “Wireless Settings Problems,” to troubleshoot the problem.

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