A wireless PC cannot

Make sure your wireless PC is using a WiFi compliant

associate with the AP,

adapter and has the same SSID and security settings as

even though the link

the AP.

quality is perfect and the

 

 

taskbar indicator is

1. SSID:

green.

The ‘Domain Name (SSID)’ is case-sensitive and must

 

be the same as that of the AP. See Figure 10, page 13

 

(AP COMFig) or Figure 31, page 34 (APMS).

 

2. Security:

 

You need to have the same security setting (Disabled,

 

40-bit WEP, or 128-bit WEP) and WEP key (if 40-bit

 

or 128-bit WEP is selected). See Encryption, page 15

 

(AP COMFig) or page 36 (APMS).

 

 

 

Transmission

1.

Move your wireless PC closer to the AP to find a

performance is slow or

 

better signal. If the signal is still weak, change the

erratic.

 

direction of the antenna slightly.

 

2.

There may be interference, possibly caused by a

 

 

microwave oven, 2.4GHz wireless phone, or metal

 

 

objects. Move these interference sources or

 

 

change the location of the wireless PC or AP.

 

3.

Change the wireless channel on the AP. See

 

 

Figure 10, page 13 (AP COMFig) or Figure 31,

 

 

page 34 (APMS).

 

4.

Check the AP antenna, connectors, and cabling are

 

 

firmly connected.

 

 

 

The AP and wireless

1.

The MAC access control function is enabled and

adapter are working, but

 

this PC is denied access. See Figure 30, page 32.

the PC cannot connect

 

 

to the Ethernet network

2.

The Protocol Filter has blocked required protocols,

via the AP.

 

e.g. TCP/IP to the PC. Uncheck these protocols

 

 

from the filtering list. See Figure 13, page 19 (AP

 

 

COMFig) or Figure 27, page 29 (APMS).

 

3.

The IP settings on the PC are not correct.

 

 

 

The AP cannot be

1.

The distance between the AP and wireless PC is

detected by the Site

 

too great.

Survey tool

2.

The Secure SSID setting has been set. See Figure

 

 

 

10, page 13 (AP COMFig) or Figure 31, page 34

 

 

(APMS).

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