Chapter 5

Internet Connection Troubleshooting

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LED status

Possible solutions

 

 

WLAN LED is

The WLAN LED flashes if there is wireless LAN

flashing or not lit

activity and can have different colours:

 

 

Green: The SpeedTouch™ wireless access

 

 

point is operating in WPA security mode.

 

 

Make sure to use the same WPA encryption

 

 

on the WLAN client.

 

 

Amber: The SpeedTouch™ wireless access

 

 

point is operating in WEP security mode.

 

 

Make sure to use the same WEP encryption

 

 

on the WLAN client.

 

 

Red: The SpeedTouch™ wireless access point

 

 

uses no security.

 

The WLAN LED is not lit if the SpeedTouch™

 

wireless access point is disabled. For wireless

 

networking, ensure the WLAN is enabled on the

 

SpeedTouch™:

 

1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ web pages.

 

2

In the menu select Home Network >

 

 

Interfaces.

 

3

Click the WLAN.

 

4

Click Configure.

 

5 Select Interface Enabled.

 

- OR -

 

Press and hold the Association / Registration

 

button until the WLAN LED is lit (green, amber or

 

red).

 

 

The WLAN LED is toggling between red and green:

 

If new stations are only allowed via registration

 

and if you pressed the Association / Registration

 

button, the ACL will be unlocked for 30 seconds

 

during which you can connect new wireless

 

clients.

 

 

Red Internet LED or

There was an authentication failure. This will

No Internet LED

usually present itself as an error message

 

regarding an incorrect password.

 

 

Check that your user name is correct. For

 

 

ADSL connections, the user name is normally

 

 

in the form of username@ISP.

 

 

Check that your password is correctly

 

 

entered. The password is case sensitive.

 

If you continue to get password failures, contact

 

your ISP.

 

The wrong service profile was selected. Restart

 

the setup of your SpeedTouch™, and make sure to

 

select the correct service profile.

 

 

 

A comprehensive LED overview can be found in the SpeedTouch™ User’s Guide.

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