SMC Networks SMC7904WBRB, SMC7904WBRA manual Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action

TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom	Action
Wireless Problems
A wireless PC	• Make sure the wireless PC has the same SSID settings
cannot associate	as the Barricade. See “Channel and SSID” on
with the	page 4-32
Barricade.	• You need to have the same security settings on the
	clients and the Barricade. See “Security” on page 4-33.
The wireless	• Move your wireless PC closer to the Barricade to find
network is often	a better signal. If the signal is still weak, change the
interrupted.	angle of the antenna.
	• There may be interference, possibly caused by a
	microwave ovens or wireless phones. Change the
	location of the interference sources or of the
	Barricade.
	• Change the wireless channel on the Barricade. See
	“Channel and SSID” on page 4-32.
	• Check that the antenna, connectors, and cabling are
	firmly connected.
The Barricade	• The distance between the Barricade and wireless PC is
cannot be	too great.
detected by a	• Make sure the wireless PC has the same SSID and
wireless client.
	security settings as the Barricade. See “Channel and
	SSID” on page 4-32 and “Security” on page 4-33.

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