User guide

Odyssey Access Client User Guide
32  Connecting to a Network
Reconnecting to a Network
Use the Reconnect button (located at the bottom of the Adapter dialog) to
re-initialize your network connection if the current connection does not seem to be
performing as expected. The reconnect option disconnects the existing connection
for the currently selected adapter and starts a new connection to the network. The
new connection might be to a different access point (on the same network) from
your previous access point connection. If you are currently authenticated to the
network, you will remain authenticated when the new connection starts. Any
dynamic encryption keys will be refreshed with the reconnection.
This option is useful when you are moving from one access point to another on the
same network. Clicking Reconnect can sometimes provide a connection with an
access point that provides better service.
Reauthenticating a Network Connection
When you click Reauthenticate at the bottom of the Connection dialog, OAC
reauthenticates your existing connection shown in the display, without starting a
new connection. If dynamic encryption keys are in use, they are refreshed
automatically.
Checking Adapter Status
One way to check adapter status is to view the adapters in the Adapters folder. If an
adapter is currently disconnected from the network, the adapter icon will have
changed from color to gray (see Figure 7). Figure 7 shows that one of the Infranet
Controllers is also disconnected.
NOTE: A beacon is a signal broadcast by a wireless access point to identify its
location. Only wireless networks that are configured by an administrator to “send
beacons” are visible to you when you scan. If “send beacons” is off, then you
must specify the network from the Networks dialog or choose the default
[any]
network from the Connection dialog.