User's Manual

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Check the following first:

z Make sure that the power of the IEEE 802.11b/g is on and the Ethernet cables are connected

firmly to the RJ-45 jacks of the IEEE 802.11b/g.

z Make sure that the LED ALV of the IEEE 802.11b/g is blinking to indicate the IEEE 802.11b/g

is working.

z Make sure the types of the Ethernet cables are correct. Recall that there are two types—normal

and crossover.

B-1: Wireless Settings Problems

z The wireless client computer cannot associate with an IEEE 802.11b/g.

 Is the wireless client set in infrastructure mode?

 Check the operating mode of the WLAN NIC.

 Is the SSID of the WLAN NIC identical to that of the prospective AP?

 Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the IEEE 802.11b/g.

 Is the WEP functionality of the prospective IEEE 802.11b/g enabled?

 Make appropriate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the IEEE

802.11b/g.

 Is the prospective IEEE 802.11b/g within range of wireless communication?

 Check the signal strength and link quality sensed by the WLAN NIC.