User Manual Part 1

Table Of Contents
Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
302 Check Point Safe@Office User Guide
Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
I cannot connect to a wireless network from a wireless station. What should I do?
Check that the SSID configured on the station matches the Safe@Office
appliance's SSID. The SSID is case-sensitive.
Check that the encryption settings configured on the station (encryption mode
and keys) match the Safe@Office appliance's encryption settings.
If MAC filtering is enabled, verify that the MAC address of all stations is listed
in the Network Objects page (see Viewing and Deleting Network Objects on
page 195).
Check that the wirele
ss c
ard region matches the access point region.
Check the wireless card supports the wireless standard that you configured.
I cannot connect to an access point over a WDS link. What should I do?
Check that both sides of the WDS link are configured with their peer's WLAN
MAC address (and not the WAN MAC address).
Check that both sides of the WDS link are configured to use the same radio
channel and security settings.
Make sure that the peer access points are not too far apart for proper reception.
How do I test wireless reception?
Look at the Wireless page, and check for excessive errors or dropped packets.
Look at the My Computers page, to see information for specific wireless stations,
such as the number of transmission errors, and the current reception power of
each station.
On the wireless station, open a command window and type ping my.firewall. If
you see a large number of dropped packets, you are experiencing poor reception.
Wireless reception is poor. What should I do?
Adjust the angle of the antennas, until the reception improves. The antennas
radiate horizontally in all directions.