Moxa Technologies MOXA AirWorks User Manual

 

 

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Appendix B 

Troubleshooting 

Check the following first: 

y

  Make sure that the AWK-1100’s power is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to 

the RJ45 jacks of the AWK-1100. 

y

  Make sure the LED WLAN of the AP is blinking to indicate that the RF is working. 

y

  Make sure you are using the correct types of Ethernet cables. Keep in mind that there are two 

kind of Ethernet cable—normal and crossover. 

y

  Is the wireless client set in infrastructure mode? 

¾

  Check the operating mode of the WLAN NIC. 

y

  Is the SSID of the WLAN NIC identical to that of the prospective AWK-1100? 

¾

  Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the AWK-1100. 

y

  Is the WEP functionality of the prospective AWK-1100 enabled? 

¾

  Make appropriate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the AWK-1100. 

y

  Is the prospective AWK-1100 within range of wireless communication? 

¾

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