National Instruments WAP-3711 Manual Do Utilizador

 

 

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Appendix B 

Troubleshooting 

Check the following first: 

y 

Make sure that the power is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ45 jacks 

of the NI WAP-3701/3711. 

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 NI WAP-3701/3711? 

¾  Check the SSID setting of the WLAN NIC and of the NI WAP-3701/3711. 

y 

Is the WEP functionality of the prospective NI WAP-3701/3711 enabled? 

¾  Make appropriate WEP settings of the client computer to match those of the NI 

WAP-3701/3711. 

y 

Is the prospective NI WAP-3701/3711 within range of wireless communication? 

¾  Check the signal strength and link quality sensed by the WLAN NIC.