Troubleshooting, 7 troubleshooting – AmbiCom Wireless LAN SD Card WL11-SD User Manual

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7 Troubleshooting

Common Troubleshooting Tips
LED Activity
If you encounter difficulty using and/or installing your

WL11-SD

product, the

error may be related to various causes:

Out - of range situation, which prevents the

WL11- SD

Client from

establishing a wireless connection with the network.

Configuration mismatch, which prevents the

WL11- SD

Client from

establishing a wireless connection with the (correct) network.

Absence of, or conflict of the

WL11- SD

Driver.

A problem or conflict with the

WL11- SD

Client socket from powering

on.


A conflict of the

WL11-SD

hardware with another device


Table below provides an overview of the various modes of operation and the
associated LED activity.

LED Activity Table

Power LED

Description/Action

Continuous
Red

Standard operational mode
No action is required

Off

WL11-SD

Client power is not on, so it cannot

transmit/receive data.
The

WL11-SD

may not be connected properly.

Actions

Check

WL11- SD

connection.

Verify the device settings of the

WL11- SD

Client

to determine the conflict with another device. If so,
change the settings of either your

WL11-SD

Client

or the conflicting device to resolve the problem.

Verify the versions of the driver and the

WL11- SD

Client firmware.

Visit our

support

website at

http://www.ambicom.com to see if newer
versions are available and if so, upgrade both the
driver and

WL11-SD

firmware.

Cannot Connect To Network

If your AmbiCom

WL11-SD

seems to be working fine, but you are not able to

connect to the network, this error might be due to a configuration mismatch.
For example if LED of your

WL11-SD

Client lights, the problem is likely to be

caused by a configuration mismatch of

Network Name
Encryption Key (The

WL11- SD

Network Name is case- sensitive).

Other causes may be:

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