USRobotics Instant802 APSDK User Manual

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Professional Access Point

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Installation and Connectivity Troubleshooting - 286

Possible Solution 2:

Ensure that the wireless device is set to

Infrastructure

mode and has the following settings in common with

the access point:

•

SSID, also called

Network Name

.

•

Kind of security (for example, WPA)

•

Security key value

•

802.11 mode

If you change the settings on the access point, remember to change the settings on your wireless devices
also.

Possible Solution 3:

Ensure that the access point is broadcasting its SSID:

1. Open the Web User Interface of the access point.

2. From the

Advanced

menu, select

Security

.

3. Verify that

Broadcast SSID

is set to

Allow

.

4. Click

Update

to save any change.

Possible Solution 4:

If you use MAC filtering on the access point, verify that the MAC address of the client is allowed to access
your wireless network:

1. Open the Web User Interface of the access point.

2. From the

Advanced

menu, select

MAC Filtering

.

3. If you selected

Allow only stations in list

, verify that the client’s MAC address is included in the Stations

List.

If you selected

Allow any station unless in list

, verify that the client’s MAC address is not included in the

Stations List.

Possible Solution 5:

Reboot the access point by disconnecting and then reconnecting its power adapter.

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