Cisco Aironet 340 Series, Hardware Installation Manual

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Routine Procedures
Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information
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Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information
This chapter provides basic troubleshooting tips for your client adapter. For more
up-to-date and complex troubleshooting information, refer to the TAC web site at
http://www.cisco.com/tac. Select Wireless LAN under “Top Issues.”
Using the Indicator LEDs
The client adapter shows messages and error conditions through its two LEDs:
•
Link Integrity/Power LED (green) – This LED lights when the client
adapter is receiving power and blinks slowly when the adapter is linked with
the network.
• Link Activity LED (amber) – This LED blinks quickly when the client
adapter is receiving or transmitting data and blinks in a repeating pattern to
indicate an error condition.
Table 4-1 interprets the LED operating messages.
Table 4-1 LED Operating Messages
Green LED Amber LED Condition
Off Off Client adapter is not receiving
power or an error has occurred.
Blinking quickly Blinking quickly Power is on, self-test is OK, and
client adapter is scanning for a
network.
Blinking slowly Blinking quickly Client adapter is associated to an
Access Point.
Continuously on or
blinking slowly Blinking Client adapter is transmitting or
receiving data while associated
to an Access Point.