AirWorks AWK-1131A
Getting Started
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NOTE
After you click
Submit
to apply changes the web page is refreshed (indicated by an “
(Updated)”
status
appearing next to the title) and a blinking reminder to restart the device of the new settings to take effect, will
be shown on the upper-right corner of the web page:
To activate the changes click
Restart
and then
Save and Restart
after you change the settings. About 30
seconds are needed for the AWK-1131A to complete the reboot procedure.
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Step 5: Select the AWK-1131A operation mode.
By default, the AWK-1131A’s operation mode is set to AP. You can change to Client mode in
Wireless LAN
Setup
Operation Mode
. Detailed information about configuring the AWK-1131A’s operation can be
found in Chapter 3.
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Step 6: Test communications.
In the following sections we describe two test methods that can be used to ensure that a network
connection has been established.
Communication Testing
After installing the AWK-1131A you can run a sample test to make sure the AWK-1131A and wireless
connection are functioning normally. Two testing methods are described below. Use the first method if you are
using only one AWK-1131A device, and use the second method if you are using two or more AWK-1131A units.
How to Test One AWK-1131A
If you are only using one AWK-1131A, you will need a second notebook computer equipped with a WLAN card.
Configure the WLAN card to connect to the AWK-1131A (NOTE: the default SSID is
MOXA
), and change the IP
address of the second notebook (Notebook B) so that it is on the same subnet as the first notebook (Notebook
A), which is connected to the AWK-1131A.
After configuring the WLAN card, establish a wireless connection with the AWK-1131A and open a DOS window
on Notebook B. At the prompt, type
ping
<IP address of notebook A>
and then press
Enter
(see the figure below). A “Reply from IP address …” response means the communication
was successful. A “Request timed out.” response means the communication failed. In this case, recheck the
configuration to make sure the connections are correct.