Troubleshooting
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ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point with RFID Support, WNDAP380R
Basic Functioning
This section describes how you can use the LEDs to troubleshoot the wireless access point.
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Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Startup
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No LEDs Are Lit on the Wireless Access Point
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The Active LED or the LAN LED Is Not Lit
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The WLAN LED Is Not Light
Note:
For descriptions of the LEDs, see
Top Panel
on page
11.
Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Startup
After you turn on power to the wireless access point, check that the following
sequence of events occurs:
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The Power/Test LED is first steady amber, then goes off, and then blinks green before
turning steady green after about 45 seconds.
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The Active LED is lit or blinks green when there is Ethernet traffic.
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The LAN LED indicates the LAN speed: green for 1000
Mbps, and amber for 100
Mbps
or 10 Mbps.
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The WLAN LED is lit or blinks green when the wireless LAN (WLAN) is ready.
If any of these conditions does not occur, see the appropriate following section.
No LEDs Are Lit on the Wireless Access Point
It takes a few seconds for the Power LED to light. Wait 30 seconds, and check the Power
LED status on the wireless access point. If the wireless access point has no power:
If you use one or more PoE switches to provide power to the wireless access point,
check these items:
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Make sure that the Ethernet cables between the wireless access point and the PoE
switches are correctly connected at both ends.
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Make sure that the power cords of the PoE switches are plugged into working power
outlets or power strips.
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Make sure that the PoE switches are functioning normally.
