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▶ Check the AP settings.
A1 Check if the surroundings are appropriate for a wireless
LAN.
AwirelessLANconnectionmaybelimitedbythe
surroundingenvironmentanddistance.Obstaclessuchas
wallsanddoormatsaffectthequalityofthewirelessLAN
signal.YouhavetoinstallanAPinahigh,openposition
far away from any other radio signal sources. If the AP is
excessively
faraway,orisinstalledattheendofabuilding
andyouareattemptingtousethewirelessLANfrom
theotherend,youmaynotbeabletousethewireless
communicationnormallybecausethesignalisblockedby
obstaclesbetweenyouandtheAP(suchasawall).
A2
Check if the AP operates properly. If the AP is not
operating
properly,turnitoffandonagainandtryagain.
A3 CheckiftheAPrmwareisthelatestversion.(Formore
informationontheAPrmware,asktheAPmanufacturer
or your product provider.)
A4
Check if the AP is properly connected to the network.
Connect
theLANcablefromtheAPtoacomputerand
check if the network is connected properly.
A5
Check the Network Key
(EncryptionKey)settingsagain.
If the automatic password converting function (passphrase
function)
isenabledandthewirelessconnectionisnormal
butyoucannotsenddataovertheconnection,please
enter the Network Key(EncryptionKey)manually.
A6 Check the AP settings as follows.
IftherearemultipleAPsrunningatthesametime,
check the channel setting of each AP. If the interval
betweenthechannelsoftheAPsisnarrow,youmay
experienceelectromagneticinterference.Setthe
channelnumbersoftheAPssothattheinternals
betweenthechannelsaremaximized.(forexample,
Ch1,Ch5,Ch9,Ch13)computer.
It is recommended unselecting the Hide option of
the AP. SSID (Service Set ID) is a name used to
distinguish
awirelessLANfromotherwirelessLANs.
ItisrecommendedusingLongPreamble.Preamble
isasignalfordatatransmissionsynchronization.
AlthoughsomeAPssupportShortPreamble,there
mightbeacompatibilityproblem.
Because“Fixed”channelselectionismorestable
then‘Auto’channelselection,“Fixed”channel
selection is recommended. It is recommended
not
usingthe“BlockAny”and“AnyConnection
Block”functions.Althoughthesefunctionsblock
connections at the client side when the network
name is Any or Blank,itmaycauseacompatibility
problem.
FormoreinformationontheAPsettings,seethe
owner’smanualsuppliedwiththeAP.