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ProblemsAccessingtheManagementInterface
Table5:TroubleshootingCha rt
Cannot connect using
Telnet,webbrows er , or
SNMPsoft ware
BesuretheAPispoweredup.
Checknetworkcablingbetweenthemanagementstationandthe
AP.
CheckthatyouhaveavalidnetworkconnectiontotheAPand
thatintermediateswitchportshavenotbeendisabled.
BesureyouhaveconfiguredtheAPwithavalidIPaddress,subnet
maskanddefaultgatewa y.
BesurethemanagementstationhasanIPaddressinthesame
subnetastheAP’s IP.
Ifyou are tryingtoconnect to theAPusing a taggedVLAN group,
your management station, and the ports connecting intermediate
switchesin thenetwork, must be configuredwith the appropriate
tag.
If you cannot connect using Telnet, you may have exceeded the
maximum number of concurrent Telnet/SSH sessions permitted.
Tryconnectingagainatalatertime.
Forgotorlostthepassword
ResettheAPtofactorydefaultsusingitsResetbutton.
UsingSystemLogs
Ifafaultdoesoccur,refertotheQuickStartGuidetoensurethattheproblemyou
encounteredis actually caused bythe AP.If the problemappears to be causedby
theAP,followthesesteps:
1.
EnableSNMPintheSystem>Servciesmenu.
2.
EnableSNMPaccessfromtheWANwhenconnectingfromaremotelocation.
3.
Repeatthesequenceofcommandsorotheractionsthatlead uptotheerror.
4.
Makealistofthecommandsorcircumstancesthatledtothefault.Alsomakea
listofanyerrormessagesdisplayed.
5.
Recordallrelevantsystemsettings .
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