Troubleshooting - D-Link DWL-G700AP Manual

Troubleshooting

This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and
operation of the DWL-­G700AP. We cover various aspects of the network including
network adapters. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows XP. If you have
another operating system, these solutions will still apply, although the appearance on
your computer screen may differ.)
Note: It is recommended that you use an Ethernet connection to configure the
DWL-­G700AP Access Point.
1. The computer used to configure the DWL-­G700AP cannot access the
configuration menu.
Check that the Ethernet LED on the DWL-­G700AP is ON. If the LED
is n ot O N, c heck that the cable for the Ethernet c onnection is securely
inserted.
Check that the Ethernet adapter is working properly. Please see item
3 (Check that the drivers for the network adapters are installed
properly) in this Troubleshooting section to check that the drivers
are loaded properly.
Check that the IP address is in the same range and subnet as the
DWL-­G700AP. P lease s ee C hecking t he I P A ddress i n W indows X P
in the Networking Basics section of this manual.
Note: The IP address of the DWL-­G700AP is 192.168.0.50. All the computers on
the network must have a unique IP address in the same range, e.g., 192.168.0.x.
Any c omputers t hat h ave i dentical I P a ddresses w ill n ot b e v isible o n t he n etwork.
They must all have the same subnet mask, e.g., 255.255.255.0
Do a P ing t est t o m ake s ure t hat t he D WL-­G700AP i s r esponding. G o
to S tart>Run>Type C ommand>Type p ing 1 92.168.0.50. A s uccessful
ping will show four replies.
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