Observing The Access Point's Led Indicators - Intel 2011B - PRO/Wireless LAN Enterprise Access Point Configuration Manual

Chapter 3. Verifying Wireless AP Operations
Access Point A
MAC Address
00:A0:F8:93:C5:B5
00:A0:F8:8B:71:45
00:A0:F8:94:C3:64
00:A0:F8:94:C2:04
Echo-[F1]
Figure 3-3: Known Access Points Showing WLAPs Plus Other
With this screen displayed, you can run an echo test, which performs a PING operation between the
current access point and any of the listed radio-or wired-linked access points. To do this, you use
the key to highlight the access point you wish to PING. Then press
Tab
key to start the echo test.
3.3

Observing the Access Point's LED Indicators

The access point's LED indicators and their basic functions are shown in Figure 3-4.
As an access point proceeds through the various states of a wireless AP operation, the LEDs
provide certain status indications. The Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011/2011B LAN Product Reference
Guides describe how the LED indicators are displayed during the several wireless AP operating
states from Initializing through Functional.
ICON GIF
FILES &
FRAME
Power
Flashes during power-up
sequence (reset).
Continuously on during
operation.
Figure 3-4: Access Point LED Indicators and Functions
During normal operation, it may be difficult to observe the LED indicator status because the states
exists for only a very short time. During an abnormal operation, the access point may remain in a
particular state permanently or for a significant length of time. In this situation, you can easily
determine abnormal operation from the status of the LED indicators.
The following subsections cover two of the wireless AP states that you can easily determine by
observing the LED indicators. These two states are: Functional and Send Probe. One of these states
is displayed as the Current State entry on the WLAP RF Statistics screen.
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Known Access Points
Net_ID:
IP Address
157.235.55.199
157.235.55.60
157.235.55.198
157.235.55.53
Delete-[F2] Next-[F3]
Wired LAN Activity
Flashes when data is
transferred on wired
network.
Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)
Warehouse 1
CH HST HSQ MUS KBIOS
3 - - 0 0
1 - - 0 0
11 - - 0 0
1 - - 0 0
Previous-[F4] Switch
Wireless LAN Activity
Flickers when access point
sends out beacon signals,
and transfers data to and
from a mobile unit.
FW_Ver Away
02.51-11
02.51-11
02.51-11
02.51-11
Exit-[ESC]
, followed by the
F1 Enter