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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
Keys #1-4
5. Click the
Setup
screen.
At this point, you can test the access point for MU interoperability.
3.5.2 Testing Connectivity
Verify the access point's link with an MU by sending Wireless Network Management Protocol
(WNMP) ping packets to the associated MU. Use the Echo Test screen to specify a target MU and
configure the parameters of the test. The WNMP ping test only works with Motorola MUs. Only use
a Motorola MU to test access point connectivity using WNMP.
NOTE Before testing for connectivity, the target MU needs to be set to the same
To ping a specific MU to assess its connection with an access point:
1. Select
Status and Statistics
2. Select the
3. Define the following parameters for the test.
Station Address
Number of pings
Key #1-4
Use the
either a hexidecimal or ASCII depending on which option is
selected from the drop-down menu. For WEP 64 (40-bit key), the
keys are 10 hexadecimal characters in length or 5 ASCII
characters. For WEP 128 (104-bit key), the keys are 26
hexadecimal characters in length or 13 ASCII characters. Select
one of these keys for activation by clicking its radio button. The
access point and its target client(s) must use the same key to
interoperate.
Apply
button to save the security policy and return to the access point
ESSID as the access point. Since WEP 128 has been configured for the
access point, the MU also needs to be configured for WEP 128 and use
the same WEP keys. Ensure the MU is associated with the access point
before testing for connectivity.
->
Echo Test
button from within the
The station address is the IP address of the target MU. Refer to
the MU Stats Summary screen for associated MU IP address
information.
Defines the number of packets to be transmitted to the MU. The
default is 100.
fields to specify key numbers. The key can be
MU Stats
from the menu tree.
MU Stats Summary
Quick
screen.
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