Accessing The Latest Troubleshooting Information; Interpreting The Indicator Leds - Cisco CB21AG Installation And Configuration Manual

Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information

Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information
This chapter provides basic troubleshooting tips for your client adapter. For more up-to-date and detailed
troubleshooting information, refer to the TAC web site. To access this site, go to Cisco.com, click
Technical Support > Hardware Support > Wireless Devices. Then choose your product and click
Troubleshooting to find information on the problem you are experiencing.

Interpreting the Indicator LEDs

The client adapter shows messages through its two LEDs.
messages.
Table 10-1 LED Operating Messages
Status LED (green)
Off
Blinking slowly
On
Alternating blink:
Blinking slowly
Blinking quickly
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Activity LED (amber)
Off
Off
Off
On Off
Off On
Blinking slowly
Blinking quickly
Table 10-1 interprets the LED operating
Condition
Client adapter is not receiving power.
Client adapter is in power save mode.
Client adapter has awakened from power save mode.
Client adapter is scanning for the wireless network
for which it is configured.
Client adapter is associated to an access point (in
infrastructure mode) or another client (in ad hoc
mode).
Client adapter is transmitting or receiving data
while associated to an access point (in infrastructure
mode) or another client (in ad hoc mode).
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