Netgear WMS5316-Wireless Reference Manual - Page 46

Managed Access Point List, Access Point Groups, Model, Group Name, Synchronized, Status, Apply

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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Managed Access Point List On the Configuration tab, select Access Point Groups to display the Managed Access Point List: This screen shows details of each controlled access point. You can edit the connection settings for specific access points. Each access point entry shows: • IP: The IP address of the access point. • Model: The access point model. • Name: The name you specify for the access point. • Group Name: The name you specify for the access point group. • Synchronized: Shows whether or not the access point is synchronized with the wireless management system. • Status: The access point connection status. To change the settings of an access point, select it and click the Edit button. You can use the Edit screen for each access point to change its IP settings, VLAN settings, and password. Status Implies How to Correct Connected Normal operation. The wireless N/A management system is able to contact the access point and manage it. Authentication Failure The password configured during synchronization from the wireless management system is not the same as the password of the access point. Select the access point and click Edit. In the Edit screen, configure the correct password of the access point and click Apply. The wireless management system tries again to synchronize with the access point. Not Connected The wireless management system cannot connect to the access point with the configured IP address. The wireless management system tries to log in to managed access points every 1 minute. If the error is temporary, then the status automatically changes to connected. If the error is prolonged, verify the access point IP address and network connection. Configuring Access Point Groups 46

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Configuring Access Point Groups
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316
Managed Access Point List
On the Configuration tab, select
Access Point Groups
to display the Managed Access Point
List:
This screen shows details of each controlled access point. You can edit the connection
settings for specific access points. Each access point entry shows:
IP
: The IP address of the access point.
Model
: The access point model.
Name
: The name you specify for the access point.
Group Name
: The name you specify for the access point group.
Synchronized
: Shows whether or not the access point is synchronized with the wireless
management system.
Status
: The access point connection status.
To change the settings of an access point, select it and click the
Edit
button. You can use the
Edit screen for each access point to change its IP settings, VLAN settings, and password.
Status
Implies
How to Correct
Connected
Normal operation. The wireless
management system is able to contact
the access point and manage it.
N/A
Authentication
Failure
The password configured during
synchronization from the wireless
management system is not the same
as the password of the access point.
Select the access point and click
Edit
. In the Edit
screen, configure the correct password of the
access point and click
Apply
. The wireless
management system tries again to synchronize
with the access point
.
Not Connected
The wireless management system
cannot connect to the access point with
the configured IP address.
The wireless management system tries to log in to
managed access points every 1 minute. If the error
is temporary, then the status automatically
changes to connected. If the error is prolonged,
verify the access point IP address and network
connection.