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Questions tagged [access-point]

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Access points fighting for dominance?

We have a small office with a large number of wireless devices (a mixture of desktop machines, laptops, and wifi-enabled phones) all working from a single Apple Airport Extreme which extends our wired network. I've added another Airport Extreme for…
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Macs don't connect to wifi access point but PCs will

So, as a side project I'm going to try and figure out why the wifi APs in my building exhibit the following behavior: - They typically allow all types of computers to connect without issues - Sometimes Apples can't get an IP address but will still…
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How does VLAN tagging work when the AP is connected to a single subnet?

I've got a wireless access point (TP Link TL-WA801ND). The AP has a Multi-SSID mode where the AP will broadcast multiple SSIDs, and optionally VLAN tag the traffic on each of the wireless networks. The LAN section for that same AP has a single…
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How do I enable the WIFI radio of an HP ProCurve 420ww Access Point?

So based on this old question of mine I figured out that I can reset the access point and access it using telnet through a wired Ethernet connection. I have set a new password, I have set up the Ethernet connection so it doesn't conflict with my…
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How to use the mode master with the ath5k driver?

In this page, they says that we can use the AP mode with the ath5k driver since linux 2.6.31 I am using Ubuntu Karmic with : linux 2.6.31-16-generic I would like to share my eth0 WAN connection creating a wlan0 LAN. Browsing on the Internet, I saw…
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Using a modern browser with the HP Wireless Access Point 420 (J8131A)?

I have a HP Wireless Access Point 420 (J8131A) and I am facing the problem that its admin interface uses either an ActiveX plugin or a JAR file - I'm not sure because none of browsers on none of my machines can load it. Even on Windows + Internet…
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Connecting wireless router to sonicwall firewall

I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't have time to learn about it. I need a quick fix and am out of options so I am sorry if this post breaks the rules, I have done my due diligence in searching for a similar question but they all have the same…
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Accessing eth0 device via device on wlan0

I have set up a private network at work using a rasperry pi as the wireless access point. All of my wireless devices are able to connect to the network and communicate (via wlan0), however I have a Philips Hue hub that only has an ethernet port. I…
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WiFi dropping connection - several AP in the area - how do you link to one AP and lock onto it

How can we get laptop users to select the correct AP and "lock" on to it so it does not drop and try to access another AP - Now every wifi user is having the device drop the connection and try another AP then drop that AP and keep going back and…
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Configuration to connect an Acess Point into a pfSense Network

At the moment I have an wired network provided by my pfSense router. I bought an Access point (tl-wa801nd access point), in order to have a wireless network in my wired network. In my computer host, I am able to connect me to the new wireless…
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Sonicwall TZ205 with EnGenius ESB300 as Guest Wireless AP, Need to keep networks apart

I have a SonicWall TZ205 with an EnGenius ESB300 as a Guest Wireless AP. I would like to keep these networks segregated. Interface X0 is the LAN, X1 is WAN and the EnGenius is connected to X4 in AP Router mode. The LAN subnet is 192.168.1.0 and is…
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Recommended access point with remote management

As a bit of background, one of my primary responsibilities at my day job is wireless, but we're running about 1,000 APs, all the higher-end BlueSocket and Meru stuff with the expensive controllers. I do some admin work for a non-profit and am…
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DHCP in wireless router configuration when connected to VLAN

We are attempting to create a wireless network on top of a wired network. The wireless network is will enable clinicians to use wireless devices (tablets) when seeing patients. The wired network has a DHCP server. We will create a separate VLAN to…
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TP-Link AP EAP120 proper setup : SSID and 2.4GHz frequencies

We are implementing a Hotspot wifi solution at a camp site. The Buildings are 3 floors with 16 rooms in each floor. There are 16 buildings like that. Every room can have up to 10 people. So at peak times every floor has 160 individuals that could…
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Aruba Wireless Controller 200 and AP70 manual

I have an Aruba wireless system that is currently in use but there is no documentation from the previous person in charge. I have no manuals or login information for the wireless controllers and APs. I checked the Aruba website and you need to…
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