Troubleshooting Wireless Connections

Configuration guides, troubleshooting and practical advice for AZTCOFW.

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Check the Antenna

Before spending any time diagnosing an issue, double and triple check the antenna connection. If it is a screw-on type, ensure it is fully tightened. For mini-PCI cards, ensure the pigtail connectors are properly connect

Check Wireless Status

The status of connected wireless clients and nearby access points can be viewed by navigating to Status > Wireless . This menu option only appears when a wireless interface is present and enabled. On this page, click Res

Interface Unavailable for Assignment

If a wireless interface does not appear in the list of interfaces Interfaces > Assignments there are two possibile issues: If the wireless card is supported, a wireless instance must first be created . Once the instance

Signal Strength is Low

If the signal is weak even when nearby the access point antenna, check the antenna again. For mini-PCI or mini-PCIe cards, if only one pigtail in use and there are two internal connectors, try hooking the pigtail up to t

Stuck Beacon Errors

If a “Stuck Beacon” error is found in the system or wireless log, it is usually an indication that the chosen wireless channel is too noisy: kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4) The sensitivity of this b

Try with multiple clients or wireless cards

To eliminate a possible incompatibility between wireless functions on AZTCO-FW and a wireless client, be sure to try it with multiple devices or cards first. If the same problem is repeatable with several different makes