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Smart Wizard Discovery for Wireless Access Points
Is there a tool to find wireless access points on a network like there is for smart switches? I have a WAC730 that after configuring and installing into its location I can no longer connect to. I...
Jessica,
Check your router DHCP table or the routers attached device for the WAC730 MAC address and IP. No discoverey available AFAIK.
Check your router DHCP table or the routers attached device for the WAC730 MAC address and IP. No discoverey available AFAIK.
What is AFAIK? And what router are you referring to?
The internet comes inthrough the cable modem and attaches to a switch. All of the access points are also attached to that single switch: GS724TS. I thought there was as way to see which IP addresses were attached to that switch but I'm not finding that either.
Thanks,
Jessica
AFAIK as far as I know ...
Where ever your network DHCP server is run, typical home, SOHO, and small networks on the router, in bigger environments e.g. on a server (like Windows AD), or on a L3 a switch.
Best guess is that your cable modem is much more than a modem - handling the NAT routing, DHCP et all for your LAN. this might be the first point to investigate.
Switches don't care much about IP addresses - it's mainly MAC based. Some L2+ switches maintain an ARP table - but this will only be updated if there is IP traffic direct from/to the WAC.
Ok LOL That would be our firewall. I forgot to say that there is a firewall between the modem and switch.
I just looked in there and the IP for the WAP that I'm looking for wasn't listed. They are connected to it and able to get to the internet but very weird that I can't log into it. I just unplugged it for a few seconds and now that it's back up I am able to connect. I don't know what happened that I lost access to it like that though, and I may never know.
Just glad that I can get into it because I need to be able to add the user's MAC address.
Thank you for all your help!
Jessica
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