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My wife and I are living in an RV. We have an access point allowing us to share files and a printer
My wife and I are living in an RV. We have an access point allowing us to share files and a printer among our 4 computers. We bought a WNCE3001 several months ago and connected it to the WAN RJ45 ja...
Connecting to hotspot, always be aware of possible security breach. When traffic is busy(many users are already connected), you won't be able to coneect. Even if you connect there'll be no access to the Internet. Whenever you change hotspot you'll need to creat connection profile so your system will remember it. What you are describing is not a problem, typical occurences using hotspot.
Thanx for the quick response, VE6CGX! I can't help wondering, however, whether you may have skimmed my problem description a little too quickly. I have loads of experience connecting to WiFi hotspots and understand their problems. My current problem, however, is an inability to reach the setup wizard within the WNCE3001. I am trying to do this with a direct hardwired connection to my laptop's RJ45 jack (as described in the Installation Guide), among other means, and suddenly having no success. When I try this, I am disabling all other wired and wireless connections on the laptop, as instructed in the Installation Guide. In desperation, I have also pushed the recessed reset button to clear out any prior setup within the WNCE3001. It is the Setup Wizard built into the WNCE3001 that is AWOL. I have also downloaded the latest firmware version (1.0.0.44) to the laptop, but of course cannot install it in the WNCE3001, since it is enforcing radio silence. Any ideas?
I see. ATM, is the unit still operational however erratic it may be or is it functionally dead? Reset buttons job is putting back the condition of unit to factory default state. Firmware is two part; CFE and firmware itself. If CFE is buggered up it is not wasy task to recover the unit back to normal state. Being unable to reflash firmware is the pointer. And what is the status of LED?
When I first posted the question, I was trying everything I could think of and at one point the wizard did come up, but I was not able to complete it. Since then, nothing. I think the thing just finally died. I have requested help from the company but am not holding my breath. Failing that, I guess I will need to find a competitor with a more reliable solution.