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Nintendo DSi and Motorola WS2000 Issues

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November 29, 2010
by Michael McNamara in

I spent a few hours this evening troubleshooting a wireless connectivity issue with my oldest daughter’s Nintendo DSi (v1.4.1U) and the Motorola WS2000 (v2.4.3.0-020R) Wireless LAN Switch with 2 Access Port 300s that I have installed in my house. The Nintendo DSi would successfully connect to the WPA2-PSK(AES) encrypted WLAN that I have setup on the Motorola WS2000 but when I tried to test the Internet connection (System Settings -> Internet -> Connecting Settings -> Advanced Setup -> Connection 4 -> Connection Test)  it would frequently just lock-up with the following error message;  “An error has occurred. Press and hold the Power Button to turn the system off. Please see the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for help troubleshooting.”

If I removed the security settings on the WLAN everything appeared to work fine. I even went so far as to enable the wireless capability of the Verizon FiOS Actiontec router that I have installed with my Verizon FiOS Internet/TV and was successful in connecting the Nintendo DSi to that WLAN with WEP (64bit) security. I should have setup a wireless packet trace and perhaps even a packet trace on the WS2000 but I didn’t feel like dealing with all that work, I felt like a user, I just wanted it to work – why can’t it just work?

I know the WS2000 configuration is correct and working because I have an HP EliteBook 8440p and Motorola Droid connecting to the same WLAN without issues. So it would seem that there is some issue between the Nintendo DSi and the Motorola WS2000 if you try to use WPA2-PSK/AES-CCMP security (I wonder if the same issue is evident on the WS5100 and/or RFS7000?). I believe there is an update available for the WS2000 although I didn’t have the time to apply that update this evening. I may apply that update in the future and update this post accordingly. For now it seems I’ll need to stick with the Verizon FiOS Actiontec router wireless for the Nintendo DSi.

Cheers!

Motorola AP5131 and AP300 Hardware Revisions

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March 2, 2010
by Michael McNamara in

Motorola logoThere was a recent hardware change to the Motorola AP5131 and AP300 which requires a specific version of software to operate properly. In the little information I’ve been able to dig up Motorola makes reference to a “Isotope HW” change. Anyone know what the that is?

In any event if you are ordering/deploying any new AP5131 or AP300s you’ll need to be mindful of this change and ensure that you are running the appropriate software releases and/or you have applied the specific patches.

You can find the release notes concerning the AP5131 right here.

You can find the release notes concerning the AP300 right here.

Cheers!

Motorola WS5100 and RFS7000 Software Update

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February 21, 2009
by Michael McNamara in

Motorola has released software v3.3.1 for the WS5100 and v1.3.1 for the RFS7000 Wireless LAN Switches. You can find the release notes for the 3.3.1 (WS5100) software release here. And you can find the release notes for the 1.3.1 (RFS7000) software release here. We’ve been running v1.3 on the RFS7000 for the past few months now with only a few small problems. We hope to start testing the Smart RF feature set that was released in the 1.3 Wi-NG software base very soon. We’re also eager to start testing the AP7131 802.11n Access Port in a few specific locations.

Here’s a quick excerpt from Motorola on v1.3.1 for the RFS7000;

RFS7000 v1.3.1 has the following feature focus: Voice, Security and Resiliency

Voice: Enhancements provide comprehensive WMM Admission control, enabling not only superior voice quality but also optimizations with respect to network usage for voice.

Security: Enhances the built-in IDS capabilities for Ad-Hoc Network Detection and .11n Rogue detection. Provides built-in IPS capabilities via Rogue AP containment for the wireless network.

Resiliency: SMART RF Management that enables the WLAN to automatically and intelligently adapt to changes in the RF environment to eliminate unforseen gaps in coverage.This technology provides dynamic network optimization to ensure user quality of experience at all times by automatic adjustments to channel and power (on detection of RF interference or loss of RF coverage/neighbor recovery).

All the above enable the wireless enterprise by making it easy to deploy, securely and with built-in resiliency and support for voice.
For the Adaptive AP:
• Adaptive AP7131 802.11 a/b/g/n Support ( v3.1.1 )
• Rogue AP detection
• Mesh statistics
• WLAN statistics
• Configurable IPS Sensor on the AP5131( D SKU) in Adaptive mode(ADP-5131 v2.2.1 image)
With the AP300:
• Dynamic Load balancing of AP300s after a primary reverts in a cluster
• Email Notification for critical alarms
• LDAP enhancements
• Cluster GUI for WLANS and APs visualization
• Securing Layer 3 AP and Wireless Switch protocol – Secure WiSPe
• MU Naming
System Enhancements:
• IP v6 Client Support

Cheers!

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