Wag511 Wireless Connection Indicators; Interpreting The Led On The Wag511 - NETGEAR WAG511 User Manual

User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511

WAG511 Wireless Connection Indicators

The NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 provides the following
three indicators which give you feedback on the status of your wireless connection:
• The two LEDs on the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511
indicate the condition of wireless link.
• The color of the SysTray icon is on the System Tray portion of the taskbar in the Microsoft
Windows desktop indicates the status of the connection.

Interpreting the LED on the WAG511

Figure 3-1: WAG511 LED
These LEDs are described in this table.
Table 3-1: LED Descriptions
LED 1 LED 2
Slow blink OFF
Alternate Alternate
blink blink
Slow blink Slow blink
Fast blink Fast blink
OFF OFF
3-12
Meaning
Power save mode (default from power up or reset)
Looking for network association
Power LED goes ON; Network LED is OFF; then Power LED goes OFF
and Network LED goes ON
Associated or joined with network; no activity
Associated or joined with network; blink rate increases with activity on the
network over the air or locally on the network
No power applied to the card
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LED 2
LED 1
Basic Setup