Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors; B A Sic T Rou B Lesh Ootin G T Ip - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN311 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311

Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors

The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
Color Condition
R ed T h e wireless P C I A d a p ter
h a s n o con n ection to a n y
oth er wirele ss n od e.
Y ellow T h e wireless P C I A d a p ter
h a s a con n e ction with
a n oth e r wire less n od e.
G reen T h e wireless P C I A d a p ter
h a s a con n e ction with
a n oth e r wire less n od e.
Basic Troubleshooting Tips
If you have problems connecting to your wireless network, try the tips below. If this does not solve
the problem, see "Frequently Asked Questions" on page
Symptom
I ca n con n ect to a n
a cce ss p oin t, b u t I
ca n n ot con n ect to
oth er com p u ters on
th e n etwork or th e
I n te rn et.
Also, for problems with accessing network resources, the Windows software might not be installed
and configured properly on your computers. Please refer to
Network Access" of the Reference Manual on the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter
WPN311 Resource CD.
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Description
T h e wireless P C I A d a p ter is n ot a b le to lin k to a n y oth er
wirele ss n od e or th e lin k is lost. C h eck you r con figu ra tion or try
m ovin g to a loca tion wh ere th e wireless sign a l qu a lity is b ette r.
T h e wireless lin k is wea k. Y ou m a y d ee d to m ove to a b etter
sp ot, su ch a s closer to th e wirele ss a ccess p oin t. A lso, look for
p ossib le in terferen ce su ch a s a 2 . 4 G H z cord less p h on e or
la rge m eta l su rfa ce.
T h e wire less P C I A d a p ter h a s esta b lish ed good com m u n ica tion
with a n a ccess p oin t a n d th e sign a l qu a lity is stron g.
Cause
T h is cou ld b e a
p h ysica l la yer p rob lem
or a n etwork
con figu ra tion p rob lem .
5-1.
Solution
C h eck to m a ke su re th a t th e a ccess p oin t is p h ysica lly
con n e cted to th e E th ern et n etwork.
M a ke su re th a t th e I P a d d re sse s a n d th e W in d ows n etworkin g
p a ra m eters a re a ll con figu red correctly.
R esta rt th e ca b le or D S L m od em , rou ter, a cce ss p oin t, a n d
n oteb ook P C .
Appendix C, "Preparing Your PCs for
B a sic S e tu p