Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors - NETGEAR MA401 Installation Manual

Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors

The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft
Windows desktop. The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for the
MA401 Wireless PC Card adds a configuration and status reporting utility icon in
the SysTray.
Color
Red The wireless PC Card has
no connection to any
other wireless node.
Yellow The wireless PC Card has
a connection with another
wireless node.
Green The wireless PC Card has
a connection with another
wireless node.
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Condition Description
The wireless PC Card is not able to
link to any access point or the link
between the wireless PC Card and the
access point is lost. Check your
configuration or try moving to a
location where the wireless signal
quality is better.
The link condition between the
wireless PC Card and the associated
access point is weak. Try moving to
another location where the wireless
signal quality is better, such as closer
to the wireless access point. Also,
look for any possible sources of
interference such as a 2.4 GHz
cordless phone or a large metal
surface.
The wireless PC Card has established
good communication with an access
point and the signal quality is strong.