Wpn511 Wireless Connection Indicators; Interpreting The Leds On The Wpn511 - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN511 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511

WPN511 Wireless Connection Indicators

The NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511 provides the following three indicators
which give you feedback on the status of your wireless connection:
• The two LEDs on the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511 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 LEDs on the WPN511

Figure 3-1: WPN511 LEDs
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
February 2005
LED 2
LED 1
Basic Setup