Interpreting The Leds On The Wgm511; Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors - NETGEAR WGM511 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511

Interpreting the LEDs on the WGM511

These LEDs are described in this table.
Table 3-1. LED Descriptions
Act LED
Link LED
(Activity)
Fast Blink Off
Fast Blink or On
On
Off Off

Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors

The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
Table 3-2. System Tray Icon Descriptions
Color Condition
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.
3-10
Meaning
The WGM511 card is active.
WGM511 is active and associated or joined with network. The blink rate
increases with activity on the network over the air or locally on the network.
WGM511is not fully inserted into the CardBus slot, or no power is applied to
the card.
Description
The wireless PC Card is not able to link to any other wireless
node or the link is lost. Check your configuration or try moving
to a location where the wireless signal quality is better.
The wireless link is weak. You may need to move to a better
spot, such as closer to the wireless access point. Also, look
for possible interference such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or
large metal surface.
The wireless PC Card has established good communication
with an access point and the signal quality is strong.
December 2004
Basic Setup