NETGEAR WPN311 - Manual (Page 28)

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
3 -1 2 B a sic S e tu p
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors
The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
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 5-1 .
Also, for problems with accessing network resources, the Windows software might not be installed
and configured properly on your computers. Please refer to
Appendix C, “Preparing Your PCs for
Network Access” of the Reference Manual on the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter
WPN311 Resource CD.
Color Condition Description
R e d T h e wire le ss P C I A d a p te r
h a s n o con n e ction to a n y
oth e r wire le ss n od e . T h e wire le ss P C I A d a p te r is n ot a b le to lin k to a n y oth e r
wire le ss n od e or th e lin k is lost. C h e ck y ou r con figu ra tion or try
m ovin g to a loca tion wh e re th e wire le ss sign a l qu a lity is b e tte r.
Y e llow T h e wire le ss P C I A d a p te r
h a s a con n e ction with
a n oth e r wire le ss n od e . T h e wire le ss lin k is we a k. Y ou m a y d e e d to m ove to a b e tte r
sp ot, su ch a s close r to th e wire le ss a cce ss p oin t. A lso, look for
p ossib le in te rfe re n ce su ch a s a 2 . 4 G H z cord le ss p h on e or
la rge m e ta l su rfa ce .
G re e n T h e wire le ss P C I A d a p te r
h a s a con n e ction with
a n oth e r wire le ss n od e . T h e wire le ss P C I A d a p te r h a s e sta b lish e d good com m u n ica tion
with a n a cce ss p oin t a n d th e sign a l qu a lity is stron g.
Symptom Cause Solution
I ca n con n e ct to a n
a cce ss p oin t, b u t I
ca n n ot con n e ct to
oth e r com p u te rs on
th e n e twork or th e
I n te rn e t. T h is cou ld b e a
p h y sica l la y e r p rob le m
or a n e twork
con figu ra tion p rob le m . C h e ck to m a ke su re th a t th e a cce ss p oin t is p h y sica lly
con n e cte d to th e E th e rn e t n e twork.
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 e tworkin g
p a ra m e te rs a re a ll con figu re d corre ctly.
R e sta rt th e ca b le or D S L m od e m , rou te r, a cce ss p oin t, a n d
n ote b ook P C .