NETGEAR RANGEMAX WPN511 - Manual (Page 29)

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511
B a sic S e tu p 3 -1 3
February 2005
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors
The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
Troubleshooting
Use the information below to solve common problems you may encounter. Also, please refer to the
knowledge base on the NETGEAR Web site at
www.netgear.com/support/main.asp .
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” .
Color Condition Description
R e d T h e wire le ss P C C a rd 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 C a rd 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 C a rd 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 C a rd 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 C a rd 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.