The Wn311T Icon Colors - NETGEAR RangeMax WN311T User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter WN311T User Manual
This connection indicator is useful in isolating a problem. For example, if you are connected to a
router, but not to the Internet, then check the router's Internet connection.
Connection Indicator
Connected to Internet
Connected to Router
___.___.___.___ or
169.254..x.x
If you right-click in the system tray icon, you can disable the Internet notification feature by
clearing check mark on this line. If you do so, then only the IP address is shown.
Figure 2-3

The WN311T Icon Colors

The WN311T icon is on the desktop and in the Windows System Tray (SysTray). The System Tray
resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
Color Condition
Red The wireless PCI adapter has
no connection to any other
wireless node.
Yellow The wireless PCI adapter has
a connection with another
wireless node.
Green The wireless PCI adapter has
a connection with another
wireless node.
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Description
Wireless Internet connection OK.
Wireless connection to router OK but no Internet
connection at router.
Wireless connection to a router OK but problem with
the router. See Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting"
Description
The wireless PCI adapter 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 PCI adapter has established good
communication with an access point and the signal quality is
strong.
v1.0, May 2006
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Basic Setup