NETGEAR user manual WG511v2 Icon Colors, WG511v2 LEDs

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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2

The WG511v2 Icon Colors

The WG511v2 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

Description

 

 

 

Red

The wireless PC Card has no

The wireless PC Card is not able to link to any other wireless

 

connection to any other

node or the link is lost. Check your configuration or try

 

wireless node.

moving to a location where the wireless signal quality is

 

 

better.

 

 

 

Yellow

The wireless PC Card has a

The wireless link is weak. You may deed to move to a better

 

connection with another

spot, such as closer to the wireless access point. Also, look

 

wireless node.

for possible interference such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone

 

 

or large metal surface.

 

 

 

Green

The wireless PC Card has a

The wireless PC Card has established good communication

 

connection with another

with an access point and the signal quality is strong.

 

wireless node.

 

 

 

 

WG511v2 LEDs

The two LEDs on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 indicate the condition of wireless link.

 

 

 

 

Link LED

Figure 3-14

 

 

 

 

Activity LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Activity

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link - Green

On

The card is plugged in to the notebook PC.

 

Blinking

Blinking indicates the WG511 is trying to establish a connection but is

 

 

unable to do so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity - Amber

On/Blinking

The WG511 has a connection and is transmitting or receiving data.

 

Off

There is no data transmission on the wireless network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Setup

 

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v2.2, December 2005

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Contents NETGEAR, Inc Technical Support Europe EU Declaration of Conformity Vv2.2, December Product and Publication Details Vv2.2, December Contents Chapter Troubleshooting Audience, Scope, Conventions Chapter About This ManualV2.2, December About the Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Key Features and Compatible ProductsChapter Introduction What’s in the Box? Road Map for How to Get There From Here Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless A Road Map for How to Get There From Here V2.2, December Chapter Basic Setup What You Need Before You BeginVerify System Requirements WG511v2 Default Wireless Settings Observe Wireless Location and Range GuidelinesInfrastructure and Ad Hoc Modes For Windows XP Users Installing a WG511v2 Basic Installation InstructionsV2.2, December V2.2, December For Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WG511v2 V2.2, December V2.2, December Smart Wizard Status Bar Connecting to Wireless Networks and the InternetConnection Indicator Description WG511v2 LEDs WG511v2 Icon ColorsUpgrading the WG511v2 Software Removing the WG511v2 SoftwareUnderstanding the WG511v2 Smart Wizard Network Connections and Wireless SecurityFinding a Network Adding Profiles ProfilesSetting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router Setting up a Computer-to-Computer Ad Hoc Profile V2.2, December V2.2, December Starting a Computer-to-Computer Ad Hoc Network Connection Using Wireless Security Features Wireless SecurityIf WEP Authentication is Used Wireless Network Name Ssid and Security SettingsSetting up WEP Encryption Security Setting up WPA2-PSK Security V2.2, December Setting up WPA-PSK Security Networks Advanced SettingsButtons Statistics About V2.2, December V2.2, December Chapter Troubleshooting Troubleshooting TipsFrequently Asked Questions WG511v2 Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save my settings WG511v2 is not getting an IP address XP Professional and XP Home occasional connection problemsVv2.2, December FCC, CE, Telec Appendix a Technical SpecificationsTechnical Specifications Document Link Appendix B Related DocumentsAppendix B-2 Related Documents
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