Checking Your Network Connection

Checking Your Network Connection

You can check the status of your network connection three ways:

■Look at the Link LED on your Wireless PCI Adapter. If the LED is flashing, the adapter is searching for a connection. If it’s glowing steady, the wireless connection is made. If it’s dark, there is no wireless connection.

■Look at the Adaptec Wireless Utility icon on your taskbar. If the icon is green, the wireless connection is made. If the icon is red, the Wireless PCI Adapter is searching for a connection.

Your Wireless PCI Adapter is connected to the WLAN if the

Utility icon is green and emits “radio waves”.

Your Wireless PCI Adapter is disconnected from the WLAN if the Utility icon is red and shows no “radio waves”.

■Double-click the Adaptec Wireless Utility icon on your taskbar. a Click the Site Survey tab.

Information about currently available APs on your WLAN is displayed.

bClick the Link Status tab.

The current status of your Wireless PCI Adapter is displayed.

cClick OK or Cancel to close the Adaptec Wireless Utility.

For more information, or for help with your WLAN, see Changing the Set-up of Your WLAN on page 32, Troubleshooting on page 41, or refer to the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com.

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