Motorola simplefi but does not connect to PC, Information, SimpleWare software won’t install

APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING

simplefi screen continues to display “Connecting to PC…”

but does not connect to PC

•Your simplefi is out of range of your PC. Move your PC closer to simplefi.

•The wireless network is not working.

•Your wireless adapter is not plugged into your PC or is not plugged in correctly.

•The wireless adapter software is not installed.

•SimpleWare software is not installed.

•simplefi is surrounded by a metal surface that blocks wireless access to your PC.

•simplefi has not been discovered.

•Try turning the broad end of your Wireless USB Network Adapter toward your simplefi.

AutoIP is assigning my wireless adapter different IP addresses. What can I do?

If AutoIP is assigning your wireless adapter different IP address- es, your simplefi will not connect to the PC. AutoIP may assign your wireless adapter a different IP address if, for example, your wireless network supports many computers. When you turn off your computer, a wireless adapter on another computer can take the IP address previously used by your PC.

You should assign a static IP address to your wireless adapter.

For more information, see Appendix D, Configuring IP Address

Information.

SimpleWare software won’t install

The monitor on your PC must be configured for more than 256 colors for you to be able to install SimpleWare. To set your dis- play to more than 256 colors:

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