NDC comm NWH4020 manual The wireless network is

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The wireless network is

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1. Move the computer closer to the access point (AP)

often interrupted (the

to find a better signal. If the signal is still weak, try

taskbar icon shows red, or

changing the adapter’s height or orientation.

the link quality indicator

2. There may be interference, possibly caused by a

shows black).

microwave oven, 2.4-GHz wireless phone, or

 

 

metal objects. Move these interference sources or

 

change the location of the computer or AP.

 

3. Change the wireless channel on the AP. See the

 

user’s guide for the AP.

 

4. Make sure the AP’s antenna, connectors, and

 

cabling are firmly connected.

The AP cannot be detected

The distance between the AP and the computer may

by the Site Survey tool.

be too great.

 

The Secure SSID option might be enabled on the AP.

 

See the user’s guide for the AP.

 

 

You can join a network

Make sure the Domain Name (SSID) setting is

using the Site Survey tool

correct. Note that the setting is case-sensitive and

but not if you type the

cannot contain any spaces.

settings manually in the

 

Adapter Properties

 

window.

 

 

 

You encounter a “Divide

This can happen if the system was not restarted after

Error” when you try to run

the utility was installed. Restart the system and the

the InstantWave Utility.

utility will run correctly.

 

 

Your IBM ThinkPad X20

The IBM ThinkPad X20 and some other notebooks

seems to “freeze” after you

need extra time to get/set the TCP/IP parameters for a

install the InstantWave

wireless (or wired) network adapter. Allow the

Utility and restart the

system three to five minutes to start up. The adapter

system.

will then operate normally.

 

 

The system restarts if you

This is a known problem with certain older versions

try to shut it down while

of Microsoft® Windows. Close the utility before

the InstantWave Utility is

shutting the system down.

running.

 

 

 

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InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter

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