User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2

Basic Setup 3-11

v2.2, December 2005
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.

WG511v2 LEDs

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

wireless link.

Color Condition Description
Red The wireless PC Card has no
connection to any other
wireless node.
The wireless PC Card 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.
Yellow The wireless PC Card has a
connection with another
wireless node.
The wireless link is weak. You may deed 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.
Green The wireless PC Card has a
connection with another
wireless node.
The wireless PC Card has established good communication
with an access point and the signal quality is strong.

Figure 3-14

LED Activity Description
Link - Green On
Blinking The card is plugged in to the notebook PC.
Blinking indicates the WG511 is trying to establish a connection but is
unable to do so.
Activity - Amber On/Blinking
Off The WG511 has a connection and is transmitting or receiving data.
There is no data transmission on the wireless network.

Link LED

Activity LED