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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NETGEAR user manual WG511v2 Icon Colors, WG511v2 LEDs