NETGEAR WGE101 manual Troubleshooting Tips, Symptom Cause Solution

Troubleshooting Tips

If you have problems connecting to your wireless network, check these tips.

Symptom	Cause		Solution
The WLAN light is	The bridge is too far away	• Move the bridge and the wireless
flashing and I can’t	from the wireless router or		router or access point closer
connect to the	access point.		together.
router or access	OR	OR
point.
	The bridge is not	• Check the configuration utility for
	configured correctly for		the router or access point, to see if
	the network		it lists the WGE101 bridge.
		• Use the configuration software for
			the bridge to verify that the WEP
			settings, Network Name (SSID),
			and country/region settings match
			those of the router or access point.
My gaming console		• Make sure WLAN light is on
	There is a problem
or remote	connecting to the wireless		solidly. If not, see the previous
computer could not	router.		symptom/solution.
connect to the		• Make sure the gaming console or
Internet.
			remote computer has a correct IP
			address with the same IP subset
			address as the wireless router or
			access point.
		• Turn the bridge off and then back
			on. Recheck the IP address for the
			gaming console or remote
			computer.
		• Turn off all devices. Then, power
			on the wireless router (or access
			point), wait, and then power on
			the bridge. Check that the bridge
			connects to the wireless router or
			access point. If it connects, power
			on the gaming console or remote
			computer.

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