NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511T User Manual

This connection indicator is useful in isolating a problem. For example, if you are connected to a router, but not to the Internet, then check the router’s Internet connection.

Connection Indicator

Description

 

 

Connected to Internet

Wireless Internet connection OK.

or IP Address

 

Connected to Router

Wireless connection to router OK but no Internet

 

connection at router.

 

 

___.___.___.___ or

Wireless connection to a router OK but problem with

169.254..x.x

the router. See Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting”.

 

 

If you right-click in the System Tray icon, you can disable the Internet notification feature by clearing check mark on this line. If you do so, then only the IP address is shown.

Figure 2-9

Icon Colors

The icon is on the desktop and in the Windows System Tray. The System Tray resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.

Color

Condition

Description

 

 

 

Red

The wireless notebook

The Wireless Adapter can not link to any other wireless node

 

adapter has no connection to

or the link is lost. Check your configuration or try moving to a

 

any other wireless node.

location where the wireless signal quality is better.

 

 

 

Yellow

The wireless notebook

The wireless link is weak. You may need to move to a better

 

adapter has a connection with

spot, such as closer to the wireless access point. Also, look

 

another wireless node.

for possible interference such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or

 

 

large metal surface.

 

 

 

Green

The wireless notebook

The wireless notebook adapter has established good

 

adapter has a connection with

communication with an access point and the signal quality is

 

another wireless node.

strong.

 

 

 

Basic Setup

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NETGEAR WN511T user manual Icon Colors, Connection Indicator Description