NETGEAR WNA3100M-100ENS, WNA3100-100ENS user manual WNA3100 v1 Icon, Color Condition Description

Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual

WNA3100 v1 Icon

The WNA3100 v1 icon is on the desktop and in the Windows system tray, on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop. The WNA3100 v1 icon changes colors depending on the condition of the adapter. The following table describes the colors and conditions indicated.

Color	Condition	Description
Red	The adapter is not connected	The wireless-N USB adapter cannot link to any other wireless
	to a wireless network.	node, or the link is lost. Check your configuration, or try
		moving to a location where the wireless signal quality is better.
Yellow	The adapter is connected to a	The wireless link is weak. Move to a better location, such as
	wireless network.	closer to the router. Also, look for possible interference such
		as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or large metal surface.
Green	The adapter is connected to a	Your adapter has established good communication with an
	wireless network.	access point, and the signal quality is strong.

If you right-click the WNA3100 v1 icon in the system tray, you can disable Internet notification by clearing the check mark. If you do so, then only the IP address is shown.

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In Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista, there is one more option: Enable NETGEAR Smart Wizard.

Figure 1-10

If you clear the check mark for Enable NETGEAR Smart Wizard, the NETGEAR Smart Wizard is disabled, and you must set up the wireless adapter with Vista autoconfiguration.

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v1.0, December 2009