User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
3-12 Basic Setup

Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors

The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.

Basic Troubleshooting Tips

If you have problems connecting to your wireless network, try the tips below. If this does not solve

the problem, see “Frequently Asked Questions” on page 5-1.

Also, for problems with accessing network resources, the Windows software might not be installed

and configured properly on your computers. Please refer to Appendix C, “Preparing Your PCs for

Network Access” of the Reference Manual on the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter

WPN311 Resource CD.

Color Condition Description
R ed Th e wi rele ss P C I A d ap ter
has no connection to any
othe r wire l ess nod e .
Th e wi reles s P C I A d ap ter is n ot ab le to link to an y oth er
wireless node or the lin k is lost. Check your configuration or try
m ovi n g to a l oca ti on wh er e th e w ire l es s s ig na l q u al ity is be tte r.
Yellow The wireless P C I Ad apter
has a connection with
an othe r wirel ess nod e.
Th e wi rel es s l in k is wea k . Y ou m a y d e ed to m ove to a b ette r
spot, such as closer to the wireless access point. Also, look for
possible interference such as a 2.4 G Hz cordless ph one or
large metal surface.
Green The wireless PCI A dapter
has a connection with
an othe r wirel ess nod e.
The wireless PC I Ad apter has established good comm unication
with an access point and the signal quality is strong.
Symptom Cause Solution
I can con nect to an
ac ce ss p oi nt, b ut I
ca nn o t con n ec t to
other compu ters on
the n etw ork or th e
Internet.
This could be a
physical layer problem
or a network
configuration problem.
C h ec k to m a k e s ur e th a t the a cce ss p oi nt i s p h ys ic a lly
connected to the Ethernet network.
Ma ke sure that the IP addresses and the Wind ows networking
pa ram eters are a ll c onfig ure d c orrectly .
Restart the cable or DSL m odem, router, access point, and
notebook PC.