User's Manual

4 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
Windows Me or Windows 98 SE
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
If you don’t see the System option in Control Panel, click the View All Control
Panel Options link in the left pane.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click the plus (+) sign to expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers item.
If Enhanced Host Controller or USB 2.0 Root Hub Device is listed, your
computer has a USB 2.0 port.
If Universal Host Controller, Open Host Controller or USB Root Hub Device
is listed, your computer has a USB 1.0 or 1.1 port. To get the fastest speeds
from your wireless USB 2.0 adapter, you must purchase and install a USB 2.0
add-in card.
Adapter Status Lights
The status lights on the notebook adapter and the USB adapter work in the same
way. The following table describes the behavior of these status lights.
When the Power
light is…
And the Wireless
light is… This means…
On On The adapter has established communication
with a wireless network.
On Blinking quickly Data is being sent or received wirelessly.
On Blinking slowly The adapter is trying to establish
communication with a wireless network.
Off Off The adapter is not receiving power, is not
recognized by Microsoft Windows
®
, or is
disabled.
About Wireless (Radio) Connections
Your adapter communicates by radio transmission. Radio waves travel in all
directions, and can be transmitted through walls and oors. This section on
wireless connections explains wireless network types and provides important
information about wireless performance.
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