User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless PC Card WN511T User Manual
Basic Setup 3-7
March 2006
Interpreting the LEDs on the WN511T
Figure 3-1: WN511T LEDs
These LEDs are described in this table.
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors
The System Tray (SysTray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop.
Table 3-1. LED Descriptions
LED 1 LED 2 Meaning
Slow blink OFF Power save mode (default from power up or reset)
Alternate
blink
Alternate
blink
Looking for network association
Power LED goes ON; Network LED is OFF; then Power LED goes OFF
and Network LED goes ON
Slow blink Slow blink Associated or joined with network; no activity
Fast blink Fast blink Associated or joined with network; blink rate increases with activity on the
network over the air or locally on the network
OFF OFF No power applied to the card
Color Condition Description
Red The wireless PC Card has no
connection to any other
wireless node.
The wireless PC Card is not able to link to any other wireless
node or the link is lost. Check your configuration or try moving
to a location where the wireless signal quality is better.
Yellow The wireless PC Card has a
connection with another
wireless node.
The wireless link is weak. You may deed to move to a better
spot, such as closer to the wireless access point. Also, look
for possible interference such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or
large metal surface.