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possible that your computer has connected to a neighbor’s router
instead of yours. You can use your wireless utility to check the
network name (SSID) of the router you’re connected to. If it’s
connected to the wrong router, you can use the utility to force your
computer to try to connect to your router. (Please refer to the
documentation of your wireless adapter.)
If you do not have a connection to your Wireless MAXg Router, you
can try the following solutions:
1. Ensure that your computer is close enough to your router to
receive a signal and that there is nothing interfering with the
signal, such as a microwave oven or a concrete wall.
If your router broadcasts its network name, you can use your
computer’s wireless utility to scan for it. (This is typically
called a
“
site survey.
”
) If your utility can
’
t detect your
router, it may be a signal problem.
2. Ensure that the wireless utility is using the correct network
name and security settings for your router.
Settings such as network name, security method (WPA, WEP,
etc.), and security keys must all match. If your router is using
WPA encryption, each wireless card or adapter must support
WPA encryption. If you are using a Wireless PC Card, PCI
adapter, or USB adapter that does not support WPA encryption,
you will not be able to connect to the Wireless MAXg Router
and
will need to use WEP encryption. Please refer to the
Configuration section of this User Guide for information on
changing the security settings.
3. If you have enabled MAC filtering, is this computer permitted to
connect to your router?
Please note that MAC filtering refers to specific wireless
adapters. If you use MAC filtering and you’
ve changed wireless
adapters, you will have to add the MAC address of the new
wireless adapter to the router.
You
’
ve probably noticed that you need to access your Wireless
MAXg Router in order to check some of these things. We’ll do that
in the next step.
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