NETGEAR HA501 - Manual (Page 10)

Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
No lights are lit on The wireless card • Remove and reinsert the wireless adapter.
the wireless adapter driver is not inserted • Check the device manager in Windows to
into the CardBus PC see if the adapter card is properly recognized
card slot properly or in the Windows operating system. Reload
the proper wireless the driver if necessary.
HA501 adapter driver • Try to install the driver in different CardBus
is not loaded.
PC card slot on your Windows NT system
if it’s available
The two LED’s are The wireless adapter • The access point may not be powered on.
blinking alternately is not associated to • The access point and the PC card are not
any access point configured with the same wireless
properly. You may not parameters. Check into the SSID and WEP,
have configured the Turbo mode option encryption settings.
wireless parameters of • The access point may be out of range. Try
the wireless nodes to
moving the system closer to the access point
be the same as the or readjusting the antenna on the access
access point. point. You may also move the access point to
a higher location for better signal reception
by the wireless adapter.
I am associated This could be a • Check to make sure that the access point is
and access point, physical layer physically connected to the Ethernet
but I cannot see the problem or a network network.
other computers on configuration problem. • Make sure that the IP addresses and the
the Ethernet side Windows networking parameters are all
of the network configured correctly.
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Test the Connection
The end panel of the HA501 Wireless Adapter has two lights (LEDs): Power and Network that
let you monitor the status of your wireless network:
LED Activity Meaning of LED Activity
Alternate blinking Looking for a network association
Slow-rate blinking Associated or joined with the network; no activity
Fast-rate blinking Associated or joined with the network; activity on the network
Both of the LED’s on the HA501 Wireless Adapter should be blinking together (not alternat-
ing) to indicate linking condition between the access point and the wireless adapter.
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