eMachines M6809 eMachines Wireless Supplement - Page 30

getting started common problems and solutions The wireless utility icon shows that my wireless is off, but when I right-click the icon in the system tray and select "radio on" the wireless does not turn on. Press Fn + F2 on the keyboard to turn the wireless on. This hot key is the master on/off toggle. I turned the wireless on, but it takes a while to connect. When the wireless is turned on, it automatically scans for available connections, which can take approximately 30 seconds to complete. My connection on the network seems intermittent. In addition to other factors, the strength of a wireless connection is determined by the distance from the access point and structural material that the signal must travel through (such as walls, cabinets, ceilings, and floors.) If you cannot relocate, see if you can improve the connection by changing the channel of the access point. I can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web. If WEP is used by your access point, go to the Windows XP Wireless Networking Properties window and make sure that both the WAP and the WLAN in the notebook have matching WEP keys. I'm in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Windows XP Wireless Networking utility. If the network you are attempting to access does not broadcast its SSID, you need to request the SSID from the administrator and add that network's information in to the wireless utility. You may want to try entering "ANY" as the SSID, which will make the notebook try to auto-detect the network. 34