Netgear MA521 MA521 Reference Manual - Page 22

Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution No lights are lit on the Wireless PC Card The MA521 Wireless PC • Remove and reinsert the MA521 Wireless Card is not inserted PC Card. properly into the CardBus • Check the device manager in Windows to see slot on your PC. Or the if the adapter card is properly recognized in proper MA521 Wireless PC the Windows operating system. Reload the Card driver is not loaded. driver if necessary. • Try to install the MA521 Wireless PC Card in different CardBus slot if it's available. The Lnk LED is off The MA521 Wireless PC • The Access Point may not be powered on. Card is not associated to • The Access Point and the MA521 Wireless any Access Point properly. PC Card are not configured with the same You may not have wireless parameters. Check the SSID, and configured the wireless WEP encryption settings. parameters of the wireless nodes to be the same as the • The Access Point may be out of range. Try Access Point. moving the system closer to the Access Point or readjusting the antenna on the Access Point. You may also move the Access Point to a higher location for better signal reception by the MA521 Wireless PC Card. I am associated This could be a physical and connected layer problem or a network to an Access configuration problem. Point, but I cannot see the other computers on the Ethernet side of the network. • Check to make sure that the Access Point is physically connected to the Ethernet network. • Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking parameters are all configured correctly. 21