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For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511, Verify wireless connectivity to your network.

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User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 Verify wireless connectivity to your network. • Use the status bar at the bottom of the Smart Wizard Wireless Assistant page to verify your wireless network connection. Click the Help button to view the online help. Signal strength indicator Help button Unlocked: the wireless network does not use security Locked: the wireless network uses security Note: The status bar reports the speed of your connection. 108, 96, and 72 Mbps speeds are only possible when your wireless network has a Pre-N access point or router such as the NETGEAR WGM124 Pre-N Wireless Router • Check the color of the WGM511 icon in the Windows system tray: green or yellow indicates a working connection; red indicates no connection. • Check the WGM511 LEDs: The Activity LED lights up and blinks when the card is active. The Link LED lights when the card is connected to a wireless network. Both LEDs off means the WGM511 is not plugged in or does not have power. See "Interpreting the LEDs on the WGM511" on page 3-10. • Verify connectivity to the Internet by opening a browser or verify access to network resources such as files and printers. Note: If you are unable to connect, see troubleshooting tips in Chapter 6, "Troubleshooting" . For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511 Install the WGM511 software. Note: Windows 2000 may require you to be logged on with administrator rights. a. Power on your computer, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in as needed. b. Insert the Resource CD for the WGM511 into your CD drive. The Resource CD main page loads. 3-6 Basic Setup December 2004

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User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511
3-6
Basic Setup
December 2004
Verify wireless connectivity to your network.
•
Use the status bar at the bottom of the Smart Wizard Wireless Assistant page to verify
your wireless network connection. Click the Help button to view the online help.
Signal strength
indicator
Help button
Unlocked
: the wireless network does not use security
Locked
: the wireless network uses security
Note:
The status bar reports the speed of your connection. 108, 96, and 72 Mbps speeds
are only possible when your wireless network has a Pre-N access point or router such as
the NETGEAR WGM124 Pre-N Wireless Router
•
Check the color of the WGM511 icon in the Windows system tray: green or yellow
indicates a working connection; red indicates no connection.
•
Check the WGM511 LEDs: The Activity LED lights up and blinks when the card is
active. The Link LED lights when the card is connected to a wireless network. Both LEDs
off means the WGM511 is not plugged in or does not have power. See
“Interpreting the
LEDs on the WGM511” on page 3-10
.
•
Verify connectivity to the Internet by opening a browser or verify access to network
resources such as files and printers.
Note:
If you are unable to connect, see troubleshooting tips in
Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting”
.
For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511
Install the WGM511 software.
Note:
Windows 2000 may require you to be logged on with administrator rights.
a.
Power on your computer, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in as
needed.
b.
Insert the
Resource CD
for the WGM511 into your CD drive. The Resource CD main page
loads.