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NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual Smart Wizard Status Bar Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard Settings tab. The status bar is located at the bottom of the Settings tab. Security Channel Data rate Wireless network Signal strength Join a Network Connection status Figure 1-8 The following table describes how to interpret the Smart Wizard status bar. Understanding the Status Bar Wireless network Security Channel Data rate Signal strength Join a Network Connection status Identifies which wireless network you have joined. • A closed lock indicates that security is enabled. • An open lock indicates an open network without wireless security. The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your area use the same channel, they can interfere with one another. To optimize the wireless data rate (throughput), connect to a network with a high-speed router or access point and a high-speed Internet connection. See Chapter 3, "Wireless Network Performance. More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you experience higher throughput when the signal is strongest. Click Join a Network to start the Connection Wizard. The status of your network connection. • Connected to Internet. The wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router. The wireless connection to the router is OK, but the router is not connected to the Internet. 169.254.x.x or The wireless connection to the router is OK, but there is a problem with the router. See the online help or Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting. 1-10 v1.0, August 2009

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NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual
1-10
v1.0, August 2009
Smart Wizard Status Bar
Click the
icon to open the Smart Wizard Settings tab. The status bar is located at the bottom of
the Settings tab.
The following table describes how to interpret the Smart Wizard status bar.
Figure 1-8
Understanding the Status Bar
Wireless network
Identifies which wireless network you have joined.
Security
•
A closed lock indicates that security is enabled.
•
An open lock indicates an open network without wireless security.
Channel
The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your
area use the same channel, they can interfere with one another.
Data rate
To optimize the wireless data rate (throughput), connect to a network with a
high-speed router or access point and a high-speed Internet connection. See
Chapter 3, “Wireless Network Performance
.
Signal strength
More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you experience higher throughput
when the signal is strongest.
Join a Network
Click
Join a Network
to start the Connection Wizard.
Connection
status
The status of your network connection.
•
Connected to Internet
. The wireless Internet connection is OK.
•
Connected to Router
. The wireless connection to the router is OK, but the
router is not connected to the Internet.
169.254.x.x or ___.___.___.___.
The wireless connection to the router is OK,
but there is a problem with the router. See the online help or
Chapter 4,
“Troubleshooting
.
Join a Network
Wireless
network
Security
Channel
Data rate
Signal
strength
Connection status