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NETGEAR Smart Wizard utility, Windows basic setup utility, Network Connections

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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v3 User Manual • NETGEAR Smart Wizard utility. If you installed a NETGEAR wireless adapter in your computer, a Smart Wizard utility program is installed that can provide helpful information about your wireless network. You can find this program in your Windows Program menu or as an icon in your system tray. Other wireless card manufacturers might include a similar program. • Windows basic setup utility. If you have no specific wireless card setup program installed, you can use the basic setup utility in Windows: - Open the Windows Control Panel, and double-click Network Connections. - In the LAN section, double-click Wireless Network Connection. 2. Use the adapter's setup program to scan for available wireless networks, looking for the network name (SSID) of NETGEAR, or your custom SSID if you have changed it. 3. If your wireless network appears and has good signal strength, configure and test with the simplest wireless connection possible. If your wireless network does not appear, check these conditions: • Is your router's wireless radio enabled? See "Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings" on page 2-11. • Is your router's SSID broadcast enabled? See "Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings" on page 2-11. • Is your router set to a wireless standard that is not supported by your wireless adapter? Check the Mode setting as described in "Viewing and Configuring Basic Internet Settings" on page 1-6. If your wireless network appears, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions: • Is your router too far from your adapter, or too close? Place the computer that has the adapter near the router, but at least 6 feet away, and see whether the signal strength improves. • Is your wireless signal obstructed by objects between the router and your adapter? See "Optimizing Wireless Performance" on page 5-14. Troubleshooting v1.0, February 2010 7-11

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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v3 User Manual
Troubleshooting
7-11
v1.0, February 2010
•
NETGEAR Smart Wizard utility
. If you installed a NETGEAR wireless adapter in your
computer, a Smart Wizard utility program is installed that can provide helpful information
about your wireless network. You can find this program in your Windows Program menu
or as an icon in your system tray. Other wireless card manufacturers might include a
similar program.
•
Windows basic setup utility
. If you have no specific wireless card setup program
installed, you can use the basic setup utility in Windows:
–
Open the Windows Control Panel, and double-click
Network Connections
.
–
In the LAN section, double-click
Wireless Network Connection
.
2.
Use the adapter’s setup program to scan for available wireless networks, looking for the
network name (SSID) of
NETGEAR
, or your custom SSID if you have changed it.
3.
If your wireless network appears and has good signal strength, configure and test with the
simplest wireless connection possible.
If your wireless network does not appear, check these conditions:
•
Is your router’s wireless radio enabled? See
“Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on
page 2-11
.
•
Is your router’s SSID broadcast enabled? See
“Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on
page 2-11
.
•
Is your router set to a wireless standard that is not supported by your wireless adapter? Check
the Mode setting as described in
“Viewing and Configuring Basic Internet Settings” on
page 1-6
.
If your wireless network appears, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions:
•
Is your router too far from your adapter, or too close? Place the computer that has the adapter
near the router, but at least 6 feet away, and see whether the signal strength improves.
•
Is your wireless signal obstructed by objects between the router and your adapter? See
“Optimizing Wireless Performance” on page 5-14
.