Netgear WPN111 WPN111 Reference Manual - Page 21

NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 User Manual Understanding the Status Bar (continued) Channel Throughput Signal strength Find a Network Connection status The wireless channel used by the network. If many wireless networks in your area use the same channel they can interfere with one another. • Wireless throughput measured in Mega bits per second. To optimize 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". • If your computer has a USB v1.1 port, the WPN111 is limited to that port's maximum speed, which is 14 Mbps. More dots indicates a stronger signal. Usually, you will experience higher throughput when the signal is strongest. Click Find a Network to open the Connection Wizard. Identifies the status of your network connection. • Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router: 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 Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting". If you right-click the system tray icon, you can disable the Internet notification feature by clearing check mark on this line. If you do so, then only the IP address is shown. Figure 1-8 WPN111 LED The LED on the WPN111 indicates the condition of wireless link LED Status LED Off Blink On Meaning • The WPN111 in not plugged in to the PC. • Power save mode (default from power up or reset). Looking for network association. Associated or joined with network. 1-9 v2.0, February 2007