Owner's Manual

excessive noise, change the channel on the wireless router/AP to channel 1 and retest. If the problem persists, change
the channel to channel 11 and retest. If the problem persists, change the channel to channel 6 and retest.
• Run the hardware diagnostic tests from the utility to see if there are any problems with the DW WLAN Card or your
wireless client computer (see
Utility Diagnostics Tab).
My radio seems to be permanently disabled.
• Check to see if the Disable Upon Wired Connect property is enabled. If it is, the radio is disabled as long as you are
connected to a wired network and the link is good. To enable the radio, either disconnect the network cable, or disable
the Disable Upon Wired Connect property.
I am unable to find any available ad hoc networks to connect to, and I am unable to create an ad hoc network.
•
The IBSS Allowed property may be set to Disabled. Change the setting to Enabled (see Setting Advanced Properties).
• The Networks to access option may be set to Access point (infrastructure) networks only. If so, change the setting to
either Any available network (access point preferred) or Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only (see
Utility
Wireless Networks Tab).
There are no ad hoc networks in the list of available networks.
• The capability to find or create ad hoc networks might be disabled. See
IBSS Allowed.
The DW WLAN Card Utility icon is not in the notification area.
• Open the utility and select the Show utility icon check box on the Wireless Networks tab (see
Performing Network
Tasks Using DW WLAN Card Utility).
When I click the DW WLAN Card Utility icon in the notification area to open the wizard, the utility opens
instead.
• You are already connected to a wireless network. The wizard opens only if you are not already connected to a wireless
network. To open the wizard, right-click the utility icon, and then click Connect Using Wizard.
I do not always connect to the network at the top of the preferred networks list.
• This problem can occur if you switch off the WLAN radio and restart your computer without having first switched the
WLAN radio back on. Change the default inactivity time-out value of the wireless router/AP to between 5 seconds and 8
seconds to allow the AP to remove the client from its association table while your computer restarts. Consult your
wireless router/AP documentation for instructions about how to change the inactivity time-out value or contact your
system administrator.
Occasionally, I am disconnected from my wireless network.
• Be sure that you follow all of the steps for connecting to a network (see
Connecting to a Basic Network or Creating an
Ad Hoc Network Using Windows WZC, Connecting to a Basic Network or Creating an Ad Hoc Network Using Wireless
Network Wizard, Connecting to an Advanced Network Using Windows WZC, or Connecting to an Advanced Network or
Creating an Ad Hoc Network Using DW WLAN Card Utility).
• Verify that your wireless router/AP is functioning correctly and that the settings for your network connection profile
exactly match the settings on your wireless router/AP.
• Move your computer closer to the wireless router/AP.
• Check the Link Status tab of the utility to see if excessive noise exists. If there is excessive noise, change the channel
on the wireless router/AP to channel 1 and retest. If the problem persists, change the channel to channel 11 and retest.
If the problem persists, change the channel to channel 6 and retest.
• Run the hardware diagnostic tests from the utility to see if there are any problems with the DW WLAN Card or your