User's Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111 User Manual
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v1.0, July 2007
Throughput is only 54 Mbps or only 14
Mbps.
The RangeMax WN111 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter can
operate at faster speeds.
• At 54 Mbps you are probably connecting to a standard
802.11g network. See Chapter 3, “Wireless Network
Performance”.
• If you do not have a USB 2.0 port on your PC, the
throughput is limited to the 14 Mbps of the USB 1.1
standard.
The Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save
settings.
If you change the settings the Smart Wizard offers you the
chance to save the changes. To avoid this prompt, simply click
Apply before you close the Smart Wizard.
Two WN111 icons are in the system tray. You have an older software version installed on your system
and it needs to be removed. See “Removing the WN111
Software” in Chapter 1 or “Upgrading the WN111 Software” in
Chapter 1.
I can connect to the access point, but not
the other computers on the network or to
the Internet.
This could be a physical layer problem or a network
configuration problem.
1. Check to make sure that the access point is physically
connected to the Ethernet network.
2. Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows
networking parameters are all configured correctly. See
the link to “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing:” in
Chapter B
.
3. Restart the cable or DSL modem, router, access point, and
computer.
Viewing the IP address. To view the RangeMax WN111 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter
IP address, click the WN111 icon to open the Smart Wizard.
Then check the IP address in the About page.
No IP address is assigned to the RangeMax
WN111 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter.
This may occur if you upgraded your RangeMax WN111
Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter software and did not reboot your
system.
• Either restart your computer, or connect to a different access
point.
• It does not usually help to shut down the Smart Wizard or
disable/enable the card.
Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued)
Problem Action