User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100v2 User Manual
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v1.0, December 2008
5. The Wireless Assistant screen displays. You are now connected to your wireless network.
Click Close to exist the Wireless Assistant.
The WNDA3100v2 icon appears in the system tray. You can click it to access the Wireless
Assistant if you want to make any changes or connect to a different wireless network. The wizard
initiates your wireless connection, which could take up to a minute.
The Status Bar at the bottom of the Settings tab of the Wireless Assistant displays important details
about your wireless connection. See “Wireless Assistant Status Bar” on page 1-13.”
Monitoring Your Wireless Connection Status
The WNDA3100v2 has indicators in three locations that show the status of your connection to a
wireless network and to the Internet:
• WNDA3100v2 icon. After you install the WNDA3100v2 software, the icon appears on
the desktop and in the right on the Windows task bar. It is color coded to show the status of the
connection.
• Wireless Assistant status bar. Clicking on the system tray icon opens the Wireless Assistant.
The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows details about your wireless and Internet
connection. See “Wireless Assistant Status Bar” on page 1-13.
• Adapter LED status lights. The LED on the wireless USB adapter shows the network
connection. Solid indicates a connection. The LED blinks when the wireless USB adapter is
looking for a network association and when it is sending or receiving data. See “Wireless-N
USB Adapter LED” on page 1-15.
Figure 1-14
Home
My Network
WPA2-PSK