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Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’s Guide
Checking Your Network
Connection
You can check the status of your network connection three ways:
■
Look at the Link LED on your Wireless PC Card. If the LED is
flashing, the adapter is searching for a connection. If it’s
glowing steady, the wireless connection is made. If it’s dark,
there is no wireless connection.
■
Look at the Adaptec Wireless Utility icon on your taskbar. If the
icon is green, the wireless connection is made. If the icon is red,
the Wireless PC Card is searching for a connection.
■
Double-click the
Adaptec Wireless Utility
icon on your taskbar.
a
Click the
Site Survey
tab.
Information about currently available APs on your WLAN is
displayed.
b
Click the
Link Status
tab.
The current status of your Wireless PC Card is displayed.
c
Click
OK
or
Cancel
to close the Adaptec Wireless Utility.
For more information, or for help with your WLAN, see
,
refer to the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at
ask.adaptec.com
.
Your Wireless PC Card is connected to the WLAN if the Utility
icon is green and emits “radio waves”.
Your Wireless PC Card is disconnected from the WLAN if the
Utility icon is red and shows no “radio waves”.