Troubleshoot Wireless Network Adapter

You have problems with the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter, tipsnya following:

1. Console Not Recognize Wireless Networking Adapter
2. Console Not Detecting Wireless Network
3. Signal Is Intermittent
4. When paused TV Used with Console and Windows Media Center
5. Unable to Save Network Settings or Password Rejected Wireless Security Settings
6. Status Light Indications

Make sure the power light on the active adapter. If not, check the USB connection. Try disconnecting the adapter cable and connect it again. You may be out of range of your wireless network. Place your Xbox 360 console in the same room as the wireless router and try again. You can also try the following tips:

1. Verify that the Ethernet cable is not plugged into the Ethernet port of the console.
2. Verify that your network wireless access point, gateway, router turned on.

Make sure that the router broadcasts the wireless network name. Wireless routers broadcast the SSID might be disabled. See your router documentation for information on how to enable SSID broadcast:

1. Remove all obstructions between the Xbox 360 console and your wireless access point.
2. Turn off any devices that can interfere with your wireless network
3. If you are using the infrastructure network, make sure the security settings on your wireless adapter is the same as that in your wireless access point, gateway, router
4. If you build an ad-hoc network, make sure the network name, channel, band, and security arrangements in accordance with the settings on your device to make the connection.

If you have MAC filtering enabled on your wireless access point, router, gateway, or if you use a wireless bridge make sure you add the MAC address of your Xbox 360 console to your list of allowed MAC addresses. Contrary to the information set forth in the Xbox Dashboard, the console network software does not use the MAC address assigned to the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter.

Some wireless devices using the 2.4-GHz radio frequency band-including the wireless adapter MN-740 is designed for the original Xbox console, most 2.4-GHz phones, and microwave ovens-may interfere with your wireless network adapter.

You are experiencing network performance problems, try moving the 2.4 GHz device from your console. Or, upgrade your wireless network for 802.11a / g operation and set the adapter to operate on 802.11a, which should reduce interference and improve throughput.

Before moving wireless access point:
1. Imagine a straight line between the Xbox 360 console and access point.
2. Search for your console and access point or router so that as little as possible barriers along a straight line.
3. Allow no more than two walls between the wireless adapter and the central access point.

When connecting a PC running Windows Media Center to 802.11 a + g access point, router, used for 802.11a and 802.11g PC to your wireless device to another, for example a laptop. Unable to Save Network Settings or Password

Restoring the factory default on a wireless network adapter. When you go to the System area of the Xbox Dashboard to restore the default, the adapter status light flashes green and red, and then solid red to indicate that the default has been restored. Return the display setting, Reverting to the default settings for the adapter will override your current adapter. Denied Wireless Security Settings

When entering your wireless security settings, remember that WEP keys must be in hexadecimal 0-9, AF format and WPA passphrases may be alphanumeric. Several copies of the instruction manual for the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter state that the adapter is compatible with the WPA2 security standard. At this time the adapter works only with WPA and WEP security.

Light Status Indication, status lights on the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter indicate the following:

1. Green adapter is on and connected to a wireless access point
2. Red Adapter is ready to connect to a wireless network.
3. Hardware failure blinking red. Resources