Socket Mobile 11Mbps manual Status

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Status:

The Status field on the Configuration menu provides the following information.

State: When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of the Access Point with which the Wireless LAN CF Card is communicating. When operating in Ad-Hoc mode, it shows the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad-Hoc network.

Current Channel: Shows the channel on which the connection is made.

Current Tx Rate: Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association.

Throughput: Shows the short term transmit and receive throughput in bytes/second, and is continuously updated.

Link Quality: Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon. There are

5 states of link quality:

100%~80%: Excellent link.

80%~60%: Good link quality.

60%~40%: Fair link quality.

Under 40%: Poor or no connection.

Signal Strength: Based on the received signal strength measurement of the baseband processor of the Beacon signal. Same as link quality, there are 5 states of signal strength:

100%~80%: Excellent signal strength.

80%~60%: Good signal strength.

60%~40%: Fair signal strength.

Under 40%: Poor or no signal strength.

You can click the Rescan button to force the radio to rescan all available channels. If your link quality or signal strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio off a weak Access Point and search for a better link with another Access Point.

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Contents 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card Date of Issue January th Technical Support FCC Information Table of Contents Features and Benefits About Wireless LAN CF CardApplications LED Information Product KitBefore Getting Started System RequirementsPage Page Install the Setup Utility Page Reset your PDA Install the Wireless LAN CF CardSet the CF Card under Pocket PC 2002/Win CE3.0 Using Wireless LAN Utility Under Pocket/Handheld PCStatus Network Type ConfigurationTX Rate Power Saving ModeSecurity Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase For 40-bit encryption Create Encryption Keys ManuallyAbout Insert the Wireless LAN CF Card Install the CF Card for Windows XP/2000/NT/98/MESet up Wireless LAN CF Card for Windows XP Page Check if there is any error icon Page Page Set up Wireless LAN CF Card for Windows Page Page Set up Wireless LAN CF Card for Windows NT Page Page Set up Wireless LAN CF Card for Windows 98/ME To continue Page Remove the Wireless LAN PC Card Select the option Stop Ieee 802.11 Wireless LAN/CF Card Set the CF Card under Pocket PC 2002/WinCE Install the Wlan UtilityYou may add a shortcut in the startup folder as desired NextConfiguration Using the Wlan UtilityProfile Transmit Rate Check here before entering the ESS IDWEP Create Encryption Keys Manually 64bit Advance Power ManagementFrag. Threshold Status Link Test Site Survey Limited Warranty