Status Tab

802.11b Settings always opens to the Status tab.

Field

Description

 

 

Current Channel

Shows the RF channel currently used by the radio.

 

 

Current TX Rate

Shows the current transmit rate. This can be 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, or 11 Mbps.

 

 

Disable/Enable

Tap this button to disable/enable the radio.

Radio

 

 

 

Rescan

Tap this button to start a rescan process to search for an AP with a stronger signal in the network.

 

 

Link Quality

Displays the signal to noise ratio.

 

 

Strength

Displays the signal strength at the receiver.

 

 

IP Address

Displays the IP address of the radio. Verify configuration information with your network administrator.

 

 

Renew IP

Tap this button to reapply the IP address from the DHCP server when automatic DHCP is enabled.

 

 

State

Displays the Network Name and the MAC address of the:

 

AP the radio is associated with in AP mode, or

 

Creator of IBSS into which the radio is joined in peer-to-peer (Ad-Hoc) mode.

 

After an SSID is chosen, this field name changes to “IBSS ID.”

 

 

More Info

Tap this button to display detailed TCP/IP information as shown in the following screen:

 

 

Ping

Tap this button to open the Ping Utility window where you can ping IP addresses.

 

 

 

 

Dolphin® 7900 Series User’s Guide

Rev D

9 - 3

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Hand Held Products 7900 manual Status Tab