IBM M71V2 manual Disabled

The “WLAN:” shows the current connection status reported by the internal RF card. This status can be a very useful tool to determine if an RF connection is being made. The description of this status is shown below:

Disabled	This normally means that either the
	network settings are being changed or the
	RF card is malfunctioning or not making
	contact.
Searching	This can appear in these types of
	situations:
	1. No access point at all.
	2. There is no RF coverage in this area.
	3. The SSID is set wrong.
	4. The WEP is wrong and the authorization
	is set to SharedKey.
Connected - Ad Hoc	This is when the M71V2 is connected to
	one and only one RF card in a peer-to-peer
	mode (like a laptop PC RF card).
Connected - AP	Normally, this means everything is OK and
	the user should be able to communicate. It
	is possible that the WEP settings are
	wrong but the authorization is set to
	OpenSystem.
Out of Range	This means that there was a functioning
	connection and the unit has gone out of
	range.

The “MAC: 00:0F:66:19:32:61” is the MAC hardware address of the currently connected Access Point! This address is unique to each Access Point used. In Ad-Hoc mode this will display “N/A – Ad Hoc Mode”.

The “TX Rate” shows the speed in Mega-Bits per Second (Mbps) that the unit is currently transferring data. The transfer speed will start at 11 Mbps and “fall-back” to lower speeds depending on the RF strength and quality. This “fall-back” is automatic and can not be set by the operator. If you find this speed to be unacceptably low, you must improve the wireless RF network coverage in your area.

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