Chapter 5 System Status

The following tables describe the labels in this screen.

Table 11 Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System Information

 

 

 

System Model

This field displays the WiMAX Device system model name. It is used for

Name

identification.

 

 

Software

This field displays the Web Configurator version number.

Version

 

 

 

CROM Version

This field displays the CROM version number.

 

 

Firmware

This field displays the current version of the firmware inside the device.

Version

 

 

 

Firmware Date

This field shows the date the firmware version was created.

 

 

System Time

This field displays the current system time.

 

 

Uptime

This field displays how long the WiMAX Device has been running since it last

 

started up.

 

 

System Resources

 

 

 

Memory

This field displays what percentage of the WiMAX Device’s memory is currently

 

used. The higher the memory usage, the more likely the WiMAX Device is to

 

slow down. Some memory is required just to start the WiMAX Device and to run

 

the web configurator. You can reduce the memory usage by disabling some

 

services; by reducing the amount of memory allocated to NAT and firewall rules

 

(you may have to reduce the number of NAT rules or firewall rules to do so); or

 

by deleting rules in functions such as incoming call policies, speed dial entries,

 

and static routes.

 

 

CPU

This field displays what percentage of the WiMAX Device’s CPU is currently

 

used. The higher the CPU usage, the more likely the WiMAX Device is to slow

 

down.

 

 

WiMAX

 

 

 

Device Status

This field displays the WiMAX Device current status for connecting to the

 

selected base station.

 

Scanning - The WiMAX Device is scanning for available base stations.

 

Ready - The WiMAX Device has finished a scanning and you can connect to

 

a base station.

 

Connecting - The WiMAX Device attempts to connect to the selected base

 

station.

 

Connected - The WiMAX Device has successfully connected to the selected

 

base station.

 

 

Connection

This field displays the status of the WiMAX connection between the WiMAX

Status

Device and the base station.

 

Network Search - The WiMAX Device is scanning for any available WiMAX

 

connections.

 

Disconnected - No WiMAX connection is available.

 

Network Entry - A WiMAX connection is initializing.

 

Normal - The WiMAX connection has successfully established.

 

 

BSID

This field displays the MAC address of the base station to which the device is

 

connected.

 

 

Frequency

This field indicates the frequency the WiMAX Device is using.

 

 

Signal Strength

This field indicates the strength of the connection that the WiMAX Device has

 

with the base station.

 

 

Link Quality

This field indicates the relative quality of the link the WiMAX Device has with

 

the base station.

 

 

WAN

 

 

 

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