Chapter 6 WiMAX

Table 12 Connection Settings (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Mode Select

Select how the WiMAX Device connects to the base station.

 

• Auto Connect Mode - The device connects automatically to the first base

 

station in range.

 

• Network Search Mode - The device scans for available base stations then

 

connects to the best one it can.

 

• NSP Mode - This allows the WiMAX Device to connect to a base station with

 

a user-specified NSP ID. To specify the NSP ID, select a result in the list and

 

click Connect. The WiMAX Device will automatically connect to a base

 

station with the same NSP ID, and the best CINR or RSSI.

 

• NSP/NAP Mode - This allows the WiMAX Device to connect to a base station

 

with a user-specified NSP ID and NAP ID. To specify the NSP ID and NAP ID,

 

select a result in the list and click Connect. The WiMAX Device will

 

automatically connect to a base station with the same NSP ID and NAP ID,

 

and the best CINR or RSSI.

 

• NSP/NAP/BSID Mode - This allows the WiMAX Device to connect to a base

 

station with a user-specified NSP ID, NAP ID and BSID. To specify the NSP

 

ID, NAP ID and BSID, select a result in the list and click Connect. The

 

WiMAX Device will automatically connect to a base station with the same NSP

 

ID, NAP ID and BSID, and the best CINR or RSSI.

 

 

BSID

This displays the MAC address of a base station within range of the WiMAX

 

Device.

 

 

NSP

This field displays the NSP ID.

 

 

NAP

This field displays the NAP ID.

 

 

Preamble ID

The preamble ID is the index identifier in the header of the base station’s

 

broadcast messages. In the beginning of a mobile stations’s network entry

 

process, it searches for the preamble and uses it to additional channel

 

information.

 

The preamble ID is used to synchronize the upstream and downstream

 

transmission timing with the base station.

 

 

Frequency

This field displays the radio frequency of the WiMAX Device’s connection to the

(MHz)

base station.

 

 

Bandwidth

This field displays the bandwidth of the base station in megahertz (MHz).

(MHz)

 

 

 

RSSI (dBm)

This field displays the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), which is an

 

overall measurement of radio signal strength. A higher RSSI level indicates a

 

stronger signal.

 

 

CINR (dB) R3/

This field displays the average Carrier to Interference plus Noise Ratio for the

R1

current connection. This value is an indication of overall radio signal quality,

 

where a higher value means a better quality signal.

 

 

Search

Click this to have the WiMAX Device scan for base stations.

 

 

6.3 Frequency Settings

Use this screen to have the WiMAX Device to scan one or more specific radio frequencies (given by your WiMAX service provider) to find available connections to base stations.

Note: The frequency band varies for different models. See Section 1.1 on page 17 for more information.

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