User Manual

Monitoring WaveLAN Performance
Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide 5-5
To quickly view the quality of your communication with the network,
open the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE program, and you can
quickly view the quality of the link in two different locations:
■ On the opening WaveMANAGER/CLIENT window, there is a
visual Green/Yellow/Red indicator along with a text description
of the connection (Good, Adequate, Poor).
■ On the Windows Taskbar, an icon (in the shape of a dish
antenna) will indicate whether the connection is Good (Green),
Adequate (Yellow) or Poor (Red).
When you minimize the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE program,
you can still view the communications quality of your connection.
You will notice a small icon next in the right corner of your Windows
Taskbar. This icon will display either Green (Good connection),
Yellow (adequate) or Red (poor)
Data Throughput Efficiency 5
The Data Throughput Efficiency is largely determined by:
■ The communications quality of the radio connection
■ The congestion of the medium
A “poor” communications quality will most likely affect the data
throughput efficiency. When communications quality is “poor” it is
likely that messages may get lost.
Losing some messages is not dramatic, as your WaveLAN network
adapter will automatically retransmit lost data frames. Losing many
frames however may result in longer network response times, as
numerous retransmissions will require more time and bandwidth to
maintain successful network communication, while contributing to
the congestion of the medium.