User's Manual

Network SupportChapter —4
134 700 Series Color Mob ile Computer User’s Manual
General
Below are descriptions and meanings for each piece of information pro-
vided via the General tab. Note that the information is listed alphabetically.
Adapter MAC Identifies the MAC address for this 802.11b adapter.
Antenna Identifies the antenna us ed with the 802. 11b radio: “Primary,” “Secondary,” or “Diversity.”
AP Mac Identifies the MAC address of the access point to which this 700 Series Computer is connected.
Connected to Reports the connection status and to which S SID this 700 Serie s Computer is attached.
Encryption Reports the encryption mode and the association mode (in parentheses). See page 375 for informa-
tion about WEP encryption.
ESS Identifies the type of network to which you are attached, either an ESS (Extended Service Set)
802.11 Station, or Ad-hoc.
IP Provides the IP address which can be set as either DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
or statically.
Link Indicates the speed at which a connection is made.
Power Indicates the power status of this 802. 11b profile.
Signal Identifies the radio signal s trength (in dBm).
TX Power Shows the transmit power (in milliwatts) at whi ch transmis sions are made.
History:
This bar graph displays an active history of this radio module’s quality of
connections.
Friendly Indicator:
This indicates the general q uality of the 802.11b connection. Three filled
dots indicates the best quality; two filled dots dictates good quality; one
filled dot is of f air quality; and when all three dots are empty, the quality is
considered poor.