User's Manual

Network SupportChapter —4
138 700 Series Color Mob ile Computer User’s Manual
WWAN Radio Options
Note: This section does not apply to the 730 Computer.
Go to the following pages to learn more about your radio module:
S CDMA/1xRTT radio module (see below)
S GSM/GPRS radio module (page 169)
CDMA/1xRTT
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) is a form of wide area wireless
communications. 1XRTT supports up to 144 KB per second packet data
transmission and doubles the voice capacity of current generation CDMA
networks.
The WAN radio CORE module displays helpful information about the
CDMA/1xRTT radio option built into your 700 Series Computer.
WAN Monitor — General
Note: See page 130 for information on loading this module in CORE.
Below are descriptions and meanings for each piece of information pro-
vided via the General tab. Note that the information is listed alphabetically.
Activated Indicates whether the E SN on this unit was activated by your service provider. Note a decim al
version of your ESN is on the Details page.
f/w Identifies the firmware version, if available.
Network Type The network type which would list “CDMA-1XRTT.”
On Indicates when activation was provided by your service provide r.
Phone Number Identifies the telephone number (or MDN) assigned to the WAN Module installed in you r unit.
Radio ES N Lists the Electronic Serial Number (ESN) assigned to this radio module or “Unavailable” if a
number cannot be read from the radio. This number is required for activation. You must provide
this number to your s e rvice provide r, s u ch as Sprint, Verizon, Bell Mobility, etc., for activation.
Registered on
home network
If the WAN radio module has registered with a service provider network, then one of the follow-
ing will appear:
S Registered on home network: Radio module is registered on its “home” network.
S Registered on roamed network: Radio module registered on another service provider’s network.
S Radio Not Registered: There is no network within range of this radio module.
RSSI Displays the Received S ignal Strength Indicator (RSSI) frequency or lists “Unavailable” if there
is no signal or the si gnal cannot be retri eved from the radio module.
Serial Status Indicates whether serial communications passed (“Serial c om OK”) or failed (“Serial com FAIL”)
in its last transaction. A status of “Serial com FAIL” typically indicates that the 700 Series Com-
puter i s unable to es tablish communication with the radio module installed within.
Verizon Ne tw ork Identifies your network service provider.
History:
This bar graph displays an active history of this radio module’s quality of
connections.