Multitech RouteFinder RF802WLC, Quick Start Manual

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Rescan
Pressing the rescan button causes the driver to restart and begin its
Connection Procedure. The connection procedure differs
depending on the Mode of the driver.
Infrastructure Mode: The driver will scan all available channels
continuously until it finds one or more Access Points that matches
its SS ID. At that point it will try and authenticate and associate
with the Access Point.
Ad Hoc Mode: The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an
existing Ad Hoc network using the same SS ID. If one is not found
the driver will start its own Ad Hoc network.
Current Channel and Tx Rate
Displays the channel of the radio and transmit rate are being
currently used for an active connection. This value has no meaning
when the device is “Scanning”.
Throughput
Displays the instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit
throughput displayed in bytes per second. These values are
updated every two seconds.
Link Quality
The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the node is in
Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality of the link
between the node and its Access Point. The quality of the link is
expressed in one of the following terms:
“Poor”
“Weak”
“Fair”
“Good”
“Excellent”
The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link
Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measure of receives and
transmits errors over the radio.
Signal Strength
The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in
Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal
strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over
100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point.