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The wireless network you want to connect to has a DHCP server (it gives you an IP address
automatically).
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No wireless encryption is used.
How to connect to a network:
1.
Ensure that the correct frequency range is chosen.
2.
Press the
Site Survey
button in the Basic tab and wait 20-30 seconds until the scan is performed.
3.
The network that your service provider has set up should be visible in the
Site Survey window
. Left
Click on the SSID of the network that you want to connect to. It will automatically be filled in the
SSID
field under
Radio Settings
.
4.
Press the
Apply
button.
When the signal strength is optimized, click the
Refresh
button in the lower, right corner of the screen until
your SU has received an IP address from the network. When this is done, the connection is established and
the connection is configured.
Received signal strength display methods in CPE
Signal levels and behaviour.
Received signal (dB)
Expected behaviour
0 – 15
Below 15 dB will in most cases not produce any good connection
15 – 20
Will cause a connection but not acceptable
20 – 25
Acceptable connection
25 - above
Good connection
The CPE has two basic methods to display the received signal strength from the base station.
Method 1: Measure through CPE web interface
In “Status” and “Basic” tabs you will find signal strength in percent and RSSI value.
28 dB in RSSI value is the measured signal level above noise floor (-95dB). The 84% signal strength bar is
a calculated percentage of a fix maximum signal strength level of 33 dB. Push “Refresh” to update the
information.
By performing a “Site Survey” the CPE will scan all frequencies for a very short time period and the
showed value is not very specific. When performing a fine-tuning, always use the “Refresh” function
instead of “Site Survey”
