ZyXEL Communications MAX318M2W, User Manual

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Chapter 6 WiMAX
MAX318M2W User’s Guide
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6.7 Link Status
This screen provides a general overview of the current WiMAX connection with the
service provider.
Click WiMAX > Link Status to open this screen as shown next.
Figure 27 Link Status Screen
This screen contains the following fields:
Frequency
(KHz)
This field displays the frequency in kilohertz (KHz).
Bandwidth
(MHz)
This field displays the bandwidth in megahertz (MHz).
Search Click this to initiate a wide scan.
Clear Click this to clear the wide scan results.
Table 19 Wide Scan (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 20 Link Status
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Profile This field displays the profile name.
BSID This field displays the MAC address of the base station to which the
WiMAX Device is currently connected.
RSSI This field displays the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI),
which is an overal measurement of radio signal strength. A higher RSSI
level indicates a stronger signal.
CINR R3 This field displays the average Carrier to Interference plus Noise Ratio
(R3) for the current connection. This value is an indication of overal
radio signal quality, where a higher value means a better quality signal.
CINR R1 This field displays the average Carrier to Interference plus Noise Ratio
(R1) for the current connection. This value is an indication of overal
radio signal quality, where a higher value means a better quality signal.