User`s guide

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10/16/07
Dolphin® 7900 User’s Guide
802.11b Settings
If you want to use standard WEP encryption or no authentication, you need to use 802.11b settings to configure the radio with
the 802.11b Settings utility.
If you use 802.11b Settings to configure the radio, make sure that the 802.11b Wireless Security Supplement is not present
in the \IPSM\Autoinstall folder. The should not appear in the command bar on the Today screen.
Accessing 802.11b Settings
Access 802.11b settings two ways:
1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > 802.11b Settings.
OR
2. Tap the Status icon in the command bar; see Using the Status Icon.
The 802.11b Settings utility consists of four tabs: Status, Config, Advanced, and About. You configure the radio on the Status,
Config and Advanced tabs.
Status Tab
Field Description
Current Channel Shows the RF channel currently used by the radio.
Current TX Rate Shows the current transmit rate. This can be 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, or 11 Mbps.
Disable/Enable
Radio
Tap this button to disable/enable the radio.
Rescan Tap this button to start a rescan process to search for an AP with a stronger signal in the network.
Link Quality Displays the signal to noise ratio.
Strength Displays the signal strength at the receiver.
IP Address Displays the IP address of the radio. Verify configuration information with your network administrator.
Renew IP Tap this button to reapply the IP address from the DHCP server when automatic DHCP is enabled.
State Displays the Network Name and the MAC address of the:
• AP the radio is associated with in AP mode, or
• Creator of IBSS into which the radio is joined in peer-to-peer (Ad-Hoc) mode.
After an SSID is chosen, this field name changes to “BSS ID.”
More Info Tap this button to display detailed TCP/IP information as shown in the following screen.
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