AML M7140 Stationary Terminal - Manual (Page 37)

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The “WLAN:” shows the current connection status reported by the internal RF card. This
status can be a very useful tool to determine if an RF connection is being made. The
description of this status is shown below:
Disabled This normally means that either network settings are
being changed or the RF card is malfunctioning or not
making contact.
Searching
This can appear in these types of situations:
1. No access point at all.
2. There is no RF coverage in this area.
3. The SSID is set wrong.
4. The WEP is wrong and the authorization is set to
SharedKey.
Connected - Ad Hoc
This is when the M7140 is connected to one and only
one RF card in a peer-to-peer mode (like a laptop PC
RF card).
Connected - AP
Normally this means everything is OK and the user
should be able to communicate. It is possible that the
WEP settings are wrong but the authorization is set to
OpenSystem.
Out of Range
This means that there was a functioning connection
and the unit has gone out of range.
The “MAC: 00:40:05:DF:88:64” is the hardware address of the currently connected Access
Point. This address is unique to each Access Point used. In Ad-Hoc mode this will display
“N/A – Ad Hoc Mode”.
The “TX Rate” shows the speed in Mega-Bits per Second (Mbps) that the unit is currently
transferring data. The transfer speed will start at 11 Mbps and “fall-back” to lower speeds
depending on the RF strength and quality. This “fall-back” is automatic and can not be set by
the operator. If you find this speed to be unacceptably low, you must improve the wireless RF
network coverage in your area.
The “RF Strength” function can be used to test the
RF coverage of a wireless RF local area network.