Philips PH11107-B Quick Installer's Manual page 12

Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card
2. Controls on the Status Screen
State
Current Tx Rate
Current Rx Rate
Current Channel
Security
Link Quality
Signal Strength
Disable Radio
Rescan
3. Interaction of Status Screen Controls
1) Other than the two push buttons, all controls on this screen are display-only.
Display-only values are updated at regular intervals (currently every 3
seconds).
2) By pressing the Rescan button, the user can force a refresh of the display-only information.
3) The "Disable/Enable Radio" button will turn the radio on or off, depending upon its current
state. (NOTE: The functionality is provided by our system tray application.)
4) The "Rescan" button will update the screen controls immediately.
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Description
Displays link status, along with associated
MAC address (if any).
Displays the current transmit rate, depending on
link quality and configuration parameters
Displays the current receive rate
Displays the current channel on which the radio is
operating
Displays the current Security Mode
Displays the current perceived link quality
Displays the signal strength based on specific radio
parameters
Allows users to turn the radio on or off. The button
is labeled "Disable Radio" or "Enable Radio",
depending on the current radio state.
The Rescan button allows the user to update the
screen contents immediately.