Signal strength icon, Turning the wlan radio on and off, Signal strength icon -2 – Symbol Technologies VC5090 User Manual

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VC5000 Vehicle Computer Product Reference Guide

Signal Strength Icon

The

Signal Strength

icon in the task tray indicates the mobile computer’s wireless signal strength as follows:

Turning the WLAN Radio On and Off

To turn off the WLAN radio:

1.

Tap

>

Settings

>

Control Panel

>

Power

icon >

PwrDevices

tab.

2.

In the text box, scroll down until

WLP1

: displays.

3.

Select

WLP1:

.

WLP1:

displays in the text box at the top of the window.

4.

In the drop-down list, select

D4

.

5.

Tap

Set

.

6.

Tap

OK

.

To turn on the radio:

1.

Tap

>

Settings

>

Control Panel

>

Power

icon >

PwrDevices

tab.

2.

In the text box, scroll down until

WLP1

: displays.

3.

Select

WLP1:

.

WLP1:

displays in the text box at the top of the window.

4.

In the drop-down list, select

D0

.

5.

Tap

Set

.

6.

Tap

OK

.

Table 4-1

Wireless Applications Icons, Signal Strength Descriptions

Icon

Status

Action

Excellent signal strength Wireless LAN network is ready to use.

Very good signal strength Wireless LAN network is ready to use.

Good signal strength

Wireless LAN network is ready to use.

Fair signal strength

Wireless LAN network is ready to use. Notify the network administrator that

the signal strength is only “Fair”.

Poor signal strength

Wireless LAN network is ready to use. Performance may not be optimum.

Notify the network administrator that the signal strength is “Poor”.

Out-of-network range

(not associated)

No wireless LAN network connection. Notify the network administrator.

No wireless LAN network

card detected.

No wireless LAN network card detected or radio disabled. Notify the

network administrator.

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