Ruckus Wireless MF2501 - Manual (Page 23)

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 23
Air Quality Indicator
The Air Quality Indicator assesses the environment that surrounds a Ruckus Wireless, Inc. MF2501 Adapter,
and determines the amount of interference in the infrastructure. The Radio Frequency (RF) side of a wireless
device is a combination of a receiver and a transmitter. Both receiver and transmitter provide feedback as
they operate. The Air Quality indicator bases its evaluation on the Received Signal Strength Indication
(RSSI) that is returned as part of the 802.11 transmission acknowledgement. As the adapter receives an
802.11 packet, it sends the RSSI value to the remote AP.
Thumb Up: Good air quality. The environment supports a quality video viewing
experience.
Thumb sideways: Marginal video signal strength. The current environment may support
video viewing, but it is also possible that the video may be flawed.
Thumb down: Low video signal strength. The current environment does not support qual-
ity video viewing.