Hand Held Products 7900 - Manual (Page 89)

Dolphin® 7900 User’s Guide Rev F
10/16/07
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Active SSIDs
This table shows all APs or peer stations (creator of IBSS) in the vicinity of the terminal that accept
broadcast associations.
Each record displays information in the following six columns (Scroll right to see all the columns.):
To Add an Active SSID to the Preferred Profile Table
An SSID needs to be in the Preferred Profile list to be edited.
1. Select an SSID in the Active SSID list and tap Add. The SSID moves to the Preferred Profile list.
If the SSID has the WEP Key turned on, the Settings window displays and prompts you to enter the WEP Method,
Encryption Key, and Key ID.
2. In the Preferred Profile list, select the SSID and tap Edit .
3. Follow the same process for creating a profile.
4. When configuration is complete, tap OK.
5. The SSID and its profile are added into the Preferred Profiles list.
If you’re adding an SSID with the WEP Key turned off, the Settings window does not display and the SSID is added directly
to the Preferred Profile table.
To Create a New Profile
In the Preferred Profiles section, tap the New button . Complete the Network Profile and Authentication tab windows.
To Delete a Profile
Profiles may be deleted either from the Preferred List or from the Preferred List and registry. To delete a profile, select (highlight)
a profile and tap the Delete button and then Yes on the popup window.
Column This column displays…
SSID The Network Name of the AP or peer station and shows the signal strength icon:
=Excellent signal strength. Excellent connection.
=Poor signal strength. Poor connection.
=Radio disabled. No radio connection.
Signal Strength in percentage for the selected SSID.
Mode The mode of operation
=AP
=Peer station
Channel The channel and applied WEP method, if any.
=WEP Key-On
=WEP Key-Off
=Mismatched WEP Key configuration with your network.
SupRate Supported data rate of the AP or the peer station.
BSSID
(MAC Addr) BSSID or MAC Address of the AP or the peer station.