802.11A/B/G - GE Dash 3000 Service Manual

802.11a/b/g

Take the patient monitor
to the location that
exhibited the problem.
Press Graph or
Print to print out
WIRELESS LAN
STATUS.*
Analyze WIRELESS LAN ID field
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Troubleshooting: Wireless LAN
Identifying the source of a wireless communication problem can be a
challenge because of the dependencies between the patient monitor and
the wireless/wired network. Below is a simplified troubleshooting process
to determine where the problem originates. Following that are detailed
steps to display status and analyze information.
Display WIRELESS
LAN ID field.
Analyze the
WIRELESS LAN ID
printout.
Display the WIRELESS LAN ID field as follows:
1. From the Monitor Setup menu, select REVISION AND ID.
2. Select NEXT until the HARDWARE ID DISPLAY information
window displays.
NOTE
If the WIRELESS LAN ID field does NOT display a status code
as shown below, then wireless technology is not used or not
enabled. See
enable the wireless feature.
The WIRELESS LAN ID field does not refresh. You must exit
and re-enter the menu.
For proper operation of the 802.11a/b/g wireless patient monitor, analyze
the association, firmware version, signal strength and transmit rate
status.
0X 5.0.2.0-005R XX XX
Association status
Dash 3000/4000/5000
Press Graph or
Print to printout
WIRELESS
LAN ID field.*
Analyze the
WIRELESS LAN
STATUS printout.
*If the patient monitor does not have a
printer, write down the information.
"Confirm or configure wireless LAN"
Firmware version
Signal strength status Transmit rate status
Display WIRELESS LAN
STATUS in the service
menu.
Determine source
of the problem.
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