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AirCard 700 Series Installation Guide
Note: If you are using the
AirCard in a CE device, it is
recommended that you set the
Transmit Power Consumption to
low.
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Transmit power consumption
The Transmit Power Consumption option allows you to
choose between maximizing your data transmission speed or
minimizing battery drain on your PC. The settings for this
option are:
•
Normal (Notebook)
•
Medium
•
Low (PDA)
Normal (Notebook)
If you select
certain network resources (if they are available) to maximize
the upload transmission speed. This increases peak battery
consumption slightly but the increase has little effect. This
increases peak battery consumption slightly but unless you are
using a CE device, the increase has little effect. (The maximum
possible data transmission speed with this setting is 56 kbps).
Low (PDA)
If you select
, the AirCard makes no attempt to take
advantage of faster upload speeds that might be possible on
some networks. This minimizes peak battery consumption.
This minimizes peak battery consumption and is the recom-
mended setting for CE devices because they are unable to meet
the peak power demands of the AirCard while operating at the
highest upload transmission speeds. (The maximum possible
data transmission speed with this setting is 14.4 kbps).
Medium
The
setting has a maximum possible data transmission
speed of 28.8 kbps.
The change in data transmission speed or peak battery
consumption that results from changing these settings is
dependent on network conditions (such as the number of users
in your area), and in some circumstances, may not be
noticeable.
This setting does not affect the speed of downloads (data
transmissions from the network to the AirCard).
When you change this setting, the AirCard resets—all data and
voice connections are terminated. This option is set on the
Network tab of the Options window (TOOLS > Options).
Frequency band and network
selection
Watcher has two options that affect your ability to obtain
GPRS or EDGE service in any given area. You can select:
, the AirCard takes advantage of
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