The TrueMobile Wireless Utility starts automatically every time the
computer starts. When the system startup process is complete, the utility icon
appears in the system tray. The appearance of the utility icon varies, depending
on the strength of the signal being received from the available networks. If
the utility icon is not in the system tray, it can be made to appear there by
selecting the Show wireless icon in systray check box when the utility
is open.
Windows® 2000 Environment
Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
Double-click the utility icon .
Windows XP Environment
Click Start, then click Control Panel (Classic View).
Double-click the TrueMobile Wireless Utility icon .
Viewing the Link Status of Your Wireless
Connection
The quality of the connection (signal strength and noise) of the particular
network you are connected to is indicated by the horizontal bars and the decibel
level values that are displayed at the bottom of the Link Status tab.
The connection quality is also indicated by the appearance of the utility icon
in the desk top system tray.
The description of the signal strength appears when you hover the cursor over
the icon.
The table below shows the quality level and suggested action for improving
the signal quality for each icon image that may be displayed. If the signal
strength indications are anything other than very good or excellent, you should
take the appropriate suggested action.
Four vertical green bars indicate that the signal strength
is very good or excellent.
Three vertical green bars indicate that the signal is good.
Three vertical yellow bars indicate that the signal strength is low.
Suggested action: Move closer to the access point.
Two red vertical red bars indicates that the signal strength is very
low. Suggested action: Move closer to the access point.
Uncolored vertical bars indicate that there is no signal being
received. Probable causes:
The computer is trying to establish an initial connection but has
not yet succeeded.
You may have moved out of range of the access point.
Suggested action:
Wait
Move closer to the access point.
Uncolored vertical bars with a superimposed red letter x indicate that
there is no radio connection. Probable cause: The radio is disabled.
Suggested action: Enable the radio. To enable the radio, right-click
the utility icon in the
system tray and click Enable Radio.
Disabling the Radio
To disable the radio on your Dell TrueMobile WLAN Card, right-click
the utility icon in the system
tray and click Disable Radio. To enable the radio, right-click the icon
and click Enable Radio.
On newer DellTrueMobile enabled notebooks, the radio can be enabled/disabled
by pressing Fn + F2.
Diagnostics
You can run a number of diagnostics on your Dell TrueMobile WLAN Card
to verify its operational and functional status.
NOTEThe network connection is lost when you run the diagnostics. When
the test run is over, however, your network connection is automatically reestablished.
To see a description of the test, click each test and look in the Recommendations
area.
All tests are selected by default. To run an individual test or some but
not all of the tests, clear the check box for those tests that you do not
want to run.
Click Run.
If your Dell TrueMobile WLAN Card fails any of the diagnostics tests,
see Troubleshooting.
To see a description of the test, click each test and look in the Recommendations
area.
All tests are selected by default. To run an individual test or some but
not all of the tests, clear the check box for those tests that you do not
want to run.
Click Run Tests.
If your Dell TrueMobile WLAN Card fails any of the diagnostics tests,
see Troubleshooting.
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in the desk top system tray.
The description of the signal strength appears when you hover the cursor over
the icon.
