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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router (the Router). Following are two short
sections—the first discusses the benefits of home networking, and the other outlines best
practices that maximize your wireless home network range and performance. Please be sure to
read through this User Manual completely, and pay special attention to the section entitled
“Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance” on the next page.
By following our simple setup instructions you will be able to use your Belkin Home Network to:
sections—the first discusses the benefits of home networking, and the other outlines best
practices that maximize your wireless home network range and performance. Please be sure to
read through this User Manual completely, and pay special attention to the section entitled
“Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance” on the next page.
By following our simple setup instructions you will be able to use your Belkin Home Network to:
•
Share one high-speed Internet connection with all the computers in your home
•
Share resources, such as files and hard drives among all the connected computers in
your home
your home
•
Share a single printer with the entire family
•
Share documents, music, video, and digital pictures
•
Store, retrieve, and copy files from one computer to another
•
Simultaneously play games online, check Internet e-mail, and chat
Here are some of the advantages of setting up a Belkin Wireless Network:
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Mobility – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “computer room”—now you can work on a
networked laptop or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range
networked laptop or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range
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Easy installation – Belkin’s Easy Installation Wizard makes setup simple
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Flexibility – set up and access printers, computers, and other networking devices from
anywhere in your home
anywhere in your home
•
Easy Expansion – the wide range of Belkin networking products let you expand your
network to include devices such as printers and gaming consoles
network to include devices such as printers and gaming consoles
•
No cabling required – you can spare the expense and hassle of retrofitting Ethernet
cabling throughout the home or office
cabling throughout the home or office
•
Widespread industry acceptance – choose from a wide range of interoperable networking
products
products
.
MIMO technology will be used for
802.11n
, a standard for next-generation 802.11 products that
boosts throughput to 100Mbps.
The element that makes Belkin’s Pre-N MIMO technology different from a conventional radio is
the use of three antennas and two simultaneous data streams to deliver wireless transfers around
your home or office. A conventional radio uses one antenna to transmit a data stream. Belkin’s
smart antenna radio (MIMO), on the other hand, uses three antennas. This design helps combat
distortion and interference. Belkin’s Pre-N MIMO is multidimensional. It builds on one-dimensional
smart antenna technology by simultaneously transmitting two data streams through the same
channel, which increases wireless capacity.
the use of three antennas and two simultaneous data streams to deliver wireless transfers around
your home or office. A conventional radio uses one antenna to transmit a data stream. Belkin’s
smart antenna radio (MIMO), on the other hand, uses three antennas. This design helps combat
distortion and interference. Belkin’s Pre-N MIMO is multidimensional. It builds on one-dimensional
smart antenna technology by simultaneously transmitting two data streams through the same
channel, which increases wireless capacity.
Think of conventional radio transmission as a two-lane highway. The speed limit governs the
maximum allowable flow of traffic through that lane. Compared with conventional radios, one-
dimensional smart antenna systems help move traffic through that lane faster and more
reliably—analogous to a four-lane road on which traffic consistently moves at a rate closer to the
speed limit. Belkin’s Pre-N MIMO helps traffic move at the speed limit and opens more lanes—to
become the superhighway in this example. The rate of traffic flow is multiplied by the number of
lanes that are opened.
maximum allowable flow of traffic through that lane. Compared with conventional radios, one-
dimensional smart antenna systems help move traffic through that lane faster and more
reliably—analogous to a four-lane road on which traffic consistently moves at a rate closer to the
speed limit. Belkin’s Pre-N MIMO helps traffic move at the speed limit and opens more lanes—to
become the superhighway in this example. The rate of traffic flow is multiplied by the number of
lanes that are opened.
Revolutionary 108Mbps Wireless Pre-N Technology with MIMO
Your Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router uses a new smart antenna technology called Multiple Input
Multiple Output (
Your Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router uses a new smart antenna technology called Multiple Input
Multiple Output (
MIMO
). MIMO is a smart antenna technique that increases speed, range,
reliability, and spectral efficiency for wireless networking systems.