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Appendix B: Important Factors
for Placement and Setup
phone to channel 1 and move your wireless router (or access point) to channel
11. See your phone’s user manual for detailed instructions.
11. See your phone’s user manual for detailed instructions.
• If necessary, consider switching to a 900MHz or 5GHz cordless phone.
4. Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless Network
In locations where homes or offices are close together, such as apartment
buildings or office complexes, there may be wireless networks nearby that can
conflict with yours.
In locations where homes or offices are close together, such as apartment
buildings or office complexes, there may be wireless networks nearby that can
conflict with yours.
Use the Site Survey capabilities found in the Wireless LAN Utility of your wireless
adapter to locate any other wireless networks that are available (see your
wireless adapter’s manual), and move your wireless router (or access point) and
computers to a channel as far away from other networks as possible.
adapter to locate any other wireless networks that are available (see your
wireless adapter’s manual), and move your wireless router (or access point) and
computers to a channel as far away from other networks as possible.
Experiment with more than one of the available channels, in order to find the
clearest connection and avoid interference from neighboring cordless phones or
other wireless devices.
clearest connection and avoid interference from neighboring cordless phones or
other wireless devices.
For Belkin wireless networking products, use the detailed Site Survey and
wireless channel information included in your User Manual.
wireless channel information included in your User Manual.
These guidelines should allow you to cover the maximum possible area with your
wireless router (or access point). Should you need to cover an even wider area,
we suggest the Belkin Wireless Range Extender/Access Point.
5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL
Secure connections typically require a user name and password, and are used
where security is important. Secure connections include:
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, often used to connect remotely to
Secure connections typically require a user name and password, and are used
where security is important. Secure connections include:
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, often used to connect remotely to
an office network
• The “Bring Your Own Access” program from America Online (AOL), which lets
you use AOL through broadband provided by another cable or DSL service
• Most online banking websites
• Many commercial websites that require a user name and password to access
• Many commercial websites that require a user name and password to access
your account
Secure connections can be interrupted by a computer’s power management
setting, which causes it to “go to sleep.” The simplest solution to avoid this is to
simply reconnect by rerunning the VPN or AOL software, or by re-logging into the
secure website.
setting, which causes it to “go to sleep.” The simplest solution to avoid this is to
simply reconnect by rerunning the VPN or AOL software, or by re-logging into the
secure website.
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