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Plan Your Wireless Network, Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310 Plan Your Wireless Network For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating channel and region have to be set correctly. To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security. • To manually configure the wireless settings, you need to know the following: - SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR-3G. - The wireless mode (80.211n, 802.11g, or 802.11b) that each wireless adapter supports. - Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports. See Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings on page 26. • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) implements WPA/WPA2 wireless security on the router and your wireless computer or device at the same time. The wireless computer or device needs to be compatible with WPS. See Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 29. Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices. For best results, place your router according to the following guidelines: • Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have line-of-sight access (even if through walls). • Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones (see Interference Reduction Table on page 98). • Away from large metal surfaces. • Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage. • If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11). The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer. Wireless Network Configuration 24

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Wireless Network Configuration
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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310
Plan Your Wireless Network
For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating
channel and region have to be set correctly.
To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can
use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2
security.
•
To manually configure the wireless settings, you need to know the following:
-
SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR-3G.
-
The wireless mode (80.211n, 802.11g, or 802.11b) that each wireless adapter
supports.
-
Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each
wireless adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports.
See
Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings
on page 26.
•
Push 'N' Connect (WPS) implements WPA/WPA2 wireless security on the router and your
wireless computer or device at the same time. The wireless computer or device needs to
be compatible with WPS.
See
Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network
on page 29.
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines
The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement
of the router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of
wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.
For best results, place your router according to the following guidelines:
•
Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate.
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers
have line-of-sight access (even if through walls).
•
Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz
cordless phones (see
Interference Reduction Table
on page 98).
•
Away from large metal surfaces.
•
Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the
antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.
•
If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio
frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between
adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security
settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.