Belkin F5D8000 User Manual - Page 5

Introduction section 1 2. Avoid Obstacles and Interference Avoid placing your wireless router (or access point) near devices that may emit radio "noise", such as microwave ovens. Other objects that 2 can inhibit wireless communication can include: • Refrigerators 3 • Washers and/or dryers • Metal cabinets 4 • Large aquariums • Metallic-based UV tinted windows 5 If your wireless signal seems weak in some spots, make sure that objects such as these are not blocking the signal's path between your computers and wireless router (or access point). 6 3. Cordless Phone Placement If the performance of your wireless network is impaired after attending to the above issues, AND you have a cordless phone: • Try moving the cordless phone away from your wireless router (or access point) and your wireless-enabled computers. • Unplug and remove the battery from any cordless phone that operates on the 2.4GHz band (check manufacturer's information). If this fixes the problem, your phone may be interfering. • If your phone supports channel selection, change the channel on the phone to the furthest channel from your wireless network, as possible. For example, change the phone to channel 1 and move your wireless router (or access point) to channel 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. Use the Site Survey capabilities of your Wireless Client Utility to locate any other wireless networks, and move your wireless router (or access point) and computers to a channel as far away from other networks as possible. 3