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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 Belkin

Wireless Networking 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.

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.

For more Belkin wireless networking products, use the detailed Site

Survey and wireless channel information included in your User Manual.

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 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 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 re-running the VPN or

AOL software, or by re-logging into the secure website.

A second alternative is to change your computer’s power management

settings so it does not go to sleep; however, this may not be appropriate

for portable computers. To change your power management setting in

Windows, see the “Power Options” item in the Control Panel.

If you continue to have difficulty with Secure Connections, VPNs, and

AOL, please review steps 1–4 in the previous pages to be sure you

have addressed these issues.

These guidelines should allow you to cover the maximum possible area

with your wireless router. Should you need to cover an even wider area,

we suggest the Belkin Wireless Range Extender/Access Point.

For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website

at

www.belkin.com/networking

or call Belkin Technical Support.

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