Linksys DMA2100 User Guide - Page 65

Appendix A Troubleshooting belong to them. Changing your router to operate on a different channel may improve your performance. To change your wireless networking channel, use the webpage administration utility for your router. Consult your router instruction manual for more details on changing channels and other advanced configuration options for your wireless network. Network setup changes One of the more difficult modifications to make to your home wireless network can also have the most significant impact on overall performance. For example, you may have a work Computer in your office, a family Computer in your living room that stores all of the media you want access to, and a Media Center Extender in your master bedroom. If your broadband Internet access enters your house in your office, you'll likely have both the family Computer and the Media Center Extender connected wirelessly to the work Computer, which is connected directly to the router (at the access point). But this type of configuration is not supported because it causes streamed video and other media to travel over the wireless network twice and can result in a seemingly unsolvable network performance problem. Consider more complex modifications to your home network, such as changing the point of entry for Internet into your house. If you have a phone jack near the Computer in the living room, perhaps the DSL or cable modem and router can move there, and the office Computer can connect wirelessly to the network. This configuration change allows the family Computer to connect to the router with wired Ethernet, placing significantly less stress on the network for streaming media playback. Another option to consider is moving your wireless access point or router to a different room in the house to reduce the overall wireless distances or obstructions. Perhaps it is reasonably easy to run a longer Ethernet wire between your family Computer and the access point, but still locate it in another room. Record TV shows at lower quality levels If you cannot solve your network performance problems, one option to consider is setting Windows Media Center to record TV shows at a lower quality level. The lower recording levels for Windows Media Center use less storage, and it requires less network bandwidth to stream 60 Media Center Extender