Netgear 771S User Guide - Page 140

Windows XP and Windows 7 Users, Start > Settings > Control Panel

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● Check whether any device updates are available. (See Update Mobile Hotspot Software and Firmware.) ● See the tips in Improving Signal Strength. ● Limit the number of Wi-Fi devices. (See Setting the Maximum Number of Wi-Fi Devices.) Windows XP and Windows 7 Users 1. Open the Device Manager. In Windows XP: • Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. • Double-click System. • Click Hardware. • Click Device Manager. In Windows 7: • Click Start > Control Panel. • Click Device Manager. 2. Double-click Network adapters. 3. Double-click the Wi-Fi client network adapter of your computer - for example, "Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN" in the screenshot below. 4. If the Wi-Fi client network adapter is by Intel, click Advanced and, in the Property list, click Power Management and move the slider all the way to the right (to Highest). Click OK. - or - If the Wi-Fi client network adapter is not by Intel, select a configuration with minimal power savings (to maximize throughput). Tips 132

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Check whether any device updates are available. (See
Update Mobile Hotspot Software
and Firmware
.)
See the tips in
Improving Signal Strength
.
Limit the number of Wi-Fi devices. (See
Setting the Maximum Number of Wi-Fi Devices
.)
Windows XP and Windows 7 Users
1. Open the Device Manager.
In Windows XP:
Click
Start > Settings > Control Panel
.
Double-click
System
.
Click
Hardware
.
Click
Device Manager
.
In Windows 7:
Click
Start > Control Panel
.
Click
Device Manager
.
2. Double-click
Network adapters
.
3.
Double-click the Wi-Fi client network adapter of your computer — for example,
“Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN” in the screenshot below.
4.
If the Wi-Fi client network adapter is by Intel, click
Advanced
and, in the
Property
list, click
Power Management
and move the slider all the way to the right (to
Highest
). Click
OK
.
— or —
If the Wi-Fi client network adapter is not by Intel, select a configuration with minimal
power savings (to maximize throughput).
Tips
132