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• In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the wireless-N modem router and your other devices to a minimum. • Away from electrical devices which are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, or the base for a cordless phone. • Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete can also affect your wireless signal. Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or an inability to wirelessly connect to the Internet. Installing Your Wireless-N Modem Router To help you set up your router and get on the Internet quickly, the Resource CD contains a Smart Wizard™. The Smart Wizard walks you through the steps required to connect your router, microfilters, and PC(s); configure your wireless settings; and enable wireless security for your network. When you have finished, you will be Internet ready! If you have a Macintosh or Linux system, you need to use the manual installation method (see "Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)" on page 12). You can set up your wireless-N modem router using one of two methods: • Smart Wizard Setup: The Smart Wizard setup is available on your Resource CD. See "Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard" on page 10 to use the Smart Wizard. - This is the easiest option. The wizard guides you through the setup process. It automates many of the steps and verifies that the steps have been successfully completed. - Smart Wizard requires a PC running Microsoft Windows.. Before running the Smart Wizard on a corporate PC to set up your home router, check with your company's network support staff. Corporate network settings or Virtual Private Network (VPN) client software may conflict with the default settings of a home router. If you are unsure about whether there might be a conflict, use a different computer. 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router

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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between
the wireless-N modem router and your other devices to a minimum.
•
Away from electrical devices which are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans,
home security systems, microwaves, or the base for a cordless phone.
•
Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large
expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and
concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
Installing Your Wireless-N Modem Router
To help you set up your router and get on the Internet quickly, the
Resource CD
contains a Smart
Wizard™. The Smart Wizard walks you through the steps required to connect your router,
microfilters, and PC(s); configure your wireless settings; and enable wireless security for your
network. When you have finished, you will be Internet ready!
You can set up your wireless-N modem router using one of two methods:
•
Smart Wizard Setup
: The Smart Wizard setup is available on your
Resource CD
. See
“Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard” on page 10
to use the Smart Wizard.
–
This is the easiest option. The wizard guides you through the setup process. It automates
many of the steps and verifies that the steps have been successfully completed.
–
Smart Wizard requires a PC running Microsoft Windows..
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation
or an inability to wirelessly connect to the Internet.
If you have a Macintosh or Linux system, you need to use the manual installation
method (see
“Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)”
on page 12
).
Before running the Smart Wizard on a corporate PC to set up your home
router, check with your company’s network support staff. Corporate
network settings or Virtual Private Network (VPN) client software may
conflict with the default settings of a home router. If you are unsure about
whether there might be a conflict, use a different computer.