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will travel straight through a wall or ceiling for better reception.
3. Building Materials make a difference - A solid metal door or aluminum studs
may have a negative effect on range. Try to position Access Points, Residential
Gateways, and Computers so that the signal passes through drywall or open
doorways and not other materials.
4. Make sure that the antenna is positioned for best reception by using the
software signal strength tools included with your product.
5. Keep your product away (at least 3-6 feet) from electrical devices that generate
RF noise, like microwaves, monitors, electric motors, etc.
For the average American home, range should not be a problem. If you
experience low or no signal strength in areas of your home that you wish to
access, consider positioning the Access Point in a location directly between
the Residential Gateways and/or Computers that will be connected.
Additional Access Points can be connected to provide better coverage in
rooms where the signal does not appear as strong as desired.
Network Configuration
The D-Link
Air
products support the same network configuration options as defined
by IEEE 802 standard committee.
The D-Link
Air
DCF-650W Wireless Compact Flash Card can be configured as:
•
Ad-Hoc for departmental or Small Business/Home Office LANs
•
Infrastructure for enterprise LANs
•
LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone
