PB
4
Introduction
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 Wireless
LAN 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 Guide.
For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website
at www.belkin.com/networking or call Belkin Technical Support.
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:
Secure connections can be interrupted by a computer’s power
management setting, which causes the computer 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 under Windows,
see the “Power Options” item in the Control Panel. If you continue to have
difficulty with Secure Connection, VPNs, and AOL, please review the steps
above to be sure you have addressed these issues.