NETGEAR WNA3100M-100ENS, WNA3100-100ENS user manual Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth

Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual

–Computers and fax machines (no closer than 1 foot)

–Copying machines, elevators, and cell phones (no closer than 6 feet)

–Microwave ovens (no closer than 10 feet)

•Choose your settings.

–Use a scanning utility to determine what other wireless networks are operating nearby, and choose an unused channel.

–Turn off SSID Broadcast, and change the default SSID. Other nearby devices might automatically try to connect to your network several times a second, which can cause significant performance reduction.

Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth

The speed of network connections depends on the type of equipment that you use. Try to use high- speed technologies for network connections with the heaviest traffic to avoid lower-speed bottlenecks in the path. Figure 3-1 on page 3-3shows a home network that includes many different connection speeds.

In this network, the two computers with gigabit Ethernet adapters have a gigabit connection through the router to the storage server. With a high-speed router this connection allows for extremely fast backups or quick access to large files on the server. The computer connected through a pair of Powerline HD adapters is limited to the 200 Mbps speed of the Powerline HD connection. Although any of the links in this example would be sufficient for high-traffic applications such as streaming HD video, the use of older devices such as 10 Mbps Ethernet or 802.11b wireless would create a significant bottleneck.

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