Verizon MBR1515L manual Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines, Wireless Security Options

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Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

The range of your wireless connection can vary based on the physical placement of the router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.

For best results, place your router according to the following guidelines:

•Near the center of the area in which your computers operate.

•In an elevated location, such as a high shelf, where the wirelessly connected computers have line-of-sight access (even if through walls).

•Away from sources of interference, such as microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones (see Interference Reduction Table on page 112).

•Away from large metal surfaces.

•Place the router in the vertical position for the best coverage (as an example, see the image in Router Back Panel on page 14).

•If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.

Wireless Security Options

Indoors, computers can connect over Wi-Fi networks at a maximum range of up to 300 feet (100 meters). Such distances can allow others outside your immediate area to access your network.

Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment. The Verizon 4G LTE Router provides highly effective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.

Each router is preconfigured for WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed mode, and comes with a unique SSID and passphrase for each router.

Here are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:

•Restrict access based on MAC address. You can allow only trusted computers to connect so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the router. Restricting access by MAC address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.

•Turn off the broadcast of the wireless network name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This approach nullifies wireless network “discovery” feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data is still exposed.

Wi-Fi Settings

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Contents Usuario del Guía Statement of Conditions Technical SupportTable of Contents Maintenance Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Basic Setup and Traffic Meter  To assemble the router Assemble the RouterVerizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Place the Router Optional Horizontal Mount Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Router Front Panel Hardware FeaturesLED descriptions Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW LED descriptions Router Back PanelRouter Label Power Your Router OnHow Do I Connect My Device to the Router?  To power on your router To log in to the router Log In to Your RouterBasic Setup Configure Your Internet Settings  To manually configure your broadband Internet settings Broadband SettingsFields and Check Boxes Description 4G LTE Broadband SettingsControl Both Wi-Fi and 4G Broadband . When you select this Wide Area Network WAN Ethernet Broadband Settings Yes, a Login Is Required Connect No, a Login Is Not Required Gateway IP Address  To monitor traffic on your router Traffic Meter Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Wi-Fi Settings See Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings on Plan Your Wireless NetworkWireless Security Options Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines To view or manually configure the wireless settings Manually Configure Your Wireless SettingsFrom the main menu, select Wi-Fi Settings Wi-Fi Profile Settings Description  To configure WPA or WPA2 in the router Configure WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 To configure WEP data encryption Configure WEPUse Push N Connect WPS to Configure Your Wireless Network  To use the router WPS button to add a WPS client WPS Button To use a PIN to add a WPS client WPS PIN Entry To change wireless settings for the network Add Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPSVerizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Content Filtering Block Sites From the main menu, select Content Filtering Block Sites To block sites  To block services Block ServicesFrom the main menu, select Content Filtering Block Services  To schedule content filtering Schedule Content FilteringSchedule  To specify your time zone Localize Your Time ZoneSelect the Turn E-mail Notification On check box  To receive alerts and logs by emailVerizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Maintenance  To view the router status Router StatusWi-Fi Port. See Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings on Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW  To view the attached devices Attached DevicesMobile Broadband Status Connection Status To back up the configuration to a file Back Up SettingsBack Up the Configuration to a File From the main menu, select Maintenance Attached Devices To erase the configuration Restore the Configuration from a FileErase the Configuration  To restore the configurationChange the Built-In Password Set Password To change the built-in password Change the Administrator Login Time-Out  To use diagnostics Diagnostics To view, send, or clear the logs LogsAdvanced  To set up access control Access ControlAdvanced Wi-Fi Settings Turn off wireless connectivity completely Wireless Station Access ControlHide your wireless network name Ssid  To restrict access based on MAC addresses Restrict Access by MAC AddressAccess Control on  To configure the Wi-Fi repeating function Wi-Fi Repeating FunctionPort Forwarding/Port Triggering Remote Computer Access BasicsDestination port number Port Triggering to Open Incoming PortsPort Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering  To set up port triggering Set Up Port ForwardingSet Up Port Triggering  To set up port forwardingVerizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Miscellaneous  To view or change the WAN setup To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server Set Up a Default DMZ Server To view or change the LAN setup LAN SetupLAN TCP/IP Setup Reserved IP Addresses Dhcp Settings To reserve an IP address Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW  To set up QoS QoS Setup To add QoS priority rules  To set up a QoS priority ruleQoS Priority Rule List QoS Priority RulesFor Applications or Online Gaming For Ethernet LAN Ports  To set up the priority for LAN portDynamic DNS Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box Static Routes  To configure static routesStatic Route Example Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Remote Management  To configure remote managementSelect the Turn Remote Management On check box Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW UPnP IPv6  To configure the Internet connection typeVerizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW Troubleshooting Action Basic FunctioningCoverage exists with the router Troubleshoot Access to the Router Main Menu Troubleshoot Your Connection Connecting to the InternetTroubleshoot Internet Browsing Test the LAN Path to Your Router Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping UtilityTest the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device Restore the Default Configuration and Password Problems with Date and Time104 List of Acronyms 106 107 108 Factory Default Settings 110 Compliance Notification Verizon 4G LTE Router MBR1515LVW FCC Caution Interference Reduction TableIndex 114
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