Chapter 2
Wireless Settings and Security
This chapter describes how to set up the wireless features of your WGT624 v4 wireless router. In planning your wireless network, select a location for the wireless router that will maximize performance. Also, consider the level of wireless security required.
Note: The router factory default settings are shown in “Default Configuration Settings” in Appendix A. You can restore these defaults with the Reset button on the rear panel.
Optimizing Your Wireless Connections
The speed and range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the location of the wireless router. Choose a location for your router that will maximize the network speed.
To optimize wireless router performance:
•Identify critical wireless links.
If your network has several wireless devices, decide which wireless devices need the highest data rate, and locate the router near them. Many wireless products have automatic
•Choose placement carefully.
For best results, place your router:
–Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate.
–In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have
•Avoid obstacles to wireless signals.
–Keep wireless devices at least 2 feet from large metal fixtures such as file cabinets, refrigerators, pipes, metal ceilings, reinforced concrete, and metal partitions.
–Keep the devices away from large amounts of water such as fish tanks and water coolers.