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TROUblesHOOTInG, sUPPORT, anD WaRRanTY
I’ve inst alled this n ew Rout er and some of my n etwork client s
(computers, game consoles, etc.) are now unable to connect.
Your new Ro uter c ame pr e-con figure d wit h a net work name a nd
password, found print ed on a n att ached card. All cl ients must use th is
network name and password to connect wirelessly to your Router.
You will ne ed to find t he net work s ettin gs on your c lient, sele ct the
network n ame pr inted on th e card from the li st of a vailab le net works ,
and enter the password when prompted to join the wireless network.
limiting the wireless transmit rate—Limiting the wireless transmit
rate can h elp i mprove range and c onnect ion st abili ty. Mos t wire less
cards hav e the a bilit y to l imit t he tra nsmis sion r ate. To c hange this
propert y in Wi ndows, go to the Wi ndows C ontro l Panel , open “Net work
Connecti ons”, a nd dou ble-c lick o n your wirel ess c ard’s c onnec tion. In
the prope rties dialo g, se lect t he “Co nfigu re” bu tton o n the “Gene ral”
tab, then choose the “Advanced” tab and select the rate property.
Wireless clien t card s are usuall y set to auto matic ally a djust
the wireless transmit rate for you, but doing so can cause
periodic disco nnect s when the w ireles s sign al is too we ak; as
a rule, s lower t ransm ission rates are m ore st able. Exper iment
with dif ferent conne ction rates until you fi nd the best one
for your environment. Note that all available transmission
rates sho uld be accep table for br owsing the I nterne t. For
more assistance, see your wireless card’s user manual.