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N Wireless Router
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INTRodUCTIoN
superhighway in this examp le. The rate of tr affic flow is mul tiplied by the
number of lanes that a re opened.
Placement of your N Wireless Router Important factors for Placement and setup
Your wireless connection will be stronger t he closer your co mputer is
to your Router. Typical indoor op erating range fo r wireless devic es is
between 100 and 200 fee t.
In the same way, your wireles s connection an d performance will
degrade somewhat as th e distance betwe en your Router an d connected
devices increases. Th is may or may not b e noticeable to you . As you
move further from your R outer, connection sp eed may decrease . Factors
that can weaken signals simply by getting in the way of your ne twork’s
radio waves are metal ap pliances or obst ructions, and wal ls.
If you have concerns abo ut your network’s pe rformance that might
be related to range or o bstruction facto rs, try moving t he computer to
a position between fi ve and 10 feet from th e Router in order to see if
distance is the proble m. If difficulti es persist even a t close range, pl ease
contact Belkin Technical Support.
Note: While some of the items l isted below can af fect network
performance, they wil l not prohibit your wireless networ k from
functioning; if you are c oncerned that yo ur network is not operating at
its maximum effecti veness, this chec klist may help.
Revolutionary N Wireless Technology with MIMo (N MIMo)
Your Belkin N Wireless Rou ter uses a new sma rt-antenna techno logy
called Multiple Input M ultiple Output (M IMO). N MIMO complie s with the
IEEE draft 802.11n specification. It in creases speed, range, reliabilit y,
and spectral effici ency for wireles s networking syste ms.
The element that makes Belkin’s N MIMO techno logy different
from a conventional radi o is the use of mul tiple antennas an d two
simultaneous data str eams to deliver wir eless transfer s around your
home or office. A conve ntional radio use s one antenna to t ransmit a
data stream. Belkin’s N MIMO, on the other hand, uses two antenna s.
This design helps com bat distortion an d interference. Belkin’s N MIMO
is multidimensional. It builds on one-d imensional smar t-antenna
technology by simultane ously transmit ting two data stre ams through the
same channel, which in creases wireles s capacity.
Another element that e nhances Belkin’s N M IMO is the use of
aggregation as specif ied in the draft 802.11n specification. By shor tening
the space between packe ts and combining multiple smaller packets
into one larger packet, B elkin’s N MIMO can tra nsmit more data through
available bandwidth.
Think of conventional ra dio transmission as a two-lane h ighway.
The speed limit govern s the maximum all owable flow of traf fic through
that lane. Compared wi th conventional rad ios, one-dimens ional smart
antenna systems help move traffic through that lane faster and more
reliably—analogous to a four-l ane road on which traffic consis tently
moves at a rate closer to the speed limit. Belkin’s N MIMO helps
traffic move at the spe ed limit and ope ns more lanes—to beco me the