Belkin F6D4630-4 Troubleshooting, sections, Table of Contents, Enhanced Wireless Modem Router

Troubleshooting

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What’s the difference between 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, and draft 802.11n?

Currently there are four levels of wireless networking standards, which transmit data at very different maximum speeds. Each is based on the designation for certifying network standards. The most common wireless networking standard, 802.11b, transmits information at 11Mbps; 802.11a and 802.11g work at 54Mbps; and draft 802.11n works at 300Mbps. See the following chart for more detailed information.

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Wireless	G	Enhanced	N MIMO	N1 MIMO
Technology	(802.11g)	(1x1 draft	(draft 802.11n	(draft 802.11n
		802.11n)	with MIMO)	with MIMO)
Speed*	Up to 54Mbps*	Up to 150Mbps*	Up to 300Mbps*	Up to 300Mbps*
Frequency	Common	Common	Common	Common
	household	household	household	household
	devices such as	devices such as	devices such as	devices such as
	cordless phones	cordless phones	cordless phones	cordless phones
	and microwave	and microwave	and microwave	and microwave
	ovens may	ovens may	ovens may	ovens may
	interfere with	interfere with	interfere with	interfere with
	the unlicensed	the unlicensed	the unlicensed	the unlicensed
	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz
Compatibility	Compatible with	Compatible	Compatible with	Compatible with
	802.11b/g	with 802.11b/g,	draft 802.11n**	draft 802.11n**
		draft 802.11n,	and 802.11b/g	and 802.11b/g
		and Belkin G+
		MIMO
Coverage*	Up to 400 ft.*	Up to 1,000 ft.*	Up to 1,200 ft.*	Up to 1,400 ft.*
Advantage	Common—	Better coverage	Enhanced	Leading edge—
	widespread	and consistent	speed and	best coverage
	use for Internet	speed and	coverage	and throughput
	sharing	range

*Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on your networking environment.

**This Router is compatible with products based on the same version of the draft 802.11n specifications and may require a software upgrade for best results.

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