N150 and N300 Wireless Routers
Position Your Router
The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range.
Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your router’s signal. Wireless access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, or any other device that emits a wireless signal for network access.
To position your router:
1.Place your router near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and within line of sight to your wireless devices.
2.Make sure that the router is within reach of an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.
3.Place the router in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices.
4.Place the router away from electrical devices such as these:
•Ceiling fans
•Home security systems
•Microwaves
•Computers
•Base of a cordless phone
•2.4 GHz cordless phone
5.Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated walls such as these:
•Solid metal doors
•Aluminum studs
•Fish tanks
•Mirrors
•Brick
•Concrete
To prepare your router for installation:
1.Carefully peel off the protective film covering your router.
2.Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
Hardware Setup
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