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Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines
The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the wireless router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.
Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router.
For best results, place your wireless 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 line-of-sight access (even if through walls).
- Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones.
- Away from large metal surfaces.
The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. Data encryption security options such as WEP or WPA can take slightly longer to establish. Also, data encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.
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