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DG834GUv5 Wireless Router with Built-in DSL Modem User Manual

2-2 Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings

v1.0, May 2009

– Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless

adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports.

See “Manually Configuring Your Wireless Network” on page 2-4.

• Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implements wireless security on the modem router

while, at the same time, allowing you to automatically implement wireless security on any

WPS-enabled devices (such as wireless computers and wireless adapter cards). You activate

WPS by pressing a WPS button on the modem router, clicking an onscreen WPS button, or

entering a PIN number. This generates a new SSID and implements WPA/WPA2 security.

To set up your wireless network using the WPS feature:

– Use the WPS button on the side of the modem router (there is also an onscreen WPS

button ), or enter the PIN of the wireless device.

– Make sure that all wireless computers and wireless adapters on the network are

Wi-Fi

certified and WPA or WPA 2 capable, and that they support WPS configuration.

See “Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 2-10.

Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of

the modem router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of

wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.

For best results, place your modem router according to the following guidelines:

• Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.

• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-

sight access (even if through walls).

• Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless

phones.

• Away from large metal surfaces.

• Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the antenna

in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.

• If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio

frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between

adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

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