Belkin PM01110EA User Manual

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4. choose the “Quietest” channel for your Wireless network
in locations where homes or offices are close together, such as apartment

buildings or office complexes, there may be wireless networks nearby that

can conflict with yours�
Use the site survey capabilities found in the wireless utility of your

wireless adapter or card to locate any other wireless networks that are

available (see your wireless adapter’s or card’s user manual), and move

your router and computers to a channel as far away from other networks

as possible�

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experiment with more than one of the available channels in order to

find the clearest connection and avoid interference from neighboring

cordless phones or other wireless devices�

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For Belkin wireless networking products, use the detailed site

survey and wireless channel information included with your Wireless

Network Card or Adapter� see your Network Card’s user guide for

more information�

These guidelines should allow you to cover the maximum possible area

with your router� should you need to cover an even wider area, we

suggest the Belkin Wireless G Universal range extender/Access Point�

5� Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL
secure connections typically require a user name and password, and are

used where security is important� secure connections include:

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Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, often used to connect

remotely to an office network

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The “Bring Your Own Access” program from America Online (AOl),

which lets you use AOl through broadband provided by another

cable or Dsl service

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Most online banking websites

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Many commercial websites that require a user name and password

to access your account

secure connections can be interrupted by a computer’s power

management setting, which causes it to “go to sleep�” The easiest solution

to avoid this is to simply reconnect by rerunning the VPN or AOl software,

or by re-logging into the secure website�
A second alternative is to change your computer’s power management

settings so it does not go to sleep; however, this may not be appropriate

for portable computers� To change your power management setting under

Windows, see the “Power Options” item in the Control Panel�
if you continue to have difficulty with secure connections, VPNs, and

AOl, please review the steps above to be sure you have addressed these

issues�
For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website

at www�belkin�com/networking�