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Items that can cause interference with airport – Apple AirPort Time Capsule 802.11n (1st Generation) User Manual

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Chapter 3

Tips and Troubleshooting

 If you place your Time Capsule in an entertainment center with your stereo

equipment, avoid surrounding your Time Capsule with audio, video, or power cables.

Place your Time Capsule so that the cables are to one side. Maintain as much space

as possible between your Time Capsule and the cables.

 Try to place your Time Capsule at least 25 feet (7.6 meters) from any microwave oven,

2.4 or 5 gigahertz (GHz) cordless phone, and other sources of interference.

 Do not place other objects (books, papers, small pets, etc.) on top of the Time

Capsule. It may interfere with Time Capsule cooling.

Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort

The farther away the interference source, the less likely it is to cause a problem.

The following can interfere with AirPort communication:

 Microwave ovens

 Direct Satellite Service (DSS) radio frequency leakage

 The original coaxial cable that came with certain types of satellite dishes. Contact the

device manufacturer and obtain newer cables.

 Certain electrical devices such as power lines, electrical railroad tracks, and power

stations

 Cordless telephones that operate in the 2.4 or 5 GHz range. If you have problems

with your phone or AirPort communication, change the channel your base station or

Time Capsule uses, or change the channel your phone uses.

 Nearby base stations using adjacent channels. For example, if base station A is set to

channel 1, base station B should be set to channel 6 or 11.