Wireless Equipment Placement And Range Guidelines - NETGEAR UTM9S Quick Start Manual

Wireless Equipment Placement and Range
Guidelines
The range of your wireless connection can vary based on the location
of the UTM. 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 the inability to connect wirelessly to the
UTM. For complete performance specifications, see the data sheet at
downloadcenter.netgear.com.
For best results, place your UTM according to the following general
guidelines:
• Near the center of the area in which your wireless devices
operate.
• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly
connected devices have line-of-sight access (even if through
walls).
• Away from sources of interference such as computers,
microwaves ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones.
• Away from large metal surfaces or water.
• Placing the antennas in the upright position provides the best
horizontal coverage.
• If you are using multiple wireless access points such as the UTM,
it is better if access points use different radio frequency channels
to reduce interference. The recommended channel space
between adjacent access points is five channels (for example,
use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11, or 1 and 11).
• The time that it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary
depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP
connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook
computer.
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