Optimizing Wireless Performance - NETGEAR EVA8000 User Manual

Optimizing Wireless Performance

The speed and operating distance or range of your wireless connection
can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the wireless
router. You should choose a location for your router that will maximize
the network speed.
The following list describes how to optimize wireless router performance.
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Tip: To find the best location, start the Network Test (on the
Supervisor functions menu) running on the Digital
Entertainer HD, and then move the Digital Entertainer HD,
the antenna on the Digital Entertainer HD, and the wireless
router. Monitor the Network Test results, to determine
which location maximizes network speed.
Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in
significant performance degradation or inability to
wirelessly connect to the router. For complete range
and performance specifications, please see "Technical
Specifications" in Appendix A.
Identify critical wireless links.
If your network has several wireless devices, decide which wireless
devices need the highest data rate, and locate the router near them.
Many wireless products have automatic data-rate fallback, which
allows increased distances without losing connectivity. This also
means that devices that are further away may be slower. Therefore,
the most critical links in your network are those where the traffic is
high and the distances are great. Optimize those first.
Choose placement carefully.
For best results, place your 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).
Avoid obstacles to wireless signals.