User's Manual

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4HE$,INKWIRELESSROUTERLETSYOUACCESSYOURNETWORKUSINGAWIRELESSCONNECTIONFROMVIRTUALLYANYWHEREWITHIN
THEOPERATINGRANGEOFYOURWIRELESSNETWORK+EEPINMINDHOWEVERTHATTHENUMBERTHICKNESSANDLOCATIONOFWALLS
CEILINGSOROTHEROBJECTSTHATTHEWIRELESSSIGNALSMUSTPASSTHROUGHMAYLIMITTHERANGE4YPICALRANGESVARYDEPENDING
ONTHETYPESOFMATERIALSANDBACKGROUND2&RADIOFREQUENCYNOISEINYOURHOMEORBUSINESS4HEKEYTOMAXIMIZING
WIRELESSRANGEISTOFOLLOWTHESEBASICGUIDELINES
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SOTHATTHENUMBEROFWALLSORCEILINGSISMINIMIZED
"E AWARE OF THE DIRECT LINE BETWEEN NETWORK DEVICES ! WALL THAT IS  FEET THICK  METERS AT A 
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OFATANANGLEFORBETTERRECEPTION
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RANGE4RYTOPOSITIONACCESSPOINTSWIRELESSROUTERSANDCOMPUTERSSOTHATTHESIGNALPASSESTHROUGH
DRYWALLOROPENDOORWAYS-ATERIALSANDOBJECTSSUCHASGLASSSTEELMETALWALLSWITHINSULATIONWATER
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+EEP YOURPRODUCTAWAYAT LEAST  FEET OR  METERS FROM ELECTRICALDEVICES OR APPLIANCES THAT
GENERATE2&NOISE
)FYOUAREUSING'(ZCORDLESSPHONESOR8WIRELESSPRODUCTSSUCHASCEILINGFANSLIGHTSAND
HOMESECURITYSYSTEMSYOURWIRELESSCONNECTIONMAYDEGRADEDRAMATICALLYORDROPCOMPLETELY-AKE
SUREYOUR'(ZPHONEBASEISASFARAWAYFROMYOURWIRELESSDEVICESASPOSSIBLE4HEBASETRANSMITS
ASIGNALEVENIFTHEPHONEINNOTINUSE