Optimising Windows Xp Settings; Integrating Additional Devices In The Wlan; Information On Terminal Devices - UPC Cablecom WLAN Modem Manuel D'installation

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Avoid setting up electronic devices such as baby monitors, powerline adapters, TVs,
DECT base stations, telephones or other routers in the immediate vicinity of the WLAN
modem. It is usually enough to place these devices 50 cm away from it.
Other wireless transmission channels can also boost the speed. If several WLAN routers
share the same transmission channel, the speed is reduced. In the Admin section of
your WLAN modem, you can manually select a different channel. Log onto your router
as described in section 4.7. In menu option "Wireless", you can change the transmission
channel under "Channel". Confirm the change with "Safe".
For other helpful tips and explanations, please visit the WLAN Modem section at upc-
cablecom.ch/installing.

4.3 Optimising Windows XP settings

In order to optimise the Windows XP operating system, please run the "Fiber Power
Optimizer" that is included on the Installer CD (under Additional software). Alternatively,
you can also download the software from the "Computer" section at upc-cablecom.ch/
installing.
The "Fiber Power Optimizer" optimises your Windows XP settings to handle extremely
high data transfer speeds using our Fiber Power Internet. In many cases, Windows XP
is limited in its data transmission capacity and has not yet been optimised for very high
bandwidths. The later Windows or Mac OS X operating systems have already been confi-
gured for very high bandwidths and do not usually need to be adjusted.
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4.4 Integrating additional devices in the WLAN

You can integrate any WLAN-enabled device in your WLAN network. The connection
is established through the respective end device. For access, use your network name
(SSID) and the associated password (WPA2-PSK). You will find this on the bottom of
your WLAN modem (see illustration on the previous pages).
Section WLAN Modem at upc-cablecom.ch/installing also describes how to integrate
the most common smartphone models in your WLAN network.

4.5 Information on terminal devices

In general, please ensure that your terminal device supports the following technical spe-
cification: 802.11n.
If you have other devices in your network and one of these still has the older specifica-
tion 802.11b or 802.11g, this will have an adverse effect on the Internet performance of
all other devices. Faster devices will adjust to the slowest device, reducing your trans-
mission speed.
This situation can be resolved if either all "b" or "g" devices or network cards are replaced
by up-to-date "n" standards, or if you use a separate router for the older devices.
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