November 23, 2011

Optimizing the Router for Better Wireless Connectivity

If you're downloading a large files and it's coming to it's end, you're receiving a Skype call from a client in London, without warning, your Wi-Fi connection drops, leaving your download and VoIP call in havoc. You'll retry the wireless connection, but your router, though blinking contentedly in your tense, seems to be off. After three hour, for no reason, your Wi-Fi connection miraculously resurfaces.

Wireless networking can be a easy and yet gives you a headache, It's great when it works and a mind-numbing frustration when it doesn't. A common complaint among many who have moved to Wi-Fi is that their wireless connection mysteriously fades in and out the frequency.

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These steps will help you to create a stable, Always-on the wireless connections.

1. Replace your cordless phone. Cordless phones are among the worst sources of interference for wireless networks. They intend to transmit at a higher power output than Wi-Fi gear, making them louder and therefore harder to talk over, and they tend to transmit frequently, especially when the handset and base station are separated. Some 2.4GHz cordless phones let you select a channel, in which case you can try separating the phone's frequency from the frequency of your wireless network. For example, set your phone to channel 1 and your wireless router to channel 11. If your phone doesn't let you select a channel, try putting some distance between your phone and your router. Generally, it's not a good idea to place a cordless phone next to a Wi-Fi router. If this doesn't help, consider replacing your 2.4GHz phone with a 5GHz phone. This way, your phone and network won't be sharing the same airspace and won't interfere with each other.

2. Expand your wireless network. The farther you are from your wireless router, the greater the potential for interference to block or to slow your connection. For example, you may be able to connect just fine in your house, but on your patio, you may have an intermittent connection that disappears whenever your neighbor is using her cordless phone. The signal on your patio may be too weak to cope with the interference coming from the house next door. You can strengthen the connection with antennas or repeaters or you can use a power-line bridge to import the connection from your router to your patio and feed it into a power-line access point. Instead of the weak signal from your distant router, you now have a strong signal from an access point placed right where you want to buttress your coverage area.

3. Change channels. Interference is a likely cause of intermittent connections, such as the one described above. All 802.11b and 802.11g networks operate at 2.4GHz, in a small swath of spectrum once used primarily by ham-radio hobbyists. Today, these radios, plus other Wi-Fi gear, Bluetooth devices, cordless phones, microwave ovens, baby monitors, and wireless surveillance equipment, all crowd the spectrum. When these devices compete for the same airspace, they interfere with each other, potentially blocking each other's signals. Luckily, there are ways to sidestep and minimize interference in many situations. In the United States, 802.11b and 802.11g devices can be configured to operate at any one of 11 channels. Unfortunately, these channels overlap with adjacent channels, so you have only 3 non overlapping channels at your disposal: channels 1, 6, and 11. If you and your neighbor both have a wireless network, both of which are set to channel 6, you may experience interference. You can remedy the problem by resetting your wireless router to a different, preferably non overlapping, channel, in this case, either 1 or 11.

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November 20, 2011

Belkin ADSL Wireless Router

Although market is proliferated with ADSL wireless routers, but Belkin ADSL Wireless Router has proved a breakthrough for the internet users after the introduction of wireless technology that connects several users to the internet via the same connection. Now connection and file sharing without cable is no more a problem. Belkin ADSL Wireless Routers has two parts; the first is modem that you connect with ADSL phone connection and the router connects it to your all computers via four port wired Ethernet connections or via 802.11g Ethernet standard protocol.

Belkin ADSL Wireless Router has several other qualities that makes it easier to use. It can transfer all types of data at the speed of 54 Mbps including files comprising videos and movies. With its features of security modes including WPA, 128 bit WEP and 62bit WEP encryption, it has excelled in performance in providing security to its users as compared to other competitors in the market. It not only protects your network form hackers by using NAT and SPI firewalls, it also connects four wired computers to your network. It works both with PC's and Mac's. Its firewalls have managed to withstand all security problems and most of the users have given it top ratings in this function. You can easily manage its firewall through user interface, a feature that is not available in old wireless routers.

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The best that Belkin ADSL Wireless Router can provide to the users is that it is highly facilitating for use of Wi-Fi from one computer to another and then connect it with your TV for streaming the movies. This feature has turned it a great favorite of internet wizards that are always on the lookout for the best routers. It creates no problems in connecting the laps equipped with Belking PCMCIA WI-Fi cards or USB Wi-Fi adapter. Both can be connected anywhere in the house if router is working.

As far as the modem setup is concerned, it is quite easy to install. If you have BT broadband details in your hands, you should enter on your welcome screen. Within a seconds your connection will be all right and running with Belkin ADSL Wireless Routers. You can have your WPA security setup after a while, and now your connection is secure and safe from hackers. Although there is no problem with any connection, it only creates a small problem for Apple Mac Mini with Belkin USB Wi-Fi adapter. First, it does not recognize it. When you pull it out and reinstate it after restarting your computer, it easily recognizes it. Then there is no problem for 24/7. It even poses no problems during connecting Xbox via Ethernet.

What most users seek is video streaming and movie streaming facility at any place in the house. Belkin ADSL Wireless Router has solved this problem and provide many others. Now new Belkin ADSL Wireless Routers are providing solar-powered routers that mean the users have no problem if it is not connected with electricity socket. If Belkin ADSL Wireless Router is providing all services, what more a user have to ask for.

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November 16, 2011

How a Wireless N Dual Band Router Improves Your Network - Part 1

Part 1: The Cluttered Wireless 2.4GHz Band

Most of today's wireless routers support 802.11g (Wireless-G) and many of them start to support 802.11n (Wireless-N) after the specification has been finalized in October, 2009. If you've bought a laptop or wireless router after 2009, chances are that they will support 802.11n and 802.11g.

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Wireless-G and N can both utilize a common network frequency at 2.4GHz, it's the same old 2.4GHz that have been used by earlier 802.11 and 802.11b networks, and also by most of the home & office wireless telephones and remote controls.

With so many devices using 2.4GHz in your house, and your neighbors' surround you, 2.4Ghz networks are extremely cluttered with dozens maybe even hundreds of wireless devices.

To reduce interference to some degree, the 2.4Ghz network is divided up into 14 channels, with each one having its own frequency very close to 2.4GHz. They are 2.412, 2.417, 2.422, 2.427, 2.432, 2.437, 2.442, 2.447, 2.452, 2.457, 2.462, 2467, 2.472, 2.484 Ghz.

In North American only the first 11 channels are used, while in the rest of the world all the first 13, with Japan also using the last channel in their 802.11b standards.

Most 2.4GHz device can choose their channel at one of the 11 frequencies. The larger the difference in the frequency, the less interference the devices will encounter. Setting your device away from a cluttered channel might help a little back in 2003 when not so many Wireless G devices were around.

However, it doesn't really help that much in 2010. By default, all wireless routers choose Channel 6, the one in the middle. If you and your neighbors did not change channel in your routers' setting page, you are stuck in Channel 6 with a lot of other devices. Even if you are smart enough to change to Channel 1 or Channel 11, your laptop probably would still go head-and-shoulder with someone else's devices in the same or a near-by channel.

Unless you live in a big house with a huge backyard, your network environment will be all very cluttered.

Does Wireless-N Help?

The new Wireless-N standards can utilize both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequency bands.

Despite so, most routers that support Wireless-N still don't support 5GHz, and they are using the same old, cluttered, 2.4GHz. Of course, in a perfectly clean environment, you will still benefit from Wireless-N's wider range and faster data transfer rate. But if your router sits in a noisy 2.4GHz environment, it might not perform as well.

This is why so many users still don't feel much of improvement after having upgraded to a Wireless-N router. Their gaming, P2P downloading, transferring files or streaming media are still slow or jerky, or they stop altogether from time to time.

Sure, the router could be overheating or have a flawed firmware, but more likely, you have a noisy, cluttered wireless environment that keeps interfering your wireless communications. It's like a terrible traffic jam on a Friday afternoon, only every day for your router.

Fortunately, Wireless-N supports 5.0GHz, and it's like a whole new open world, where your wireless devices can escape to.

In Part 2, we will discuss how Wireless N dual band router will help you cut through the interference and gives you much higher throughput and range.

So let's have a break and I'll see you in Part 2.

How a Wireless N Dual Band Router Improves Your Network - Part 1

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November 13, 2011

Best Gigabit Wireless Router - What You Need to Know

The term the best for wireless router is relative, because manufacturers always ship new product introductions each several months or so which are better performance and by adopting the latest technologies available in the marketplace.

Today, each of the wireless manufacturers has shipped new wireless routers with gigabit LAN and WAN interfaces for their high-performance category products. Now, which one is the best among those gigabit wireless route products?

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Assume you get the best gigabit wireless router today, the next six months or so come a new product introduction with much better performance and the latest technology, who knows. So, in selecting the best one, you should include the following criteria:

1. High-speed. To provide high speed data throughput - the wireless router should be powered with the latest wireless technology - the ratified version of the 802.11n technology. The draft version of 802.11n was approved last Sep 2009 with some option additions.

2. Clean wireless. 5 GHz is cleaner frequency band compared with 2.4 GHz band since wireless router which operates in 5 GHz frequency band is less noise / interference. So, the best router should support the 802.11a technology which operates in 5 GHz frequency band. The router should support the dual-band technology.

3. Further range. So far, the technology adopted for the wireless devices to deliver longer distance range is the MIMO (Multiple-in Multiple-out) technology combined with wireless N. Some manufacturers do not specifically specify the MIMO technology in their products but they adopt the technology into the products.

4. Consistent data throughput. High-intensive bandwidth applications such as gaming and video streaming demand consistent data throughput for lag-free and jitter-free performance. Your best gigabit wireless router should support the Quality of Services (QoS) technology for multimedia traffic prioritizations.

5. Secure. Mostly all new wireless routers today are powered with the latest security technology including the WPA/WPA2; NAT and SPI firewall; VPN pass-through; and the new feature option is the capability of providing a security boundary for guest access. Typically the router supports the multiple SSID for secure guest access. Guest access is ideal for your SOHO environment where you allow your business visitors access the internet without providing your private network resources.

In selecting the best gigabit wireless router, you should examine that the router support the above criteria for high-performance wireless network.

The following list some of the best gigabit wireless routers - the new product introduction from the leading wireless networking manufacturers:

DIR-665 D-Link Xtreme N450 Gigabit Router

DIR-665 Xtreme N450 is the fastest router introduced by D Link early this year (2010). The router is powered by the new version of 802.11n with 3x3 MIMO technologies (with 3 External Dual Band Antenna) which uses three distinct data streams for extremely high-speed data throughput of up to 450Mbps (in ideal condition). With the addition of advanced Intelligent QoS Prioritization Technology, the router is ideal for smooth streaming video and fast response gaming applications.

DIR-665 is also powered by the HD Fuel technology for high-performance environment for lag-free streaming video and jitter-free online gaming applications. The router also supports the selectable dual-band technology.

DIR-665 also supports advanced security features including dual-firewall (NAT & SPI); WPA/WPA2; IGMP; VPN-pass through; and also parental control. Push Button (for WPS) is also supported for easy secure client connection. It supports Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2, or Mac OS. However, DIR-665 doesn't support guest network access . For home environment, you do not need this feature.

WNDR37AV Wireless Router For Video And Gaming

WNDR37AV is designed for high-performance wireless network for smooth video streaming and online gaming. Unlike DIR-665 which is designed with selectable dual-band, WNDR37AV is designed with simultaneous dual-band for mix environments both in 2.4GHz and 5 GHz at the same time.

The router supports advanced QoS including WMM (Wireless Multimedia) QoS. This router is embedded with USB port with ReadySHARE technology for USB Storage Access. The good thing with this USB port is that it is DLNA compliant.

WNDR37AV supports advanced security features like DIR-665, but it also supports free live parental control and multiple SSID for secure guest access.

Cisco-Linksys E3000 High-Performance Wireless-N Router

Linksys E3000 is one of new Linksys E-Series which is designed for high-performance environment to support smooth online gaming and streaming video. It is powered by 802.11n with simultaneous technology and it is equipped with 6 internal antennas for further range.

E3000 is equipped with USB port to allow you connect USB external storage for centralized file sharing with built-in UPnP AV media server to stream entertainment content. The storage can be shared for accessible across your home network or over the internet.

For security, the router supports common security features like other routers but this router supports secure guest access with Cisco connect software for simple setup steps.

In selecting the best gigabit wireless router, you should consider the router that is powered by the final version of 802.11n (not draft) technology, supports dual-band and MIMO (or other MIMO variant) technologies, QoS, and secure with guest network access (for offices environments).

By Ki Grinsing

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November 8, 2011

Tips on How to Choose the Best Wireless Router For Your Home

When it comes to wireless internet connectivity, we all want to buy the best wireless router. Because the internet is so much a part of our lives nowadays, we would not want to risk internet disconnection just because of an unreliable router.

Your first challenge in buying the best wireless router is sorting through the various brands of networking devices now sold in the market. To find the right one, use the following tips:

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Tip 1: Do not always go for high-speed routers
High speed is what we are all looking for. However, high speed routers do not guarantee a high speed internet connection. According to router experts, most high speed router models do not even use the average of the speed they promise. Spending extra money on such a model of router might not be ideal. Choose only those with mid-level speed. If your internet connection is fast enough, transmission will be good enough.

Tip 2: Choose the right design and size
Many people are not really particular about the design of the router they are buying. They are mostly particular about the functionality of the router. The size and design of the router you are buying will depend on the space allotted for your router in your room.

Tip 3: Do not just rely on reviews to determine the reliability of the router
There is a mix of positive and negative accountings about the brand of router. The experiences are not the same. Also, some people are very critical about the speed and the transmission of their routers. Some have higher standards. For home use, you don't really need a fussy router. You can just stick to those simpler models. The security of the router can just be configured. So don't let the good and bad reviews decide for you.

Tip 4: Choose between those with external or internal antennas
According to networking experts those products with external antennas deliver stronger signals. There are certain brands of routers with more than one antenna. If you have a large house and you would want to get full signal anywhere in the house, you should choose a router than can deliver stronger signal. Many also prefer buying this with internal antennas. That is because they are less conspicuous compared to its external counterpart. They just use a signal amplifier to increase signal transmission.

Just consider these steps when you are buying so you can choose only the best wireless router for your home.

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November 3, 2011

How to Choose the Best Wireless Gaming Router For Your Home Network?

Playing games alone in home with your game console and large High definition LCD TV is enjoyable. However, there are lots of games that allow you to play game in multiplayer mode. The game era is now changing from standalone to multiplayer mode games. Standalone gaming was in the past. Today you can subscribe XBOX Live to play all of your multiplayer enabled games online. With XBOX Live, you can join into unified online games with anyone, anytime, anywhere. To allow you play online games in home with the gamer's community, you need a secured system in home - a wireless gaming router.

Unlike wired multiplayer gaming where you can connect each of the game consoles via a workgroup switch with some friends, online gaming needs broadband internet connection. And the wireless gaming router is the main device you need to build a secured gaming infrastructure to allow you go live game wirelessly in the comfort of your living room without the clutter of the wires. The question is which one is the best for your online gaming?

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Wireless routers for online gaming demands high performance and secured network including the speed, reliable connection, low noise or if possible free of signal attenuator, and secured for your internal network.

High Speed Connection

Gaming is a high intensive bandwidth application that demands high-speed either wired or wireless connection. Generally the game consoles are equipped with 100Mbps Ethernet port. For wired connection to your local network, 100Mbps Ethernet port provides reliable high-speed connection. What if you demand wireless connection? You need high-speed wireless technology - the wireless-n (draft) standard. Your wireless gaming router should be powered by this wireless -n technology. Wireless -n is the future of the wireless technology available in the market you can taste today.

Most routers with wireless -n technology also adopt smart wireless antenna MIMO technology. Even though many manufacturers do not specifically label their products with MIMO technology, but they adopt the technology integrated into their own technology such as RangeMax by Netgear and Xtreme n by D-Link.

Combination of wireless -n and MIMO technologies will increase the system performance and longer distance coverage.

Make sure that your wireless gaming router is powered by the draft 802.11n standard and MIMO antenna technology or other integrated technology.

Quality of Services

High intensive bandwidth applications demand high quality services. Your wireless gaming router should support high quality of services (QoS) technology. With QoS, the system can provide prioritization over the game application above other applications such as web browsing and files downloading. Many routers support intelligent QoS technology to allow prioritization both wired and wireless Internet traffic to enable enhanced gaming experience.

DMZ Support

Exposing the computer into the wild internet is vulnerable to the internet threats. Online gaming means exposing the network into the wild internet. A secured system is needed to protect your internal network against any types of internet threats. The best way to protect and separate your internal network from the exposed host can be done by creating a security boundary. DMZ feature is used to create a security boundary for the exposed host. It is therefore, your wireless gaming router should support the DMZ feature.

Dual-band Support

Many wireless routers support dual-band feature that support both 2.4 GHz (for wireless b/g/n standards) and 5 GHz (for wireless -a standards) frequency bands either selectable or simultaneously. The benefit of having dual band is that you can play games (and other HD video streaming media) with 5 GHz frequency band which is less noise than 2.4 GHz band.

We know that there are many sources of signal interference around you using 2.4 GHz frequency band such as cordless phones, microwave oven, automatic garage door, etc that contribute to signal attenuator. It is therefore, the wireless gaming router should support dual-band.

DGL-4500 D-Link

The DGL-4500 D-Link® Xtreme N Wireless Gaming Router is specifically designed for gamers in mind. DGL-4500 contains all the requirements the gamers demand for high performance router for speed, security, and services. It is powered by the award-winning GameFuel™ technology for smoother gaming, and it is also powered by dual-band wireless -n technology. The router is embedded by both Gigabit LAN and WAN ports for faster gaming.

DGL-4500 is powered by the GameFuel Priority technology to allow you customize network setting for game traffic prioritization. DGL-4500 also includes the network activity display to show you what's going on with your router including Internet, LAN, WAN activities, and other various settings all from one screen. The included clock helps you see exactly how long you've spent playing the game.

By Ki Grinsing

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November 1, 2011

Advantages of Using a USB Wireless Card

Getting internet connectivity that is both reliable and mobile is now very easy with a USB wireless card. These wireless cards allow an individual to connect to the internet from any computer that has a USB port. The card is simply connected to the port in order to obtain wireless internet service. These cards can be purchased from many electronic retailers and telecommunication carriers and they are affordable when you consider the tremendous service they offer by making internet available anywhere at anytime. There are so many advantages to using a wireless card that can be connected to your computer via a USB port.

One of the advantages of using wireless cards that operate from a USB port is the flexibility. Unlike hardwired internet connections that require the use of cords and cables in order to connect to the internet, wireless cards are more versatile and offer mobility. Even internet connections that are setup for wireless capabilities are bound by a modem and a router. If using a laptop with a router you are limited to how far you can move from the router and the modem in order to receive a quality internet connection. Wireless cards that operate through a USB port are functional anywhere you want to connect to the internet. They can be used both inside and outside the home and they work off of high speed broadband widths so the internet connection is fast. Also, these types of wireless USB cards can be used with any electronic device that has a USB port in order to access the internet. This is very convenient and allows the individual to have internet access at any computer with a USB port.

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An additional advantage of using this type of wireless card is the affordability. Whether you own a laptop, desktop or both some people prefer having the convenience of internet service provided through a wireless card. Since these cards can be inserted in any computer an individual gets more use from this card than with traditional wired internet service. Most of the cellular companies offer internet or data service plans for reasonable prices. For one low monthly payment an individual can access the internet anywhere he/she likes through the use of the wireless card operating through a USB port on any computer. Many times the wireless cards are offered as a free gift to consumers that sign up for one of the internet or data service plans. Since many people already have cellular phone service adding the data service plan to their cellular bills is affordable when you consider that the internet can be used anywhere as opposed to cable or DSL internet service. For many this internet option is just more affordable and convenient.

There are so many different types of USB wireless cards available that there should not be a problem finding a card that suits your needs. Some of these cards are even made with an antenna which can help with obtaining a good internet connection no matter where you. These cards are very useful and are recommended for those that desire internet service on demand.

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