User's Manual

10D-Link DWA-525 User Manual
Section 2 - Installation
Wireless Installation Considerations
The D-Link wireless adapter lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the
operatingrangeofyourwirelessnetwork.Keep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.Typicalrangesvarydependingonthetypes
ofmaterialsandbackgroundRF(radiofrequency)noiseinyourhomeorbusiness.Thekeytomaximizingwirelessrangeisto
followthesebasicguidelines:
1.KeepthenumberofwallsandceilingsbetweentheD-Linkadapterandothernetworkdevicestoaminimum.
Eachwallorceilingcanreduceyouradapter’srangefrom3-90feet(1-30meters).Positionyourdevicessothat
thenumberofwallsorceilingsisminimized.
2.Be aware of the direct line between network devices. A wall that is 1.5 feet thick (.5 meters), at a
45-degreeangleappearstobealmost3feet(1meter)thick.Ata2-degreeangleitlooksover42feet(14meters)
thick!Positiondevicessothatthesignalwilltravelstraightthroughawallorceiling(insteadofatanangle)for
better reception.
3.BuildingMaterialsmakeadierence.Asolidmetaldoororaluminumstudsmayhaveanegativeeecton
range.Trytopositionaccesspoints,wirelessrouters,andcomputerssothatthesignalpassesthroughdrywall
oropendoorways.Materialsandobjectssuchasglass,steel,metal,wallswithinsulation,water(shtanks),
mirrors,lecabinets,brick,andconcretewillweakenyourwirelesssignal.
4.Keepyourproductaway(atleast3-6feetor1-2meters)fromelectricaldevicesorappliancesthatgenerateRF
noise.
5.Ifyouareusing2.4GHzcordlessphonesorX-10(wirelessproductssuchasceilingfans,lights,andhomesecurity
systems),yourwirelessconnectionmaydegradedramaticallyordropcompletely.Makesureyour2.4GHzphone
base is as far away from your wireless devices as possible. The base transmits a signal even if the phone in not
in use.