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I want to go wireless, how do I do it

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As long as your house does not have walls made of lead, wireless should work fine for you. There are no problems with lag for most users and the system can be secured to a degree if you are worried about people stealing your bandwidth.

Take a look at the Diagrams section for your various wireless setup options.

I would recommend that you use the Wireless-G or Wireless-N specification, the Wireless B standard has been out a while now and G and N are faster and have greater range.
 

Wireless standards

• Wireless B - 11mb
• Wireless A - 54mb
• Wireless G - 54mb
• Wireless G (Turbo, has many names) - 108mb+
• Wireless N - 300mb+

So what kit do you need, the first piece of equipment is the router and its different for ADSL users and Cable users. So, we'll deal with ADSL users first.

ADSL Users

You need an ADSL Wireless G or N Router. Most routers have 4 Ethernet ports so you can wire up your PC direct to the router. See the Equipment section for my recommendations .

Cable Users

Again, the same recommendations as before, go for a wireless G or N router. See the Equipment section for my recommendations .


So that's the front end covered. What about the connection to the Xbox? Well that piece of hardware is the same whether you are an ADSL or Cable customer.

• Ethernet Bridge Adapters
• Official Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter

Personally I would recommend that you try to choose the same brand for the adaptor as you did for your router. In other words, a Belkin router a Belkin adaptor, Netgear and Netgear etc etc. The Microsoft Official Adapter works with most routers, I have listed ones that are known not to work with it here

All wireless hardware meets the same wireless standards so they should all work together, but if you go for the same brand its easier to troubleshoot if you have any problems.

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION

You MUST secure you wireless set-up. Have a look at this section to see my recommendations.

Troubleshooting

Some people find they experience drop outs with Wireless G routers. This is usually because of interference from other wireless networks, microwaves, cordless phone and digisenders. Basically anything that uses the 2.4Ghz frequency.

To try to help solve this issue, you could try a different wireless channel on your network. Lots of routers default to Channel 6. Why not try Channel 11 instead. If that doesnt work, try another to see if you get a more stable connection.  Consult your router documentation to find out how to do this and look here for more help