Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter - Network Hardware and Security; Choose Your Network Hardware; Make Your Wireless Network Secure

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Choose Your Network Hardware
Consider the following guidelines
when purchasing network hardware:
• UseanXbox-compatibleaccess
pointorrouter(802.11nis
recommended). For more
information about approved Xbox-
compatible access points or routers,
gotowww.xbox.com/networkhelp.
• SomeXbox-compatiblerouters
aredualband(2.4-GHz/5-GHz).
Using a dual-band router lets you
congureyourconsoletoachieve
maximum bandwidth and the
best possible connection. For
more information, go to
www.xbox.com/networkhelp.
• Whenusingadual-bandaccess
point or router, make sure the
2.4-GHzand5-GHznetworkshave
unique network names (SSIDs).
Make Your Wireless
Network Secure
Because wireless networks use
radio signals, it is possible for
wireless network devices outside
your immediate area to pick up the
signals and either connect to your
network or capture the network
trafc.Tohelppreventunauthorized
connections and reduce the
possibility of eavesdroppers listening
inonyournetworktrafc:
• Locateyourrouteroraccesspoint
toward the center of your home.
Thisminimizesthestrengthofthe
signal outside your home.
• Enablewirelesssecurityonyour
router or access point. Your
wireless networking adapter
supportsWPA,WPA2,andWEP
security. When you enable
wireless security, you establish a
keythat“encrypts”thedatabeing
wirelessly transmitted so that it is
decipherable only by computers
with the same key.