wireless router interference

booter

Hi all. Hope on the right page - I'm definitely not a techie so this is why I'm posting in the hope that someone who is can give me some idea! I have a DIR-615 D-Link wireless router and have had a number of problems connecting to internet (basically cannot connect). Through trial and error, it turns out that my wireless camera (CCTV type) interferes with the signal from the router to my laptop. I can connect when the camera is turned off (not the receiver) - so has anyone have any ideas how I can overcome this problem without turning of the camera? (Plain English would be good!) Thanks!

tarden

Try changing the channel of the router (i.e. the channel of the wireless signal).
There should be details in the manual of how to do this.

the182guy

If changing the channel doesn't help depending on the location of the camera and its signal strength you could try a directional antenna to keep the wireless signal away from the camera, rather than an omnidirectional antenna which will be what you have now.

JABWootton

It may be the wireless card in the laptop that is the issue.
Keep the camera turned on and see what networks you can see from the laptop.

closed

set the channel on the sender to A and wireless to 11, or D and 1, and/or move the router.

booter

Thanks to all for the advice given - sorry it took so long - laptop fried (typical!) and PC is out of the ark. Sorted now - sender to A and wireless to 11 worked great! Thanks again.