Any danger from wireless router radio signals?

A friend of mine has some concern that the transmissions/radiation from a wireless router in the home could be harmful to his 5-year old son.
Two questions:
1. Is there any merit to his fear?
2. If he installs a router but uses only the wired ethernet connections (and makes no use whatever of the wireless capability), will that eliminate all wireless radio transmissions from the router?
Thanks much.

Hi wildsky! In a way, yes there is some truth to his fear. Any electronic device ( it's not true to routers only) can create its own EMF ( Electromagnetic Field). When exposed to it for a long period, it can become harmful to one's health.
If he has wired devices only and doesn't really need the wireless function of the router, he can disable that feature. He just need to access the setup page of the router to do that. It would depend on the model number of the device though as some wireless routers do not have that option.

Similar Messages

Wireless router weak signal to PC

I have a BEFW11S4 Wireless router and I have qwest DSL 2wire Modem/router.
I have hooked up the system like the instructions say, However when I plug in to my PC it show a message that the signal to the PC is weak or not there. My install instruction say to use a blue ethernet cable but my router was missing it. Is that my issue?

I am running my DSL from a Q-west "2wire" modem/router. when I have the qwest modem hooked to the linksys the computer gives that message. I have also hooked the qwest modem directly to my pc and used a extra port to my wireless router. The lights on the router show internet is hooked up and the wireless is working. I have used my wireless laptop and it shows the Linksys is present but it will not connectto the internet. it also shows the qwest 2wire modem as a wireless connection.

Steps necessary change from wireless router to direct connection to the Imac

Want needs to be done to move from a wireless router to the modum direct to the computer, if currently using a wireless modum and router?

Right, I should have added that, thanks.

Distance from wireless router too close??

I have a WRT54GX4 and access from anywhere in my house or outside is not a problem....except when my laptop is on the same desk and about 18 inches away. I have a tough time acquiring a signal, and when I do, I usually lose it.
Is there such a thing as being too close to the router? The only things nearby are my desktop monitor, a corded phone, desktop PC's speakers, printer, and a joystick.
The problem is easily solved by using a cable, but I would prefer not if I could change something.
Thanks in advance.

- Change channel to 11... good frequency for wireless devices near each other.

Cannot get any sound from william hill radio

i have logged onto the william hill radio site but cannot get any sound

sorry to hear about your problems. Try running Audio MIDI, see what's it's set it for both the line out/digital out. Holding down the Alt Key (next to the space bar) gets you a list of all the input and output devices on your macbook pro. Also, see if accessibility is turned on under system preferences. Other than that, I can't say. if you have wifi problems, see if there's an update for it (airport?) or see if you can change Wi-ifi channels on your printer
well, I tried anyways
JB

I want a wireless router/modem- any advice?

Me again - technically challenged of London!
OK - so now I see how the ethernet connection would sit in the iMAC and the airport extreme card in the powerbook - but I am totally confused by the multitude of wireless modem/router contraptions available (I can feel my credit card about to explode in anticipation...)
I've narrowed my choice to either the d Link, netgear or Linksys brands as these seem compatible with both the airport express and my old PC laptop and network card.
Can anyone add wise words? I've researched the combined modem/router because adsl modems in the uk are usb only...(see I'm learning something!)
Meanwhile thanks for the support to this particluar "newbie".
Rachel

It matters not of which wireless router you choose, as they all comply to the IEEE 802.11 format. (In your case, 802.11g)
Be forewarned that using a third-party router programme may be a bit tricky to setup, as third-party routers will need to be set up via web browser.
Linksys I found to be the best in overall functionality, however, it's setup method is quite tricky.
Should you choose to go Airport Extreme over all other brands, you might have to pay a little more, but you will get more features and far more functionality, plus, setup with the included Apple Airport Utility will be much easier and more user-friendly.
Guaranteed that the Airport cards will be compatible with any 802.11g wireless router that you choose.
"Combined" equipment, however, I feel can cause problems in the future, should one part of the equipment cease to function, it would be of a greater cost to replace or repair, so don't go that route.
Also, should you choose third party, you will need to setup the router directly via ethernet anyway.
Is there anything else that you would like to know?
Happy Christmas

Ipad connects with Airport Express, but not wireless router

I have a airport express that exends my network and is connected by an ethernet cable to the wireless router. they are on opposite sides of the house from each other. every other device i own has full bars wifi anywhere in the house. but the ipad only seems to find the signal from the AE.
If i go in the bedroom with the wireless router, the signal drops to 1 bar. if i unplug the AE along with all the other electronics for the TV/Receiver at night, the ipad loses the signal and cannot get a signal from the router, standing right next to it. i have tried reset, hard reset, renew lease forgetting network, and all fails. any ideas?
I have a Verizon Ultraline series 3 model A90-9100EM15-10 and the firmware is up to date.

Disclaimer - For me the Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico my first language is Spanish. I do not speak English, however I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture very different from that found in most 1st world nations, such as that in the two dominant North American countries. Written language has no tone. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
You likely have your reason for extending your network in this manner, but it seems that the AE is not really extending your router's network, but creating its own separate network that then extends your internet connection. This can be confusing to devices if you are expecting that they will switch between the two of them automatically.
The iPad can only support one connect at a time. It sounds like you want it to be able to jump from the AE connection to a router connection on a whim when signal strength drops. I am not sure that the iPad's radio is that sophisticated. At best when the iPad looses a signal it could ask if you want to join any other network that it detects, especially if it has connected to that network in the past.
AFA the router, some routers don't like iOS devices and just won't connect. When you go to Settings/Wi-Fi does the iPad see the router's network? If the iPad sees the router network, try configuring a connection by hand.
Tap Other... and write the name of the router's network. Tap Security and select the type of security the router's network employs. Return to the previous pane and enter the password. Tap Join. If you can make the conection the iPad should remember this network in the future. Turn on Ask to Join Networks and hopefully when the iPad looses the AE signal in the future it will then ask you if you want to join the router's network.

HPC8180 Printer wont connect to wireless network, after firmware upgrade to Wireless Router

My HPC8180 has been connecting wirelessly since I bought it sometime ago. I recently had to upgrade the firmware on my Netcom NB9W wireless router and since then my HP wont resolve to the wireless network.
I run the Wireless Network wizzard on the printer, select the correct SSID and enter the WEP key as per instructions.
It then will not connect.
The summary I print out says it passes everything except:
No Filtering = Fail
Connected = Not Run
Signal Strength = Very Low (which is strange because it's about 10ft from Wireless Router).
Other networks detected matching your network name (SSID) = No
Summary says:
Network Name (SSID) altnet (correct)
IP Address = Not applicable
Configuration Source = Not applicable
Communication Mode = Infrastructure
Authentication Type = Open System
Encryption = 64-bit WEP
I have NOT turned on mac address filtering
Any ideas??
This question was solved.
View Solution.

Your router appears to be a DSL modem router. Those can be tricky to connect to. Also, WEP can be problematic and is no longer a good security measure. WEP can be broken in about 10 minutes with freeware from the internet.
Let's do three things:
1. Change to WPA or WPA2 encryption. You can make up your own password. Make it 13 or more characters, numbers and letters, upper and lower case.
2. Reset the Network Defaults in your printer (Setup > Network area).
3. Attach to the router in this way:
Sometimes DSL providers have more control over the router than the printer likes.
- Unplug the telephone line from the router
- Turn the power off on the router, wait 30 seconds, then turn the power back on.
- Go through the normal process of connecting the printer to the device (Wireless Setup WIzard)
- Now find the IP address of the printer (it should be on the self-test printout), type it into a browser.
- On that screen you will find a Networking Tab, then on the left Wireless, then the IPv4 Tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. You need to set an IP address outside the range that the router automatically sets (called the DHCP range). If you know what that is, set an IP outside that range but no higher than 254 (the last number in the address).
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Leave the gateway and DNS blank
- Finally, plug in the phone line, reboot the router and test.
Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
I am employed by HP

Netgear AC6300 N1750 Wireless Router Compatibility

Just looking for some feedback on the new Netgear AC6300 N1750 Wireless Router, is this a Verizon FiOS Friendly Router?
I currently have my FiOS internet set up as Ethernet out of the ONT instead of MoCA this was done several years ago, all is running fine until my existing Netgear N750 WNDR4000 died, and am looking to upgrade to the new AC6300 by Netgear.
Any Feedback would be appreciated as I hve had inpecable service out of the existing Netgear router I am using and thought since it is on its last legs I would keep with the same Mfg and go with the newest Model which is the AC6300 N1750. Netgear claims it is fully compatible with Verizon FiOS however I waould like to hear it from the Verizon side of the house as well if it is true.
Thank you again in advance
Dev

webdevii wrote:
.. Netgear AC6300 N1750 Wireless Router, is this a Verizon FiOS Friendly Router? ... looking to upgrade to the new AC6300 by Netgear ... Netgear claims it is fully compatible with Verizon FiOS ...
The term "FiOS compatible" is a lot like smoke and mirrors. Since you have no requirement for MoCA capability, any reasonable quality wireless router of recent vintage will do the job, and do it well. Be advised that the dual band capability of this device won't be beneficial just yet. Also the ability to load third party firmware such as TomatoUSB or DDWRT is pretty much standard on higher quality routers these days.
According to the NewEgg page, this particular device has all the bells and whistles, and looks very good. It's very attractive to boot. However it costs nearly $200, so it really should be above average. If you don't mind spending this much, you'll be just fine, FiOS or otherwise.

Cannot get an IP from the Router - Limited or No Connection

Help!
Hello,
I have a Linksys Wireless G router and 2 XP computers that were
working fine.
I am using it wired - no wireless being used.
Now one get an error that is there is low network connectivity and
cannot connect to anything.
The other computer - fine. So X - no connection, Y - connected
I tried swapping cables - same situation (different ends, new cable,
the one from Y) - X no network, Y is fine. Switched router ports -
same situation X-no, Y - yes
Plugged in modem directly into X - works FINE.
I did check the security center in the control panels - in both cases
the fire wall is on, but the windows firewall is off. I cannot
disable the firewall from X - it must be the router firewall (I tried
removing any filtering from the router - same issue). Again, Y works
fine.
Only when going through the router does this cause a problem.
Direct connection is fine.
To top it off, when computer X is booted up in safe mode and going
through the router - it is fine. An IP address is taken. In regular
mode the computer boots up and shows an IP address of 169.254.x.x. I
tried power cycling the mode, router, both, reboots - same issue
169.254.x.x. I tried hard coding the IP address to the one found on
the router and in the range of the router - no dice.
Why can't I get an IP address from DHCP?
Computer X does not Norton Antivirus on it - I disabled it in regular
mode - same problem. I do not want to uninstall it.
I read about a Service Pack 2 problem with XP - but the problem does
not appear in Safe Mode with Networking and I did try the fixes my MS
about it - to no avail. The underlying issue is that computer X
cannot get an IP address from the router.
Computer X work when:
- there is a direct connection from the modem (DSL) to the computer
in regular mode
- booted up in Safe Mode and attached to the router - can ping it,
surf the net
Computer Y is fine with the Router.
Suggestions on how to proceed?
Help!
Thanks!
Tmuld
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
- Andy Rooney

Hi,
I tried it - same problem.
Did the netsh command and reboot.
Did the mtu change.
Same problem.
Reset the router and tried all over - same situation.
The DHCP client list shows 2 ip addresses - one for the computer that does not work and one for the one that does not.
Same IP addrsses as before.
192.168.1.100 - does not work - but the MAC address hows, and so does the computer name.
192.168.1.101 - does work.
Again, the computer works in safe mode (and connected to the router) and with a direct connection. The issue has to be with the router.
Is there any way I can for the computers to swap router IPs?
Thanks,
Tmuld
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
- Andy Rooney

Re: WRT350N ----- Very poor Wireless signal strength from my router

I have a WRT350N router. I had it for a year now. In the begining the Wireless Signal strenth was good.
I used to get 4-5 bars in my bed room which is about 10 meters from the router.
Now I have my laptop sitting 1 feet away from the router and I get only 1 bar.
I upgraded my firmware. I rebooted my router a few times still no luck.
Current Firmware Version: v1.04.4 build 003 Jul. 14, 2008
Can any one tell me whats the problem. More importantly can some one help me resolve this problem.
Thanks
Sunny

As you upgraded the router's firmware,I would suggest you to reset the router for 30 seconds and reconfigure it from the scratch, as it is advisable to reset the router after upgrading the router's firmware.
On the router's setup page,Under Wireless tab..Give unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID). Change the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz... Under the Advance Wireless tab,change the Beacon Interval to 75 and click on save settings.... Now,check.

I have an Iphone 4S on ios7.0.3 and am attempting to use airplay with an airplay enabled AV receiver from Pioneer (VSX-53). I also recently upgraded my wireless router. I no longer get the airplay icon on my iphone? Any suggestions?

I have an iphone 4S on ios 7.0.3 and am attempting to use airplay with an airplay enabled AV receiver (Pioneer VSX-53). I also recently upgraded my wireless router and the roouter is working fine with the five elements on the network. Prior to the upgrade to 7.0.3 and the router upgrade the airplay feature working fine and i was able to consistently use airplay to stream music th the AV receiver. After the upgrades the airplay icon no longer appears on my iphone or on my macbook running itunes. Any suggestion on how to trouble shoot the missing airplay icon is much appreciated.

Hi there,
You're running an old version of Safari. Before troubleshooting, try updating it to the latest version: 6.0. You can do this by clicking the Apple logo in the top left, then clicking Software update.
You can also update to the latest version of OS X, 10.8 Mountain Lion, from the Mac App Store for $19.99, which will automatically install Safari 6 as well, but this isn't essential, only reccomended.
Thanks, let me know if the update helps,
Nathan

Intermittent/low signal from my wireless router

I am getting an intermittent or low signal strength on my wireless router WPC11 v.4. Web pages are taking forever to load or do not load at all. I believe this to be a router problem because a) when i connect right to my cable modem with a network cable (bypassing the router) I seem to be ok; b) if I go back thru the router but connect a netwrork cable from the router to my laptop, I seem to be ok; c) I sometimes see 5.5 or 2.0 Mbps instead of the normal 11.0. On my router, the power, wireless-b lights are lit. The Internet light continuously blinks rapidly.
Is there something wrong with my router? Could it be the antennaes? I have had this router for a few years now. Some other problem? I am not very technical so I hope I have described the problem as best I could in order to get some help. Can someone please help me diagnose and resolve? is there more info I can provide?

You need to upgrade the firmware of your router, reset and re-configure it...Download the Firmware of your router from here , after downloading the firmware follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the device: - Open
an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin...
When the router’s web-based setup page appears, click Help then Upgrade Firmware.When the Upgrade Firmware opens, click Browse and browse to the location where the firmware files were extracted and select the .bin file. When the file is selected, click Open and then click on Upgrade When the upgrade is complete click Continue...
After that Reset your router :
1. Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
2. Then, unplug the power keep holding down the reset button for
another 30 Seconds.
3. Plug back the power back in, and keep holding down the reset button
for 30 Seconds.
4. Release the reset button.
Then re-configure your router...Click here

My iPad will not let me connect to my wireless router from my desktop!!! any tips???

I just hooked up a new wireless router on my desktop computer today. My iPad picked up the connection immediately.. but when I go to put my password in for the router it tells me its unable to connect. I know 100% that Im putting the right password in!!! I dont know what else to do????

Is the password you are entering the 13 digit encryption code? It's usually found on the router and is most often a combination of letters and numbers.

Need help configuring Cisco/Linksys wireless router to extend wi-fi signal to living room

My U-verse wireless gateway is in the back of our house. We live in an old 1920's home with solid wood walls. For our macbooks, we get a pretty decent signal, but my wife's iPad 2 get's poor wi-fi speeds. I bought a Cisco/Linksys WRT160N wireless N broadband router. I have a wired connection in my living room (going to a 4 port switch) then connected to my DVR. I tried hooking up the new router but ended up getting no signal on the iPad. In fact, it caused other issues. I ended up disconnecting it and re-booting my gateway. All came back fine. This wireless router replaces a similar unit that went out in after a power failure, so I know this can be done, but I forget exactly how I confiured the old one. I would like it to "extend" my signal to the living room, but I am also willing to create a new network (different SSID). Do I need to turn of DHCP? Are there any web sites that can assist me in configuring the router? I wish I didn't have to deal with this. The signal from the RG is great when you are in the back room (20+ down). But my wife gets about 3 down on her iPad in the living room. Thanks in advance.

Hi ,
I was doing some research on how this can be done. It does not appear there is an option in the Cisco router to set it up as an access point, but there are several options you can do to extend your network.
The first thing you can do is just set it up as a router behind router setup, and you will just have two separate networks. Make sure the DHCP pool does not conflict with the U-verse's gateway of 192.168.1.x.
The second thing you can do is connect the Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on your Cisco router instead of using the internet port. This should make it work like a smart switch.
With both setups, you want to probably change the SSID, network key, and wireless security settings to the same thing for wireless roaming abilities. That way, anyone that configures their wireless connection will be connected to both networks. Just make sure the wireless channels are not the same, and I would suggest having them at least 5 apart.
Hope this helps.
-ATTU-verseCare

Any danger from wireless router radio signals?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for