32 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting
ItemsThatCanCauseInterferencewithAirPort
Thefartherawaytheinterferencesource,thelesslikelyitistocauseaproblem.
ThefollowingcaninterferewithAirPortcommunication:
 Microwaveovens
 DirectSatelliteService(DSS)radiofrequencyleakage
 Theoriginalcoaxialcablethatcamewithcertaintypesofsatellitedishes.Contactthe
devicemanufacturerandobtainnewercables.
 Certainelectricaldevicessuchaspowerlines,electricalrailroadtracks,andpower
stations.
 Cordlesstelephonesthatoperateinthe2.4or5GHzrange.Ifyouhaveproblems
withyourphoneorAirPortcommunication,changethechannelyourbasestationor
TimeCapsuleuses,orchangethechannelyourphoneuses.
 Nearbybasestationsusingadjacentchannels.Forexample,ifbasestationAissetto
channel1,basestationBshouldbesettochannel6or11.