Get The Interference Out Of Your WLAN

Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth devices and cordless phones use radio waves that fall within a non-licensed portion of the frequency spectrum. This means that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. and regulatory bodies in other countries allow usage in these public bands without coordination among users.

This situation occasionally results in radio wave signals from other sources hurting the performance of Wi-Fi networks, a problem generically known as RF interference. That's why it's important to consider all potential sources of RF interference when deploying a wireless LAN. If you don't, you are likely to see a precipitous drop-off in performance that, in some cases, you may not be able to fix.