Beginners Guide to Home Networks-Networking and The Internet
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The aim of this website is to help you understand basic networking and internet technologies so that you can connect devices like computers, netbooks etc to your home network and the Internet.
Just 10 years ago very few people had home computers. Today most households have several.
This has created a growing need to connect these computers together in a home network to share resources like files, printers and the Internet connection.
However this is only the beginning. Games like PS2 and Xbox can be connected to the home network, and the Internet, and so will an array of future devices like music, video devices, security cameras, domestic appliances.
The two big trends however will be the replacement humble telephone by the IP phone, and the connection of the TV to the home network and the Internet (internet TV) which for many will remove the need for a PC/laptop.
The Home Network
The home network or home office network will form the hub for your internet connection allowing all devices to connect together and to share an Internet connection.
With the growing use network enabled devices there will a growing need for almost everyone to have a basic understanding of network technologies so that they can setup, configure, and use them.
Networking Basics covers the basic technologies and terms and is the place to start if you are new to networking.
Planning Your Home Network
There are many different ways to build and setup a home network.
Because of this it is important that you plan your network before you proceed to build it, otherwise you may finish up buying hardware that you don’t need or that doesn’t do what you really wanted.
Things you need to consider
- Home many computers/devices
- Does/will your network connect to the Internet.
- Do You Have an existing Network.
- Do you want a wireless network.
- Do you expect to grow?
- Will you be connecting other devices like Xbox or Play Station etc.
Building a home network covers the three most common home networking scenarios.
- Home wired network and standard Broadband Router.
- Home Network using Wireless Access point and standard Broadband Router.
- Home network using Wireless Broadband Router
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