Millions of people have to are more computers at home with
one of them connected to a broadbank service.Why not
setup broadbank to run on both or all computers in your
home or business.
The hard part is setting up security, if you're using wireless,
and you will want to have good security. Other than this, it's
pretty straightforward to setup your broadbank to run on
multiple computers.
There are four ways to or methods to setup your broadband
Ethernet which uses Cat 5 cables
HomePlug which works through the electrical outlets,see
pictures of these components by visiting
http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com/photos.html
HomePNA,through telephone outlets
Wi-Fi which uses wireless NIC Card,wireless
Several companies make good networking equipment such
D-Link, Belkin and Linksys. You can learn about the equipment
through the Internet and they all guarantee thier products.
Be certain to carefully remove each product from its box and
place the box in a safe place.This way you can use the box to
return a product should it be damaged or defective.
Basic kits for networking your computers will have instructions
and software for the network as seen as two NICs.Better known
as Network Interface Cards,these NICs are installed in empty slots
in the system unit.
The PCI slot is where the card is installed and there are
the USB adapters as well.The network will need cabling to
connect the computers and the CAT 5 or Category 5 cable
is the one to look for.
You will need a Wireless Router to connect each PC
to the network.Wireless NIC Cards must be installed
in each computer in the network.When you purchase
your wireless kit,take note of the indoor range.
As you can see when looking at the wireless Router,you
have the option to wire your computers together should
something go wrong with any wireless component.Take
note of the difference between the wired nic and the
wireless nic cards.
The PC networking companies offer configurators on most
Web sites. You can use them to figure out exactly what
equipment you need.
To learn more,take the time to visit the website below which
have are the configurators.
http://web.belkin.com/config/network2/index0.asp
http://www.dlink.com/configurator_v2.0/index.asp?vendorID=dlink
http://www.linksys.com/configurator/
Websites such as Belkin go one step further by offering tutorials
to assist your effect to networking.
Wireless networks have serious security issues however.
This is because radio waves are used in wireless
networks.Without security such as a good firewall,anyone
can get onto your network and cause mischief.
Want to see how some of their tutorials help you with
connecting and setting up your wireless network?
Visit these sites to take a look at tutorials to assist you.
http://www.linksys.com/edu/
http://www.belkin.com/networking/net_basic/net_basic1.html
You should also contact some of these sites to learn more about
how to secure your wireless broadband.You'll want to keep out
hackers and intruders from getting onto your network and
stealing your important data.
To see the components needed to setup your wireless network,
visit us at http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com/photos.html
and our PC Repair 5.0 videos and DVDs have it all.
