When your two teenage daughters start fighting over the use of the internet or the printer it may be time to get all your devices connected. When your daughters have their own laptops and you have a computer with a dial up connection, all you have to do is get in house networking done. To do this you will have to go in for the conventional way of connecting by wires or cables or you could go really hi tech by the wireless technology. The router is the centre point of all the connectivity; this is the device that will connect all the computers and the internet. Once you have a router installed it will monitor the movement of all data through the network and will enable all the machines to access the internet via one dial up or cable internet connection. This home network set up will allow you to access shared documents, access internet through one connection and access the connected printer and other devices through all the connected machines. The next important part is the home net work security, for this you have to take following precautions;
- Install routers with good inbuilt security systems.
- Get additional firewalls installed to avoid breach of security.
- Get a good home network storage system, this will give additional security.
To know the basic of networking you could read some home computer networking books or just read online. The choice of wireless network will give you the freedom from wires and also the freedom of roaming any where in the house ad yet be connected. A dual band draft N wireless router like the DIR855 will give you features like;
- Superior Performance compared to other draft 802.11n routers.
- Award-Winning QoS Engine for Superior VoIP and Online Gaming.
- It has the ability to work with existing wireless devices which makes itunique.
- It has good speeds due to the Ethernet ports.
The dual band gives you the additional security while using the internet, the only problem with wireless connectivity is slow speeds. The security of your intranet is essential to avoid outsiders to access and even corrupt your data.