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How to Set Up a Home Network- Beginners Guide

Today almost every home and small office has a local network, and an Internet connection.

The home network or small area network enables multiple devices e.g. PCs,tablets etc to connect to each other, and also to connect to the internet.

In this tutorial you will learn how you to build and setup a home or small area network and connect it to the Internet.

Explanation:

Choosing a Wired or Wireless Network

Do You Build a wired or Wireless Network? which is best?

Early (pre 2008) home networks were predominately wired networks.

Wired networks use Ethernet over UTP cable and tend to be faster than wireless networks, which is an important consideration if you are a gamer. The simple wired home network diagram below shows a minimum setup with a switch and broadband router.



Wired Network Advantages

Fast typically 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps

Secure and reliable.

Wired Network Dis-Advantages

Doesn’t work with devices that don’t have an Ethernet port e.g. tablets and smart phones.

Not so easy and fast to setup as it requires running cables. However Homeplug or powerline adapters can be used instead.

Not so easy for visitors and mobile devices (laptops) to connect to.

Main Uses

It Is best used for network backbone i.e. connecting between router,network switches and wireless access points on different levels (floors).

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