| A home wireless network can be set up
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| | point if an existing Ethernet home
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| using wireless local area network (WLAN)
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| | network is extended. The access point
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| devices. A wireless LAN has a wireless
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| | must be cabled to the switch, hub or LAN
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| interface that enables wireless
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| | router.Unlike cellular networks with
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| communication amongst the computers and
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| | fixed frequencies, users in WLANs have to
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| peripheral devices that are a part of the
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| | share frequencies, which sometimes lead
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| LAN. A wireless LAN has limited range
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| | to collisions. The choice of frequency
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| and is designed to be used only in a
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| | depends on whether microwave, spread
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| local environment such as a building,
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| | spectrum, or infrared communication is
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| office complex or home. The main
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| | being used.The primary WLAN standards
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| advantage is the flexibility and mobility
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| | include the IEEE-802.11 series and
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| provided by a wireless LAN.A wireless
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| | HiperLAN. The IEEE-802.11 (Wi-Fi)
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| home network can be installed easily by
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| | standard supports 1 Mbps data rate and
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| connecting a wireless router to the
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| | several choices of physical medium such
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| network. The router must be placed in a
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| | as spread spectrum and infrared. An
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| central location within the home.
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| | additional feature of this standard is
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| Computers which are placed close to the
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| | the battery conservation for inactive or
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| router, or in the same room as the
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| | idle wireless users. Faster 54 Mbit/s
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| router, receive better network speed.
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| | 802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11g (2.4 GHz)
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| Most wireless routers support broadband
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| | standards are now available. New
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| modems while others support phone line
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| | standards beyond the 802.11
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| connections. Each computer connected to
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| | specifications, such as 802.16(WiMAX),
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| the wireless LAN must have a wireless LAN
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| | are currently being developed and offer
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| card installed.It is mandatory to name
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| | several enhancements such as longer range
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| the wireless network and to ensure that
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| | and faster transfer speeds.The HiperLAN
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| all the computers on the WLAN share the
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| | standard can be used to support 23.5 Mbps
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| same network name. Though a wireless
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| | channel rates. However, it allows use of
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| router contains a built in access point,
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| | only spread spectrum physical medium and
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| one may have to use a wireless access
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| | is not very popular.
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