| If you want to set up your own personal | | | | Printing |
| network, you should plan ahead to save both | | | | Can you imagine printing from any personal |
| money and time, most of all if you have intention | | | | computer to another printer without having to |
| of expanding this network someday. | | | | break the bank or make use of your current |
| The primary goal of planning would be to establish | | | | printer? Why don't you just connect the printer to |
| the things you really need out of your network | | | | your personal computer and then share it with |
| since a lot more is needed than merely having a | | | | everybody? |
| computer which can connect to the Word Wide | | | | The days are long gone where sharing a hard |
| Web. | | | | drive or having a dedicated personal computer |
| This would include cables or Wi-Fi, if not both. | | | | was necessary. Nowadays, hard drives of a |
| Even though you might only make use of wired | | | | network are affordable and easy-to-use. In |
| connections right now, do you plan on using Wi-Fi | | | | general, they provide disk spaces of 200GB up to |
| in the near or distant future? | | | | one terabyte. You even have wireless options to |
| Practically everybody will at one point or another | | | | choose from. |
| and the difference with costs between wireless | | | | A network's speed could be a primary factor, if |
| and cabled routers happens to be small. Plus, the | | | | you tend to copy huge amounts of information. |
| majority of wireless routers out there still have | | | | The truth is: cabled networks are always going to |
| 5-port wired hubs built into them. This means that | | | | be quicker compared to wireless networks. Use |
| we could still connect wireless and wired devices. | | | | cabled networks whenever possible and wireless |
| The Internet | | | | whenever you need to (such as with laptops). |
| The primary reason why the majority of people | | | | One huge mistake that is commonly made when |
| want to set up a personal home network would | | | | people set up a personal home network would be |
| be to share an online connection. In these cases, it | | | | future expansion. By saving up some money now, |
| would be imperative that every computer and | | | | you can spend much more tomorrow. Always |
| router's security is updated and functioning. This | | | | work within a budget, but remain realistic. Set up |
| would include router security and wireless security. | | | | networks that would suit your personal needs, as |
| Also, every computer needs to have | | | | well as your budget. |
| anti-spyware and firewalls. | | | | |