How to Setup a Home Network - Choosing Your Network Equipment

If you want to build a personal network, planningrouter has the latest firmware, this includes
ahead can save both money and time especially ifWireless Security, Router Security & each
you ever know you will grow your local areacomputer must have a firewall, anti-spyware and
network in the distant future.a firewall.
The whole point of coming up with a plan is toLong gone are the days of having to share your
realize what you actually need to put in yourhard drive or have a special computer, network
network, after all there are many more thingsattached hard drives are easy to setup and they
available than just having computers that connecttypically have space from 500gb to 2tb. Some
to the internet.even have a wireless option.
This includes WiFi, cables, or even bothThe speed of a network can be a major factor if
Although you might be only using wiredyou send big files, truth be told a cabled network
connections, will you be able to use WiFi in thewill always be faster than wireless, as a rule of
future?thumb use cabled where possible and wifi where
Almost everyone at some point, and theyou have to, i.e laptops.
difference in prices between a wired router andOne of the big mistakes made when many of us
wireless router is small, and just about everyare setting up a home network in the house is
wireless router still have a wired ethernet hub builtthinking about future expansions to the network,
into them meaning we can still connect both wiredspending a little less today will only mean you
and wireless devices.spend more down the road, work within your
The whole point most people want a homebudget but be realistic, setup the network that
network setup is to share an internet connection,suits your needs and and budget.
in this case it's imperative the security and the