| If you're looking to setup a personal network | | | | cover all of this in more detail on our sister site |
| planning ahead can save both time and money | | | | Printing, Imagine being able to print from any |
| especially if you ever intend to expand your | | | | computer to a single printer, without breaking the |
| network in the future. | | | | bank or using your existing printer, why not |
| The main purpose of planning is to establish what | | | | simply connect your printer to you computer and |
| you actually need from your network, after all | | | | share it for everyone. |
| there is so much more available than just having | | | | Long gone are the days of having to share your |
| computers that connect to the internet. | | | | hard drive or have a dedicated computer, |
| This includes | | | | network hard drives are cheap easy to use and |
| Wifi or cables or both | | | | they generally offer disk space from 200gb to a |
| Although you may only use wired connections | | | | terabyte. There is even a wireless option available |
| today in the future will you be using WiFi? | | | | The speed of a network can be a major factor if |
| Just about everyone will at some stage, and the | | | | you copy large amounts of data, truth be told a |
| difference in price between a cabled and Wireless | | | | cabled network will always be faster than |
| router is small, and most wireless routers still | | | | wireless, as a rule of thumb use cabled where |
| have a 5 port wired hub built into them meaning | | | | possible and wifi where you have to, i.e laptops. |
| we can still connect both wired and wireless | | | | One of the biggest mistakes made when many |
| devices. | | | | of us setup a home network is future expansion, |
| Internet, The main reason most people want a | | | | saving money today will only mean spending more |
| home network setup is to share an internet | | | | money tomorrow, work within your budget but |
| connection, in this case it's imperative that the | | | | be realistic, setup the network that suits your |
| security of each computer and the router is up to | | | | needs and and budget. |
| date and working, this includes Wireless Security, | | | | If you'd like to read further articles on this check |
| Router Security & each computer must | | | | us out - computer adviser, your free online tech |
| have a firewall, anti-spyware and a firewall, we | | | | resource. |