Setting
up a home computer network may sound daunting, but it’s relatively
simple, provided you break everything down into specific steps. Home
computer networks are ideal for sharing a wireless connection among
multiple computers, especially for those who have a home office,
teenagers, or another computer configuration.
Purchasing a Router
Before you begin to worry about software, worry about hardware. A
excellent router, like a Cisco router or a Linksys router, will save you
from having to endlessly reboot and reprogram while still allowing you
to quickly set up a home network. Make sure you buy from a company that
has years of experience designing high quality routers that are capable
of handling high amounts of traffic (such as data heavy media files).
Virtually any home network will run smoothly without irritating slowness
or delays.
Wireless Bandwidth
After you’ve purchased a router, the next step is to determine how much
bandwidth you are receiving from your wireless connection. This becomes
particularly important if you have a household where the network users
are habitually downloading movies or other large data files. While a
router can rapidly transfer this information, it is constrained by the
amount of bandwidth available to the household. A connection that
transmits data at 2.4 GHz with a 54 megabit speed is usually adequate to
the task.
If
your network feels exceptionally sluggish, check to make sure that you
are receiving the wireless by ‘pinging’ the network. Alternatively, if
you are receiving the full wireless bandwidth but are still experiencing
slow results because of the types of media you are transferring, you
may consider paying for a faster service.
Software Drivers
While software drivers for networking are fairly easy to find and
download from the Internet, purchasing software directly from a computer
retailer is recommended as a way to keep your network free of faulty
software. A higher incidence of spyware and viruses makes downloading
free software inadvisable, especially for something as sensitive as a
computer network.
Purchasing
software from one of the major companies, such as McAfee or Symantec,
will also provide you with another vital component of wireless home
networking: a firewall. Because wireless networks are difficult to
secure, the best option is to buy software that not only allows you to
network, but is built specifically to keep out uninvited users.
Firewalls are designed to protect your valuable information behind a
tightly secured ‘wall’ which can’t be accessed unless a very specific
encrypted code is used.
Basic Set-Up
Now that you have all the components, you’ll want to set up the router
first. Install the software driver onto each computer that will use the
network. Set up a passkey that is fairly hard to break. Avoid simple or
obvious terms that an outside user could easily guess. Set up each
computer with this information.
The
company that is providing your wireless connection will usually assign
you a name and a passkey. However, in some configurations, you will be
able to reprogram this information.
Troubleshooting
No matter how expertly a system is set up, on occasion a technical
problem manifests, resulting in a lack of connectivity for computers.
There are a few ways to quickly check what’s working and what’s not.
Usually,
problems are caused by one of two things: the software on the computer
itself is malfunctioning, and not allowing the computer to connect. You
can test this by seeing if any other computers can connect to the
network. If they can, the problem is local to that computer. A simple
reboot of the software should solve this problem. However, if the
software continues to be unable to connect to the internet, you will
need to uninstall the software, and then reinstall it. Sometimes, a
version can become corrupted. By wiping it clean and starting anew, the
problem should resolve itself.
The
second most common problem is that the router needs a quick reboot. If
you purchase a quality router, you will not have this problem very
often, although every now and again even the best routers need a quick
reboot. Turn the router off for at least thirty seconds. Switch it back
on, and check your connectivity in about ten minutes. This gives the
system plenty of time to reset itself.
If
this doesn’t work, the wireless provider may temporarily be out. Call
your wireless provider to determine if they are experiencing an outage,
and when you can expect the resumption of service. If all of these
methods don’t resolve your problem, there is a basic flaw in your
initial setup.
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