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Networking - connectivity(continued....) Diy-Computer-Repair can help!
Types of network connectivity –Wired networks require less maintenance because you are using physical connections to move your data from point to point. You do not have to do any configuration or upgrading of the physical connections once it is installed. The wiring should be good for over ten years once it is in place. If you use high quality wiring in your installation it could last as long as twenty years, one thing to consider is that any wiring that exits the living/work area, i.e. into the attic or exterior walls it is subject to the extremes of the environment, high and low temperature changes of the seasons.
Wired networks are expensive because the
wire has to be “pulled” throughout the building structure along with installing
the “node” wall plates for the connection to the computer, and has to have a
panel
where all the wires are gathered in one place then connected to the switch or
hub which is in turn connected to the router. With a wireless network you can easily move from one place to another with out worrying about the cost of additional network components. You will find more information on configuring and security for wireless networks in the Self Computer Repair Unleashed! Manual. You can work from anywhere you can connect to the network. The draw backs of a wireless networks are security and distance. Both of these limitations can be overcome with some extra work and equipment. When you set up your wireless network ensure you are using the highest encryption available, use the most complex password and encryption algorithm. If you need to have your wireless network extend past the normal range that the wireless switch provides you can add on pieces of equipment that will boost the signal typically to twice the normal range of about thirty feet. Some of the newer wireless routers and
access points have the range booster already built in thus saving the expense
of buying the range booster equipment. Both types of networks wired or wireless have a range or length limitations that may be over come by using hardware to extend the range of the RF signal or length of the wire. With wireless networks you can add a range booster. With wired networks you can add a switch to boost the signal after approximately 100 feet.
You will find more information on configuring for
Networks in the
Self Computer Repair Unleashed! E-Book.
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