Home Networking Archive
This article understands how to setup a wired home network and the required components for the same. The focus is to understand a scenario where the internet connection at home needs to be extended to a wired network and there are different devices at each floor like
This article describes how to setup a home network with multiple routers. A home network typically has only 1 router, since there is only one internet connection at every home. The need for 2 routers typically arise when there are multiple internet connections at home. For example
This article understands how to setup a gigabit home network. A gigabit network requires 1000 Mpbs of speed. On a typical home router, the ethernet ports on the wireless router would support only 100 Mpbs. The router needs to be replaced with a wireless gigabit router with
Follow these steps to secure your home network from hackers. 1. Change the admin access password of your wireless router Your router comes with a default admin username and password. This is what you use to connect to the router to change or modify the configurations. Based
This article understands how to setup a home network with multiple access points. The below diagram shows a home network with a wireless router and laptops connected to it. Step 1 Purchase the access points as per you requirements . Check out for access point deals on
This article explains how you can connect a printer to a home network. Printers come with parallel, USB or network ports. Unless you buy a network printer , most printers are parallel or USB printers and do not have a network port. This article understands the components
This article explains how to vpn into home network. Solution 1 – Purchase a Wireless router with VPN Server. Step 1 Purchase a wireless router with VPN Server. These routers have inbuilt VPN servers in it. This would ensure VPN connectivity between remote client and users. Check
This article understands how to setup a home network without internet. Assuming that there is a combination of wired and wireless users, a wireless router can be used. Step 1 Purchase a wireless router in case you do not have one. Check out wireless routers on amazon
This article understands how to share USB drive on network with appropriate components. USB over IP Devices are used for sharing USB drives on the network. The devices typically contains an ethernet port which is connected to the network. The device also contains provision for accommodating single
This article understands how to block access to websites on a home or office network. The necessary components required for the same is understood. Step 1 1. Purchase a router which has URL filtering feature. Wireless routers with URL filtering. The URL filtering feature on a router
In this article we understand how you make an existing parallel printer wireless. Currently on the network, there is a wireless router. The mechanism to make the parallel printer wireless is explained below. Step 1. Purchase a parallel port print server (Recommendations provided below). A print server
This article explains the necessary component to setup backup internet. Organizations which have multiple internet connection can use the solution to avoid any downtimes due to internet failovers. Internet load balancer can be used for the purpose. The below topology diagram shows how a load balancer can
