Now generations of computers are changing at an incredible speed: technical solutions that predicted a brighter future yesterday, are now on the sidelines of progress, safely forgotten by everyone.
And some new products, the appropriateness of introducing which was in doubt among the entire computer community, after a short period of time become incredibly popular, becoming Must Have (it should be indispensable for everyone). The first include the Rambus memory, which at one time was unsuccessfully promoted by Intel, as well as a slot for expansion cards, installed on motherboards and intended, in fact, for software and hardware modems. An example of solutions from the second group is the Wi-Fi standard.
Now finding information about this can be very easy, but how to install WiFi at home is often silent. Apparently it is believed that automatic configuration minimizes the need for user intervention. This is partly true. On the other hand, not knowing how to install WiFi at home, it is quite possible to encounter a number of problems. Nuances are always important. Especially if you need to choose a router for your home.
Global Network with Problem Access
Everyone understands that the lack of the Internet drastically limits the computer’s capabilities in terms of searching and issuing information, so it’s hard to find a person whose home computer would not be connected to the
global network. Moreover, providers offer more and more attractive offers at a cost. As a result, the scheme is most often implemented when a twisted-pair cable is directly inserted into the house and connected to the computer's Ethernet port. Everything works fine until there is a need to provide access from another computer system (two computers in the house - this is not news). How can I do that?
Options
There are several options for accessing the Web from multiple computers:
- machine No. 1 (with the Internet) connects to the second twisted pair and on it the general access is "shared". The disadvantage is that two network cards are needed, and even when turning off No. 1, opening pages on No. 2 will not work;
- the provider's cable is connected to the switch, where the “tails” of Ethernet interfaces from both machines also go. However, this solution does not always work, since many providers allow access only from the main computer, checking the MAC address of the network card ;
- choose the best router for your home and organize independent access from various devices.
How to install WiFi at home
A router is a device that manages data packets. It can communicate with computers via twisted pair or radio waves (WiFi). The second allows not only to refuse wires in the house, but also to provide access from all mobile devices within a radius of several hundred meters (according to the passport), which is very convenient.
So how to install WiFi at home? First of all, you need to make sure that all the devices that need to provide access to the Network have a WiFi radio module. In modern laptops and cell phones it is present, but for a personal computer you will have to purchase an expansion card. Then you need to decide if you need sharing access to the popular IPTV solution. If so, then in the settings of the WAN router, the Dual PPPoe and Multicast items should be present. When binding the provider to the MAC address, the router must have the MAC clone function in the router settings . It is pointless to recommend any company of the manufacturer - this is the user's personal choice. It is also worth paying attention to the support of IEEE standards - they must be the same or compatible. The type of radio module used can be found in the passport to the device or on the manufacturer’s website.
Connection
So, the WiFi router is purchased. Twisted pair from the provider is connected to the WAN connector. On all other machines, the radio modules are turned on (you need to install the driver and use the device). After that, you may need to open the configuration window (usually appears by itself) of the network on each computer and confirm the use of the detected access point. That's all. If DHCP is enabled on the router (most often this is the case), then you can begin to review Internet resources. If problems arise, then you need to use the auto-installation disk that comes with the router.