We can help with any home or working from home business scenario. We will do a                            survey, test signal   strengths, check compatability, setup security, recommend and                         install equipment as appropriate.

                      If cabling, use CAT6 cable as it is rated for faster speed, and isn’t much more                               expensive than the slower CAT5 cable.

                      Home networking starts with your router. This is what you would have been supplied                       with by your internet provider. If you are with Virgin this will connect to a                           cable   modem via a cable, and then to your supplier via a fibre optic cable. Refered to as DSL. It will only be available in some large cities, and is very fast. Otherwise, your connection will be via the phone line, and will ultimately be the responsibility of BT. Not as fast, and the speed gets slower the further away you are from the exchange. Refered to as ADSL.

 

You can connect your computers to the router via network cable, wireless adapters, mains adapters, or a combination of all of these. Cable is the fastest, most reliable, but the messiest to install. Wireless is easiest, but is prone to interference from phones, microwave ovens etc, and the range is reduced due to the presence of anything metal. It has encryption for security reasons, with a key usually provided by your provider, on a sticker under the router. Mains adapters use the mains cables, so is neater than cabling, more reliable than wireless, but costs more.