Setup Home Wireless network

With improvement in technology, setting up home wireless connection has become quite affordable and because of it’s benefits (who wants to live in the web of wires!) most of the people prefer wireless setup too. In this guide, I’ll cover that what all important things you have to keep in mind while setting up the Home Wireless Network.

Devices required for setting up the connection :

1. Wireless enabled router.
2. DSL or Cable Modem.
3. Wireless network interface card (NIC) (may not be required, if it’s already inbuilt).
4. Wired network interface card (NIC).
5. And of-course 2-3 computers (even 1 computer will do, but I don’t see any point in setting up the wireless connection with 1 computer). Things to remember before buying router or Wireless NIC :

1. Make sure that you buy both these devices of same manufacturer (it leaves you call, only 1 companies technical support and you don’t get run around).
2. Only buy products of trusted companies. I’ll suggest anything from Netgear or Linksys. 3. If you have a desktop computer, then you may need to buy Wireless NIC which needs to be plugged into the PCI slot of the computer (you’ll need to open up the computer for that) and if you are not comfortable in opening up the computer, then you can purchase a Wireless USB adapter.
4. Most of the times, Laptops come with inbuilt Wireless cards however, if your laptop doesn’t have one, then you’ll need to buy either a Wireless PCMCIA network card or Wireless USB adapter.
5. Make sure that Wireless NIC is compatible with Linux. Although, its not necessary but its always good to have extra options, no one can predict the future.
6. Try to buy the router which is compatible with both 802.11 b and 802.11 g standards. It’s the 802.11 G which is backward compatible with 802.11 b.

Things to do after you’ve got all the equipments ready :

1. Location : Make sure that you analyze your house properly and then chose the best location for placing the router. Ensure that, it must be placed at such a place, where almost each and every room comes in the range of router. (most of the routers have the range of 25-30 feet only (unless you use any high range antennas or other devices).
2. Possible interference : Many wireless networks fail because of interference between other wireless enabled devices. For e.g. Cord-less phones, Microwave ovens and sometimes waves of wireless devices from the neighborhood can interferer. So, do take care of any possible interference as well.
3. Survey the area using a laptop : The best way to analyze the location of the router is to use a laptop and then check the signal strength using that laptop. You’ll be able to check the signal strength in your house using that laptop and that will help you decide that where exactly you need to place the router.

How to setup the Wireless internet connection :

Well, I can give you the basic instructions on that one, however, I’ll always suggest you to get in touch with the Router or Wireless NIC manufacturer’s technical support for that. Just follow that they’ve to say and I’m sure that you won’t find even a single difficulty in setting the connection! In case you face any problems, then you can contact me anytime and I’ll be all ready to help you with your connection problem

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