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Why do I need a home network?

Some of the benefits include:

  • Sharing a broadband connection throughout the house, without an additional monthly fee.
  • For broadband users, the money spent on a home network pays for itself in months.
  • Telecommuters, can accomplish a whole lot more, by remotely connecting to office networks.
  • Your home network will let you share files among your computers, as well as peripherals, such
    as printers in other rooms, backup drives, PDAs, and notebook computers.
  • Now every family member can have their own high speed connection to the internet.
  • Increase the resale value of your home.

Much of the excitement about home networking nowadays revolves around the potential of wireless networks. Why be tied down to a phone or power plug when you can pluck signals out of the air?
It sets you free from phone wires and cables allowing you to move about the house and yard and still remain connected. For Example: with a wireless home network, you can read your personalized email using a notebook PC on the kitchen table during breakfast, then read the morning news on the deck with the laptop, All computers, printers, PDAs can be connected to your high speed network.

Although sales of most PC-related products shrank in 2001, sales of home networking equipment more than doubled last year. Infact, 32% of the people in the United States have 2 PCs in their house. That number is on the rise, as more and more people are seeing the benefits in a home network.



Setting up home network can be a puzzling experience. There are 6 different technologies currently available to setup a home network.


Networking Technologies Ethernet
Wireless
Phoneline Powerline HomeRF Shortrange Blue Tooth
Speed 100+Mbs 11Mbs 10Mbs 10Mbs 10Mbs 300-400k
Security Highest Medium Medium Medium Medium Low
Starting Price $79.00 $139.00 $99.00 $119.00 $99.00 $229.00
NPS Recommended


Naperville PC Solutions has been installing secure home networks for over 2 years in the Naperville area. Since many different configurations are available give us a call and we will tell you your options.

In a finished home, running wires behind walls without disturbing the look can require a lot of work that is why we utilize the experts at Suburban Security to provide our customers with structured wiring for video, voice, and data networking applications. Suburban Security has been proving home owners with security, monitoring and custom wiring since 1992. Call Jim at Suburban Security 630-898-9111 for a free quote.