If you’re needing to put together a personal network, coming up with a plan can save money and time especially if you ever think you’re going to expand your network in the future.

The reason  of making a plan is to find out what you really need to put in your home network, after all there are so many more things available than just having computer connect to the internet.

This includes: WiFi or cables or both

Even though you might only use a wired connection, will you be able to use WiFi in the future?

Pretty much everyone will at some stage, and the difference in the price between a wired router and wireless router is tiny, and most wireless routers still have a 5 port wired hub built into them which means you can still connect both wired and wireless into your router.

The whole reason most people need a home network setup is to share an internet connection, in this case it’s imperative that the overall security and well being of each computer and the router has the latest firmware, this includes Wireless Security, Router Security & each computer must have a firewall, anti-spyware and a firewall.

Network sharing or need a special computer, network attached storage is easy to integrate and they typically have space from 500gb to 2tb. There are even some with wireless options.

The speed of your home network can play a big part if you transfer big files, truth be told a wired network will always be faster than wireless, as a rule of thumb use a wired connection if you can, and use wifi when you need it.

One of the biggest mistakes made when many of us need to setup a home network is thinking about future expansions to the network, spending less today will only mean you spend more down the road, work within your budget but be realistic, setup the network that suits your needs and and budget.




By: Alex Smith