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Step-By-Step Q4: Building an Home Network

Step-By-Step Q4: Building an Home Network. Dirk Hamel-Wood Period 5 Quarter Scenario: Business and Employment Topic: Teleworking. What is a Home Network?. A small LAN in a residential setting for communication between a small amount of devices, computers, and peripherals like printers .

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Step-By-Step Q4: Building an Home Network

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  1. Step-By-Step Q4:Building an Home Network Dirk Hamel-Wood Period 5 Quarter Scenario: Business and Employment Topic: Teleworking

  2. What is a Home Network? • A small LAN in a residential setting for communication between a small amount of devices, computers, and peripherals like printers. LAN: Local Area Network

  3. Step 1 • Turn off your cable or DSL modem and connect your router using Ethernet cables, then turn it on and test the signal. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375208,00.asp

  4. Step 2 • Use a computer to configure the settings on the router, accessing it’s interface and locking it down. Change the IP address to these values. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375209,00.asp

  5. Step 3 • Next, you have to set up your SSID, which is the name of the network. In the setting menu, you just have to select the option to allows you to change the SSID. http://www.techshout.com/features/2011/07/5-easy-steps-to-secure-your-wireless-router/ SSID: Service set identifier, the name of the network in the connection screen.

  6. Step 4 • Next you have to configure security. Since it is already set up, you just have to change the setting from WPS to Manual, so you can have full control over the password and access. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375210,00.asp WPS: W-Fi Protected Setup

  7. Step 5 • Set up Public Folders and Group, allow user access, by accessing Windows 7’s User Accounts menu, then open up advanced to configure the Local Users menu and set up Public folders. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375212,00.asp

  8. Step 6 • Connect devices by using the wireless connector in your computer, then selecting the SSID tag that you chose and pressing connect. http://www.humboldt.edu/its/sites/its/files/images/wireless_connection/winxp/HSUwireless.jpg

  9. Social/Ethical Issue #1:Reliability • The reliability of this technology could be compromised by interference with the signal from the router, which could be avoided with a wired connection. http://www.microsoft.com/global/athome/PublishingImages/organization/wireless_chart.jpg

  10. Social/Ethical Issue #2:Security • Wireless networks can be more easily hacked into and personal or sensitive information stolen. You can create a password for your network to make it more secure, but not impenetrable http://brandflair.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/network-security.jpg

  11. Social/Ethical #3:Equality of Access • Some people who need to set up a home network for their jobs or for other reasons may not be able to because of the price. http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001037685/panhandler_xlarge.jpeg

  12. Hardware • A computer is needed to configure settings and obviously benefits from the main result. • An Ethernet cable is needed to connect the devices together. Computer: http://bindapple.com/ma cbook-pro-innovations/ Ethernet Cables: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uH- QMI9qpCM/TZLPJ9Jgd9I/AAAAAAAAAOk/epTzbUYQzIU/s 1600/Ethernet-Cable-UTP-Mold-Type-KB-AA06-.jpg

  13. Hardware • A DSL or cable modem is needed to access the Internet through the phone line. • A router is needed to broadcast the signal through the house. Modem: http://www.howstuffworks.com/dsl.htm Router: http://www6.pcmag.com/media/images/260991-cisco-valet-plus.jpg?thumb=y

  14. Software • Windows 7 is the operating software most computers would be using, and the software is included, the network utilities. http://www.steves-digicams.com/Windows-7-

  15. Stakeholders • One stakeholder in this situation who might benefit would be the homeowner who would be able to connect with his devices without the hassle of wired connections.

  16. Stakeholders • Another stakeholder who might benefit would be businesses who could create a wireless network in their offices, allowing more computer mobility and less rigidly structured offices.

  17. Pros of a Home Network • A home network can make it easier to connect your devices to the Internet without the hassle of running wires through walls or other costs. • More mobile computing devices like tablets can more easily connect, even up to 50 ft. away.

  18. Cons of a Home Network • Wireless connections can sometimes be slower than a wired one, which means slower transfer of data. • Wireless networks are more easily broken into and are less secure.

  19. How to Protect Your Network • Use a complicated password, consisting of many letters and numbers, which would deter any would-be thieves from accessing it. • Use a firewall or virus protection to keep out any potential hackers, and scan it often to detect any breaches.

  20. References • http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375207,00.asp • http://netsecurity.about.com/b/2008/01/17/home-networks-vulnerable-to-serious-security-risk.htm

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