Tuesday 11 November 2014

Common Home networking mistakes and how to fix them

The chances are pretty high that you have a home wireless network or you have been asked by a friend or even a family member to help in installing for them in their homes or office. In most cases, you get them done successfully with very minimal chances of mistakes during set up but there are some cases where the issue becomes problematic to those who are not well conversant to these gadgets since they did not do IT related courses and for them, setting up a new network is a set and forget scenario where they set up the appliances and have the network up and running and that is the end of everything as they will not have any other business to do with the network architecture any more. This causes potential problems to the whole set up in case something bad happens like power surge and other related catastrophe. The common mistakes normally taken and their possible solutions are as stated below

Failing to determine a network’s needs before purchasing a router

Before you decide to buy a router, it is normally so important to determine the capacity of a network but most people normally ignore this fact and go ahead to buy the networking gear. This is a big mistake as the capacity of the network could exceed the capabilities of the different gadgets to keep the network running. To avoid this mistake, it is good to first determine the network size and using these parameters, you can now go and purchase the gear.

Not recording older router settings before upgrading

This is one of the worst mistakes one can do as failing to record the crucial parameters of a router can cost you a lot in terms of time and money as you may need to hire another person to reprogram the new router to the specifications of the available network. To avoid this hustle, it is recommendable to record all the settings of the old router so as to act as the datum of the new router hence making your work easier and more enjoyable. For More Information Please visit Home Wireless Network.