Setup Home Network

Building a strong home network will provide you with all of the speed and coverage your current and future gadgets require to perform at their best.

It doesn't have to be difficult, either; with a few critical pieces of hardware and a little patience, you can connect to the internet from anywhere in your house, move files and folders at lightning speed, and stay safe from outside dangers with the most up to current security. Here are the steps you should follow for imminent success in this area.

Before you begin shopping for network equipment, you should first determine what you require and what you hope to achieve with your home network. What is your home's layout like, and where do you want internet access? Do you just want to use the WiFi indoors or do you want to use it in your yard as well? Is it better to go wired or wireless? Although most devices may connect through WiFi, a cable connection is preferable for streaming and gaming. How many wired devices will we need to connect? Do you want to support devices that use PoE (Power over Ethernet)? Consider IP cameras and wireless access points. So just plan everything in detail!

Different routers

Because most routers support both wired and wireless networks, there is no need to choose between the two when purchasing a router.

The connection you select will, however, be determined by the devices themselves, their capabilities, and how you intend to use them. Over the past two decades, wireless networks have improved to the point where they can now compete with wired networking in terms of performance. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), the most recent iteration, provides a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 9.6 Gigabits per second (about 1,200 Megabytes per second). That's on par with the fastest Ethernet connections, albeit even under near-ideal circumstances, such speeds are difficult to be achieved regularly. However if you want stability and performance, connecting network devices by wire is the best option. When you're watching your favorite show on Netflix or playing an online game, wireless networks are prone to interference, which may be extremely unpleasant. Pull wires to every position in your house when you get the chance to create a good, stable home network.

Boosting network range

Home networks, both wired and wireless, have certain drawbacks. Interrupting walls, pillars, or furniture can slow down wireless networks, resulting in sporadic signals and lower capacity. Even in open space, they have a limit range, especially at larger bandwidths and on higher frequency channels, such as 5GHz. You can use wireless repeaters to amplify and re-transmit your Wi-Fi signal, thereby increasing the range of your wireless home network.

Dual wireless routers are included in some of these devices, which transmit the signal between them before sending it on, while others employ a powerline connection that is subsequently transformed to a wireless signal at the other end.

Final Setup

Now that we have covered some basics regarding gear and their benefits and limitations, the only thing left to do is to connect everything in a strong home network. Sounds pretty simple, but actually it can be a stressful and complicated process. You need to connect router to the modem, setup the router and server, connect the switch and access points. In order to successfully finish all these steps we always recommend to leave this work to the professionals. FigyTech experts in home networking have years of experience in the field and can set you up with a quality home network anytime!

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