Synopses & Reviews
The fast and easy way to build a home network
Learn to set up your own wired or wireless home network quickly and easily. In this step-by-step guide, Dr. Larry Long offers clear explanations of networking technologies and describes current and future home networking applications. Youll learn to design your network, select the components, install any necessary wiring, connect to the Internet, connect PCs to the network, set up security measures, and troubleshoot your network. Once you get your home network up and running, youll be able take full advantage of everything it has to offer, such as shared resources including Internet access, files, and printers. Integrate digital home entertainment, play multiplayer games, and set up a virtual private network (VPN), voice over IP telephones, and other home networking applications. Youll also get details on how home networking can complement telework. Filled with clear instructions and helpful illustrations and photos, Home Networking Demystified is your shortcut to setting up a complete home network and enjoying the benefits of an e-home.
This all-in-one book explains how to:
- Plan and design a home network
- Be an intelligent consumer of home networking products and services
- Share resources, including an Internet connection, files, printers, videos, and images
- Secure, maintain, and troubleshoot your home network
- Set up digital entertainment features, VoIP telephoning, video surveillance, and telework via VPN
Dr. Larry Long, author of more than 50 computer books including Personal Computing Demystified, had a home network 15 years before anyone used the term “home networking”.
Synopsis
- Read a home networking book organized like a fun and painless self-teaching guide
- Use the 8 page, 2-color visual instruction insert to how to set up a home network
- Take end of chapter quizzes to check your progress, as well as a final exam found at the end of the book.
- Learn a lot without spending a lot
Table of Contents
Pt. I. Home Networking Overview Ch. 1. What is a Home Network? Ch. 2. What Can You Do with a Home Network? Pt. II. The Elements of Home Networking Ch. 3. Concepts and Strategies Ch. 4. Connective Technologies: Wired & Wireless Ch. 5. The Hardware Gateways, Adapters, Modems, and More Pt. III. Building a Home Network Ch. 6. Designing a Home Network Ch. 7. Cabling a Home Ch. 8. Set Up and Installation Ch. 9. Sharing Resources: Printers, Files, and the Net Pt. IV. Protecting and Operating a Home Network Ch. 10. Privacy and Security Ch. 11. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Ch. 12. Home Networking for Businesses Pt. V. Using a Home Network Ch. 13. Navigating Your Home Network Ch. 14. Internet Applications: Communicating and Cruising Ch. 15. Growing the Network: Home Entertainment and Beyond Ch. 16: Getting the Most from Your Home Appendix: Home Networking Glossary