Home Network Benefits
Do you have more than one PC or laptop in your home? If so, then having a home network is a requirement for connecting to the Internet and sharing resources like files and printers. With a basic home network set up you can:
1. Share an Internet connection so everyone can surf the web simultaneously
2. Access your own private computer while others print, access files or the web
3. Share all types of files, including music, digital pictures, and documents
4. Store and backup all your priceless music, photos, videos and data files all in one place
Last year we launched a Digital Cribs webisode series and video contests to show interesting ways people use their home network and consumer technology. Check out the Digital Crib of Houston Rockets b-ball star Shane Battier in the video below.
Beyond the basics of a home network, there are several advantages of growing a home network to include the diversity of content available on multiple devices now being used in the home.
In addition to PCs and laptops, most consumers now have multiple devices like HDTVs, MP3 players, mobile phones and game consoles. As they are accumulating more and more content on these devices and begin to rely on audio and video content from the Internet, the more a home network can become a media-enabled home.
The home network is the foundation of the digital home and provides a lot of flexibility in expanding to home entertainment. Within the media-enabled home you can:
1. View your digital pictures and listen to your music anywhere in the house
2. Stream personal video or Internet movies to your HDTV or home theater
3. Secure your computers at the network level against Internet threats, like viruses and worms and set parental controls
4. Enjoy multiplayer and head-to-head gaming with friends or family from any room in the house
5. Enjoy gaming over the Internet with someone anywhere in the world
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Posted by Johanna Fry at 02:54PM PST
Johanna Fry
Hsa Aug 16, 2009
I have been a linksys owner for about 5 years and I have to admit that they are probably the best thing ever to happen to personal networking. I want to know if Cisco will make a router with far greater range than those out there in the market other than add-on access points?