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What are needed for a home or business network?

Setting up a home or small office network has become fairly easy and inexpensive. For most home users, a wireless network is the best choice since no wiring through the walls and floors is needed. For a business office, having an integrated network with both wired and wireless connections serves a wider range of needs.

To share a high-speed internet connection, a router, wired or wireless, is needed. In addition, network adaptors, wired or wireless, need to be installed on each computer.

What can a home or business network do?

• Share high-speed internet connection, such as DSL or cable
• Access office computer from home or anywhere
• Share printers, hard drives and files
• Integrate wired with wireless network

How to secure computers on a network?

• Install latest Windows service packs and security patches
• Install a firewall program to block intrusion
• Run anti-virus & anti-spyware programs regularly
• Upgrade to Windows XP Professional from XP Home

How to secure a network?

• Turn on wireless router encryption to block intruder
• Set up virtual private network for remote access
• Monitor network activity
• Strong password for router & computer