Home networking

Home networking is when you connect all your devices together over a network (wireless and/or wired). You can share files, folders, applications, printers, external peripherals and other resources. Watch a movie that’s on another computer while it’s being used with no interference to the either user, share a central printer among all the network users and interact with your smart TV with your smart phone or computer and more.

If your experiencing connectivity issues with a particular device, try connecting to the same internet or WiFi connection with another device to check to see if the network is functioning correctly. If you find that another device can connect to the network and has internet working correctly. Restart the device that has the issue and try to connect again, you may have had updates that are affecting connectivity.

You may also want to restart your router. Turn the router off by pressing the push button on the back or side of the device and or switch it off at the power, if your router or modem has a battery remove this also, wait 30 seconds and turn it back on again. Sometimes routers need to be restarted, they may have had updates or a power surge that has made them unresponsive or limited their connectivity.

Also check to see that all device drivers are installed. If you find that you are missing your WiFi driver and you have access to a cabled connection via Ethernet cable. Connect your laptop or desktop directly to your router via the Ethernet cable and restart the device, Windows 7 to 10 is smart enough to detect missing drivers on startup. Wait for your device to startup and load fully and you'll be informed windows is installing or has installed new drivers. A restart may be required once this has happened to bring back functionality.

Cable management: have you got Ethernet cables running through your hallways, up and down your stairs, duck taped to ceilings and floors just so you can have a fast cabled internet connection in a room that's on the other side of your house to your router?. If so you may be interested in a device called EoP (Ethernet over Power adapter), how this device works: This device sends your internet signal through your existing power lines/wall sockets. You will need two of these devices, they are normally sold as a twin pack, one will be connected to the router and plugged directly into a wall socket and the other will be in a room you wish to have cabled internet access and plugged directly into a wall socket to receive the signal. Once one of these devices is connected to a router and plugged directly into a wall socket (not a in power board as it needs to be plugged directly into the wall sockets outlet to work correctly). Take the other device ..its twin and plug it into a wall socket outlet in the room you wish to have cabled internet, then connect a Ethernet cable to the EoP device just like before but connect the other end to the device you wish to receive cabled internet to, and switch it on at the wall socket. Wait a few seconds for the devices to find each other, and they will start to supply internet through the power lines of your house. More of these devices can be added when needed to eliminate cable hazards around the house.

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