Review Wireless Routers

For many years, it has been feasible to connect two or more Computers together using cables, so that Computer users can swap and store files share printers,share an Internet connection or other general resources.

Wireless networking is a technology that enables the wiring that connects each computer to the network to be replaced by a coded wireless signal, commonly known as a wireless router. When fitted with a wireless network card, a computer can swap data with other equally equipped computers nearby without the need to be Plugged in,thus forming a wireless network.

Wireless networks can be easily put together with only limited knowledge of computers and networking. Most wireless routers come with their own
software that will make them "Plug and play",so for many users it has simply been a matter of install and go. However, this misleading ease of use hides a number of pitfalls to do with contradictory standards, physical limitations with wireless signals,and security issues. These pitfalls can make setting up a wireless router a nightmare if the issues are not well thought-out before the wireless router is purchased.

Like a wired network, a wireless network is impartial to the operating systems used by the computers on the network. Whether you are a PC, Mac or a Linux user you will be able to connect to a wireless router if you have installed a suitable wireless card in your computer or laptop.

In the last few years, low cost wireless components have created a number of ways of linking computers together wirelessly. These networks are growing in popularity because they offer low purchase costs, almost no installation costs and they allow wireless equipped computers to be freely moved around the room, the building or even outside. The greatest advanTAGe seen by most is the loss of all the cables connecting the computer

There are 4 steps to creating a wireless network:

1.Choose your wireless router

2.Connect your wireless router

3.Configure your wireless router

4.Connect your computers

It's called a router for the simple reason that signals are being routed back and forth. The computers can be connected to the router either with a wire (called an Ethernet Cable), or without wires Most wireless routers have at least one antenna. Data from the Internet will travel through the router and then those antennas. They are then broadcast to the Wireless Adaptor on your computer or laptop. (And any other wireless adapter in range - whether its yours or not).

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