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^ WiFi for Dummy??? (Me)
Hi. I've never posted before here, but I have some questions related to wifi. I'm a wifi novice...
DH and I are moving into a home built in 1993. In our prior home we didn't have wifi, but here we will.
1. Do the router and modem have to be placed near each other?
2. Our home is 3 finished levels. Our PC (main computer) will be on the middle/main living level. However, the room it will be in is not hard wired for cable/Internet (We are taking an existing formal living room and making it into our home office). How would this be handled?
3. Do you advise buying your modem and/or router outright from Best Buy or somewhere else? Where do you buy your's? Previously we just paid $3/per month to rent our modem from the communications company. Now, it sound slike rental with this new company (new city) is $10, so buying is more cost-effective.
4. What else can you tell me that might be helpful? Anything to be sure we do regarding cost savings or privacy/security?
THANKS!
Re: ^ WiFi for Dummy??? (Me)
1. No, but if you don't have a patch panel (most homes don't), you'll have to run cat5 cable from the modem to the router.
2. Have the cable company install a cable feed into the room.
3. Yes. You can buy the wireless router anywhere (Walmart, BB, Office Depot, etc...)
4. The router will come with a disk. This disk is your best friend. Don't lose it. Follow the directions. Sometimes the cable company will help you set up your network if you have everything ready (purchased/unpackaged/ready-to-go). However, they are only resposible to make sure you have a signal to the modem.