Home Networking Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

Step by step guide to connecting all your electronic devicesinto one network A home network allows you to share Internet connections, photos,video, music, game consoles, printers, and other electronicgadgets. This do-it-yourself guide shows you step by step how tocreate a wired or wireless network in your home. In the For Dummies tradition of making technology lessintimidating, Home Networking Do-It-Yourself For Dummiesbreaks down the process into easy steps with clearinstructions. * Increasing broadband speeds, cellular technology, the explosivegrowth of iPhone sales, and the new Home Group feature in Windows 7all contribute to a booming interest in home networking * This step-by-step guide walks do-it-yourselfers through theprocess of setting up a wired or wireless network with Windows 7and Windows Vista * Demonstrates how to connect desktops or laptops, printers, ahome server, a router, high-speed Internet access, a video gamesystem, a telephone line, and entertainment peripherals * Shows how to share files, music, and video, and connect to aniPhone * Provides maintenance and troubleshooting tips Home Networking Do-It-Yourself For Dummies enables you totake advantage of everything a home network can offer withouthiring a technology wizard.