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Cat 5: Currently unrecognized by TIA/EIA. Defined up to 100 MHz, and was frequently used on 100 Mbit/s Ethernet networks. May be unsuitable for 1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet. CAT-5 is rated to 100M Cat 5e: Currently defined in TIA/EIA-568-B. Defined up to 100 MHz, and is frequently used for both 100 Mbit/s and 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networks. CAT-5e is rated to 350M. Cat 6: Currently defined in TIA/EIA-568-B. Defined up to 250 MHz, more than double category 5 and 5e. CAT-6 and CAT6e is rated to 550M or 1000M depending on your source. Cat 7: An informal name applied to ISO/IEC 11801 Class F cabling. Defined up to 600 MHz. This standard specifies four individually-shielded pairs (STP) inside an overall shield. CAT-7 is supposedly rated to 700M or presumably 1000M
The Network Setup Wizard includes links to detailed advice about configuring your network, including help on designing a network layout to suit your home. If you opt for a wireless LAN, you'll also need a NIC for each PC (there are versions which use USB adaptors as well). The big benefit for home environments is that a wireless LAN does away with the need for cabling. On the down side, though, wireless LANs tend to be slower, less robust and appreciably more expensive than traditional Ethernet LANs. In particular, wireless LANs do not always live up to their stated working range, and you may find factors such as your home's construction and design, plus interference from other devices affect your wireless LAN's performance. You may need to add an expensive Access Point to extend the range of the LAN and, even so, it may not be sufficient. The bottom line is, if you decide to go the wireless route, make sure the store will refund your money if the LAN will not provide reliable performance within the specified range.
7. Switch it on
Switch on all computers, printers and other peripherals.
XP's Network Setup Wizard takes much of the pain out of setting up a home network. The Network Setup Wizard will guide you through:
Configuring your network adaptors (NICs). Configuring your computers to share a single Internet connection. Naming each computer. (Each computer requires a name to identify it on the network.) Sharing the Shared Files folder. Any files in this folder will be accessible to all computers on the network. Sharing printers. Installing the Internet Connection Firewall to guard you from online attacks.
The Task Pane in My Network Places lets you access computers on your network and adjust settings. The Task Pane in My Network Places lets you view your network connections and view each of the computers in your workgroup (the workgroup consists of all computers on a network which share the same workgroup name by default, XP gives all computers on your home network the workgroup name MSHOME, although you can change this if you wish). When you initially open My Network Places, you'll see icons for the Shared Files folder of each of the active network computers.
Sharing a printer
With your home network installed, your PC suddenly gains all the advantages of the other PC's on the network. If you've been lusting after your sister's colour photo printer, you can now print directly to it from your own machine. Provided, that is, your sister decides to share her printer. (You might offer to let her share your laser printer in return as an inducement sharing works both ways.) To share a printer, on the computer which is directly connected to the printer: 1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Printers And Other Hardware -> Printers And Faxes. (Note: These steps will be a little different if you're sharing a printer on a PC running a version of Windows other than XP. For example, under Windows Me, you click Start -> Settings -> Printers.) 2. Click the printer you wish to share. 3. Click Share This Printer in the Task Pane. 4. In the printer's Properties dialog, click the Sharing tab. 5. Click Share Name and OK.
Make a printer accessible to others on the network by sharing it. Once a printer has been shared you can access it from other computers on the network. To do so: 1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Printers And Other Hardware. 2. Click Add A Printer. 3. In the Add New Printer wizard, when asked whether the printer is a local or network printer, select the latter. 4. In the next screen, select the option to Browse For A Printer and click Next. 5. Select the appropriate printer from the list and continue with the wizard.
Step 2 Make sure all LAN cable and power running on the switches
Step 3 Attach your printer with your computer and set them share to make sure the printer shared with the network
Step 5 Select a network printer to find your printer via your network
Step 7 New printer added, the printer will shown at the Printer and Faxes will be ticked automatically usually if it is first printer and no other printer installed yet
Step 9 To make sure your printer added, you may test print page to verify the validity of your printer
Step 10 If your test were success it will appear another note shown test page printed and you may click OK to finish
Step 11 Your test print will print out by the printer, you are ready to print within your current network freely