SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network

SOHO LANs Defined. SOHO LAN Components. Small SOHO “Peer-to-Peer” LANs. Larger Small-Office Client/Server LANs. SOHO LAN Technologies. SOHO LAN Applications. Book Objectives. Who Needs This Book. What This Book Covers. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Basic Networking Applications. Disk Sharing. File Level Access Control or File Sharing. Printer Sharing. Internet Access. Cable Modems. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). Web Serving. Internet Information Services. FrontPage. Intranet and Internet Publishing. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telephony. TCP/IP. VoIP. Telecommuting. Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Remote Access Server (RAS). Host Network Access. General Networking Approaches. Home Wiring. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Networking. Ethernet. Wireless Networking. Our Networking Focus. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Windows Networking Model. Networking Hardware. Network Interface Cards. Hubs. Switches. Cable/DSL Modem Routers. Servers. Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Servers. Cabling. General Cabling Schemes. Wiring Categories. CAT-3 Cabling. CAT-5 Cabling. Beyond CAT-5 Cabling. Software. Peer-to-Peer. Client/Server. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Installing LAN Cabling. General Cabling Tasks. Home-Office LAN Cabling. Small-Office LAN Cabling. Installing a Hub. Installing a Switch. Linking Hubs and Switches. Hub and Switching Hierarchy. Ethernet Cable Configuration. Building and Testing a Cable. Manufactured Patch Cables. Installing Network Interface Cards. Network Interface Card Types. NIC Driver Program. Installing Drivers. Upgrading Drivers. Configuring Windows Software. Selecting and Configuring a Protocol. Disk Sharing Configuration. Client/Server Configuration. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Wireless LAN Technologies and Standards. IEEE Wireless Specifications. Bluetooth. Coverage and Penetration. Wireless Networking Components. Wireless Access Point. Wireless NICs. Installing a Wireless LAN. Ad-Hoc Mode. Infrastructure Mode. Point-to-Point Mode. Point-to-Multipoint Mode. Wireless Access Point Installation. Wireless NICs. Security. Wireless LAN Operation. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Connecting to the Internet. Cable Modems. Digital Subscriber Lines. ISDN. Other. Internet Connection Sharing. Windows Internet Connection Sharing (WICS). Routers. Firewalls. Windows Internet Connection Firewall (WICF). Proxy Servers. Network Address Translation. Installing and Configuring a Cable Modem/DSL Router. Installing a Router. Configuring the Router Software. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Telecommuting System Configuration. Central Site Configuration. SOHO Configurations. Configuring SOHO Telecommuting Software. Video Teleconferencing. PC Components. Server Connections. PC to PC Connections. Telecommuting Administration. Telecommuting Enterprise Self Determination. Establishing a Telecommuting Program. Telecommuting Policy. Setting up a Telecommuter. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

Network Security Threats. Virus Programs. Worm Programs. Trojan Programs. Spyware. Cookies. Virus Costs and Prevention. Denial of Service (DoS). Disgruntled Employees. Network Security Measures. Virus Scanning Programs. Windows Update. Firewalls. SOHO Security Administration. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

VoIP SOHO Network Application Configurations. Home-Office Networks. VoIP PBX/Router/Gatekeeper Configuration. SOHO LAN Connections. Internet or IP Network Connections. Public Switched Telephone Network Connections. Overall Configurations and Costs. VoIP Network Components. VoIP Gatekeeper/Router/PBX. Multimedia PCs. VoIP Telephones. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.

SOHO LANs Review. The Future. Key Technical Terms. Put This Book to Use.

Multimedia PC Entertainment System Components. Graphics Card. Monitor. 5.1 Sound Board. Speakers. DVD Drive/CD-RW Drive. Cordless Keyboard and Mouse. Web Cameras. LAN Connection. Software. Multimedia PC Entertainment System Functions. Viewing TV. Viewing DVDs. Playing Music. Encoding WMA and MP3 Music from CDA Discs. Web Surfing. Viewing and Writing E-Mail. Captures and Displays Web Camera Images. Prints Images in Color. Acts as a Security Monitoring System. Ancillary Applications. Networking a Multimedia PC Entertainment System. Summary. Key Technical Terms. Review Questions.