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Question

Wireless LAN

May 10, 2017 3:29AM PDT

I was just employed newly in my organization and my first task is to network the office. I'm good in setting up a cabled LAN, but my group head told me he would prefer a wireless LAN.
Please i need your advice on how to setup a server-based wireless LAN. My office is a 6 bedroom duplex.
What components/devices can give me a good and reliable wireless LAN with an internet connection. Thank you

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That's the start of your RFQ
May 10, 2017 5:22AM PDT

RFQ or request for quote is how you get companies that do this to tell you how and how much.

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Cabled Lan and wireless Lan
May 10, 2017 6:35AM PDT

I think a wireless LAN would not be as effective as cabled LAN.

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Post was last edited on May 12, 2017 11:40 AM PDT

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Not Much Difference...
May 12, 2017 11:53AM PDT

If you want to do it manually......here's one way to do it. A standard modem/router will do the job but it depends exactly on what you want the server and all the connecting computers to do, and how many computers you need to connect.

I would still continue to use ONE wired computer as the main setup machine. You might want to use the server as the primary machine but that's up to you. Create an administrator login on that machine, with a password, and connect through ethernet to the router. On the primary computer, create a "Workgroup" name that all the computers will join up with. Next, in the router settings, be sure to change the settings so that ONLY wired connections are able to make changes to the settings. This helps prevent wireless computers from changing your setup in the router.

Now access ALL the other computers and create new login profiles with EXACTLY the same administrator login and passwords as the original one you created on the primary machine. Login to each computer using that same admin account, join up to the workgroup you created earlier, and allow each wireless machine to connect to the internet.

Once all the machines are connected to the workgroup and the internet, you can go about sharing any files, folders, and printers on the server or elsewhere.

Hope this helps.

Grif

Post was last edited on May 12, 2017 11:54 AM PDT