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Wired & Wireless Broadband - 4
There is a third way to connect to your broadband internet, using both wireless and wired components. Recently, a new gizmo has appeared on the market that uses the home electrical circuit to 'transmit' the broadband around the house.
The technology, that does rely upon a pretty good electrical circuit in the home, in other words, the standard blue, brown and yellow/green wiring you see in 13amp plugs (consult a qualified electrician if you are in doubt), means that your broadband signal is relayed via the electrical circuit through special adaptors (see below) plugged into an electrical socket.
What's Needed?
A good example is shown here, this is the Advent Powerline Ethernet Adaptor, available in single units or pairs. You will need at least two of these adaptors to make a circuit, additional adaptors will be needed for each additional computer that requires connection to the internet. To connect to the computers, you will need two Cat5a Ethernet cables which are supplied with the adaptors. Finally, you will need a modem/router, in the example below we are showing a Belkin.
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Advent Powerline Ethernet Adaptors |
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Cat5a Ethernet Cable (supplied) |
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Wireless Modem/Router |
Connecting
Connection is very straight forward. First, install the supplied software into the main computer - the one that is generally connected directly to the modem/router, usually via an ethernet cable. Once installed, there is a short software 'wizard' to follow which only takes a few minutes to complete.
Plug one of the adaptors into a 13amp socket near to the wireless modem/router - the distance will be dictated only by the length of the ethernet cable! Using the suplied ethernet cable, connect the modem/router (using one of the available ethernet ports at the rear of the modem/router) to the socket in the top of the adaptor.
Now install the second adaptor into a 13amp socket in the remote location where the second computer is located. Take the second supplied ethernet cable and connect one end into the top of the adaptor, and the other end into the built-in ethernet port in the back of the computer.
The broadband is now connected to the second computer and you can go online. The connection will stay open for as long as the electrical circuit is 'live'. There is additional security built into the adaptors which can render them password protected. In our opinion this is perhaps not required in the majority of cases as you should know if someone has plugged their computer into one of your adaptors!
For more information about this, or any other type of broadband connection, please contact us at any time.
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