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Shark Systems: Options for Creating a Home or Business Network

Shark Systems, a leading Canadian reseller of consumer electronics, provides everything you need to set up a home or business network. Networking computers allows selected users to access shared documents from their own workstation and creates a shared Internet connection. While many networks are wired via Ethernet, wireless networks have continuously improved over the past decade, allowing high-speed data transfer using wireless routers and other technologies. Most computers now come with wireless networking cards as standard equipment while continuing to support Ethernet connectivity as well. Shark Systems offers everything you need to set up your home or office network.

1. Ethernet Switches/Hubs: Wired networks often route through an Ethernet switch or hub, which connects to computers and other peripherals such as printers. The switches have multiple Ethernet ports, allowing a number of items to join the wired network. This enables sharing of data, printers, and Internet access. Larger networks can utilize hubs with more ports or additional switches. Shark Systems offers an array of switches in varying capacities from manufacturers like D-Link, IBM, and TRENDnet.

2. Wireless routers: Home routers allow you to connect multiple computers to peripherals, a single Internet connection, and shared data on other computers. Wireless routers allow for a great deal of convenience, connecting equipment throughout the home without any cords or long cables. A wireless network is inherently less secure than a wired one, but the network can be protected by specifying access restrictions. Shark Systems provides many types of routers from manufacturers such as Cisco and Linksys.

3. Network Cards: These devices can be internal or external, and provide computers and peripherals the ability to communicate via wired or wireless Ethernet. Shark Systems offers multiple types of network cards in varying speeds and configurations from companies like Intel and Allied. 4. Network Security: Security devices such as firewalls protect networks from incoming and outgoing security threats. Firewalls regulate network transmissions based on specified protocols or rules. Virtual private networks (VPNs) require authentication from users attempting to connect to them and utilize various levels of encryption to protect transmissions.


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April 21, 2011 Leave a comment

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