Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product p44-49 Apple
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How t o set up a c omput er network in your house, and wheth er a media PC will add t o th e f un JANU AR Y 2006 WHICH? 44 HOME NETW ORKS HOM E NE T W O RKS The f irst thing you need t o set up your network is a wireles s (WiF i) adaptor . The best type f or you depends on whether you’re connect ing a lapt op or a standard comput er .
WHICH? JA NUARY 2006 45 HOME NETW ORKS NEED T O KN O W A home network connects computer s to other comput ers and to the int ernet. It can also send music and video to a hi-fi or TV . Wireles s networks are part icularly handy . Y ou can wander t o the shed with a laptop, sa y , and stay connected to the int ernet.
JANU AR Y 2006 WHICH? 46 HOME NETW ORKS 1 Linksys W ireless R out er SR X 81% £108 from onlin e retailers This is a great choice. It’s not cheap, but if you need your wireles s network to cover a lar ge ar ea and penet rat e lots of walls, it’s second t o none.
WHICH? JA N UARY 2006 47 HOME NETW ORKS Media PCs A media PC is a computer that receives TV and acts as a hi-f i or digital photo album. It also apes a PVR (personal video recor der); you use a simple on-screen menu to select TV progr ammes t o r ecord on its hard drive.
JANU AR Y 2006 WHICH? 48 HOME NETW ORKS AUDIO MEDIA EXTENDERS SENDING MUSIC AND VIDEO FR OM Y OUR C OMPUTER One of the handiest things about a c omputer network is that you can use a TV or hi-f i to list en t o music, wat ch videos or view photos that you’ve st ored on a c omputer elsewhere in th e house.
WHICH? JA N UARY 2006 49 HOME NETW ORKS VIDEO MEDIA EXTENDERS The main dif f eren ce that mak es our Best Buy st and out f rom other mod els is that it’ s easier t o set up and use . But it’ s impor tant t o rememb er that non e of them is ver y good at streaming video wirelessly f rom your comput er .
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