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Setting up your home network is not as hard as you may think.  All you need is a Cable/DSL Router to plug into your cable modem or other high speed Internet service.  You plug the router into your cable modem just like it was a computer.  After it negotiates with the modem and sets itself up you can plug your computer into one of the  routers  LAN ports and after your computer does a little negotiating you should connect to the internet.  Routers normally will have 4 ports that you can plug computers into.  With wireless capability you can plug in 4 computers or devices and also connect with Wireless Computers and Laptops.  You can also plug your internet ready game system into your router or a Network Ready Printer.  Routers are usually setup by default to do everything automatically so you normally don’t have to do any configuring.  With the exception of wireless.  If your Router is a Wireless Ready Router you will probably have to access your router’s setup screens and set up some parameters like security keys if desired.  Wireless functions are usually off by default and you have to log in to the router and turn it on.  Instruction for logging into your router were probably included with your router on paper or on a cd in PDF format.  If not most manufacturers website have all you need.

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