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More power to you
Home Networking
made simple
To find out more about
the BT Voyager range and
broadband networking, go to
www.bt.com/homenetworking
Simply get connected!
Here’s why
• No more queuing to go online – with a home network everyone
can share one broadband connection from any PC or laptop at the
same time
• Go wireless and there’s no need for cables all over the place – or to
locate your PC or laptop near the phone socket
• That means you can go online wherever you like – in the garden, in
bed, in front of the TV. Feel free!
• Share files and exchange information between your computers
without having to keep swopping disks and burning data onto CDs
• Everyone can be connected to one printer or scanner – or have
access to more than one
• Play shared games either with your PCs or your games consoles
• It’s easy to set up and use
• You get full support from our expert customer helpdesks
• BT wireless products use new 802.11g technology – and that gives
you data transfer speeds of up to 54mbps – up to 5 times faster
than the former 802.11b standard.
Got more than
one computer?
Think you have to be a computer whiz to get networked?
Or have wires everywhere? You don’t.
With the range of networking products from BT it’s easy
to create your own home network – and fast!
You also have a choice of network types. You can opt for
one that’s wired. You can opt for extra freedom by having
one that’s completely wireless. Or you can have a
combination of the two.
Whichever you choose, you can look forward to getting
online anytime, anywhere in the house, garden or office.
What do I need to share
Broadband access?
At the heart of your network you need a Broadband modem router –
such as the BT Voyager 2100 Wireless ADSL Router. This is a piece of
kit that contains both a modem and a router. The modem allows you
to plug the network straight into your phone line to connect with
Broadband. The router then creates a network by allowing each PC
to get access to Broadband wirelessly.
If you want a wireless network you need to equip each laptop with a laptop
adapter – such as the BT Voyager Wireless Laptop Adapter – and each PC
with a desktop adapter, like the BT Voyager Wireless Desktop Adapter.
The best of both worlds
The BT Voyager 2100 Wireless ADSL Router also has 4 Ethernet ports
included so that you can connect to other computers with wires
(providing they have a free Ethernet port) or computing equipment that
is Ethernet-enabled. You can also add a games console to the network
so that you can play games online as well.
Broadband
Internet
connection
BT Voyager
2100
Desktop computer
connected via
ethernet cable
Laptop with
BT Voyager Wireless
Laptop Adapter
Desktop computer with
BT Voyager Wireless
Desktop Adapter
It’s easy to get networked:
1. Plug the BT Voyager 2100 Wireless ADSL Router into your Broadband
connection
2. Add adapters to the computers that you want to network wirelessly:
you can network up to 10 computers wirelessly on the BT Voyager 2100
3. Connect the PCs that you want to network with wires via their available
Ethernet ports
4. Follow the simple install instructions in the user guide
5. Surf in the garden and e-mail on the sofa! (BT Voyager Wireless products
have a range of up to 50 metres indoors and 250 metres outdoors in
ideal conditions.)
All BT Home Networking products have a built-in firewall which is designed
to guard your PCs against viruses and other threats to their security.
The Home Networking
Jargon Buster
Broadband
Broadband is a new technology replacing narrowband or dial up Internet services across the UK. It is
commonly used to represent data speeds of over 500kbit/s through your phone line and is often referred
to as ‘high speed Internet access’. BT’s leading Broadband technology is Digital Subscriber Line (DSL,
also known as ADSL). With it you can get fast downloads from the Internet at speeds between 512kbit/s
and 2Mbit/s.
Modem
A modem converts analogue signals to digital signals so that data can be carried along a phone line.
Networking
Networking is the linking together of a number of computers so that you can transfer files between them,
share printers or play games – plus share one Broadband Internet connection.
Router
A device that creates a home network by allowing multiple PCs access to a single Broadband connection.
It automatically chooses the best route for the data your computer is sending or receiving.
Broadband Modem Router
A Broadband modem router is a combination of a modem and router that forms the basis of a home
network. The modem allows you to plug the network straight into your Broadband connection, the router
enables sharing of Broadband across many computers. The BT Voyager 2100 ADSL Router contains both,
meaning you only need to add adapters to your PCs to create a wireless network.
Wireless
A ‘wireless’ communications environment gives you the freedom to move around your home or office and
communicate at the same time without any wires from your phone or computer – for example –
back to the phone socket or network point.
802.11g technology
See WiFi.
WiFi
Short for ‘wireless fidelity’ with analogy to the familiar term ‘hi-fi’ or high fidelity. It is the popular term
for wireless connectivity which is technically known as ‘IEEE 802.11b’ and ‘IEEE 802.11g’. 802.11g is a
newer enhanced standard which carries data at speeds of up to 54mbps, 5 times faster than 802.11b.
Ethernet
The standard type of cable for connecting computers and other Ethernet-enabled equipment
(eg, printers) to a network.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (WiFi Protected Access)
Two similar security protocols that are designed to give a wireless network a similar level of security and
privacy to a wired network. It does this by encrypting the data that’s carried over the radio waves from one
PC or laptop to another so helping to protect it from access and/or tampering by unauthorised individuals.
Firewall
A program that forms a barrier between a home or a company network and the outside world and so
protects it against infiltration and sabotage that could come via the Internet.
Mbps
Stands for megabits per second and is a measure of the speed at which data is
transmitted over a network.
Intel®Centrino™Mobile Technology
Connecting your new world of wireless mobility
Many laptop computers are equipped with Intel
®
Centrino™Mobile Technology which
means they have an integral wireless capability. This gives you the freedom to connect
to your wireless home network without the need for extra adapters. Intel
®
Centrino
™
technology also enables:
-A clever system called 'Intelligent Power Distribution' which extends battery life so
you can enjoy wireless freedom for longer
- Computing manufacturers using Intel
®
Centrino™Mobile Technology are designing
lighter, thinner laptops that still deliver high performance- meaning you can do what
you want, where you want.
For more information on Intel
®
Centrino™Mobile Technology, go to www.intel.com
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