To combine several computer devices into a common network for data exchange, a router is used, which can also be connected to a modem to provide free access to the Internet of all local network participants. Creating and configuring the home network does not take a long time.
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Before starting the network setup, you must turn off the modem and the firewall (network packet filter program). All devices connect with each other wired. Wireless connection, for example, a laptop-router via Wi-Fi, customize after turning on all devices.
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If the computer is more than one account, then you should go under the entry with the administrator rights. Through the "Start" button, we enter the control panel where you select the "Network and Internet" section. Open the "View network status and tasks" item and from possible variants of changing network parameters, select "Connection or Network Setup", then "Setting the New Network", click "OK". Subsequent actions carry out in accordance with the prompt tips.
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When the automatic network settings are executed, go to the "Network and Shared Access Center" item, where in the "Connection to the Network" column just the installed home network and click "Connect". The system will request a security code or phrase password for a wireless connection. This is the final stage in connecting the computer to the network. It remains only to specify the location "Home Network" and determine the type of files to which access to other devices will be opened.
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By selecting the "Network and Internet" section in the control panel, click on "Select a home group and shared options." Next, you must select and save the specific parameters of the network profile of the created home network in the "Home Group Settings" column: network detection, sharing files and printers, access to shared folders.
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To configure access parameters for all home network participants, on the selected folder with the right mouse click and go through the next way: "Shared Access" - "Extended Sharing Setup" - "Extended Setup". We put a tick near the Count "Open Share Access to Folder" and click "Permissions" to select participants and actions that they can perform with data on this computer: full access, changing or reading. Such actions must be implemented on all computer devices connected to the created network.
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After network testing (checking the list of participants, the transition and execution of configured actions on other computers, etc.) You can enable access to the Internet and the firewall. Creating and configuring home networks are over.
In addition to simplified data exchange, viewing movies from another computer without copying, it is possible to connect multiple computers to one printer, scanner, a gaming console, etc., configure the TV access to the Internet. All this significantly expands the circle of actions and opportunities for users with computer equipment at home.