Who Uses Home Networking?
• Home Offices Many home network users are home-based consultants and entrepreneurs who are familiar with the benefits of the traditional office network environment that want products to be easy to use and maintain with no new wiring, or no cabling to intall or be disrupted. This rising group of professionals often travel with a laptop and usually own a PC for the family, as well. Home networks make it easier to share Internet access, printers and files between these systems. Home networks usually support up to about 10 users. • Families with Multiple Computers A new user group has emerged in home network trends – families with multiple computer users sharing one Internet access account. Instead of family members taking turns to access the Internet, the home network enables multiple computers to simultaneously share Internet access, files, software and other equipment. Using the home network, the kids can play against each other without having to be in the same room – think about the p
