Thank You for your interest in my Wireless Network Solutions.

This page is dedicated to giving you all the information you need to understand the basics of what a wireless network provides, and you will also become educated on the procedures I do and the experience you will have by using my services. I will keep the terminology simple and will use common human language instead of terms that only computer geek's know. For example, most computer geek's like myself call wireless networks ="802.11a,b,g or Wi-Fi technology". However I will just refer to Wireless Network as "Wireless Network"

This page contains information that compliments the diagrams that are also on INTERNET & LANS/WANS page. The reason why they compliment eachother, is because both of these technologies are similar in what they are accomplishing, except one is using cables and wires while the other is "WIRELESS"

"Let's get you started with the BASICS"

Before I explain my services and rates, let me just cover the basics about what a NETWORK is all about whether it be wireless or with cables. There are many ways you might hear a technician describe what a network is and what it achieves. To keep it simple and short to the point, "A Network is when you have 2 or more computers and you want them to share something. The things that you can share are: High Speed Internet Access, Printers, DVD/CD Players, Hard Drives and the data on them, etc, etc."

"The Problem"

Most buildings and office suites built nowadays are pre-wired in every room with computer networking capability. If that business ever decides to have a Network, it is very easy to deploy it. The problem is some businesses have found themselves in a building that has "NO" pre-wired networking capability. The same thing with homes. Homes however have much less of a chance of being pre-wired with networking capability because most homes were built when the Internet was not even popular among common households and consumers. Here in the Rio Grande Valley it has barely been about 2 years that High Speed Internet has been affordable and available to homes. Even new homes that are being built today are not being offered to install the cable to make them High Speed Internet ready. This is usually the case because the future home owner is not aware of that option and does not ask the construction company to install the appropriate cabling. The point I'm trying to bring out is that before Wireless Networks were available, the only choice you had was to hire someone to go into your home or business and install the computer cable/wire (CAT 5 cable). This is usually a hassle for the home owner or business. Holes need to be drilled, someone had to go into the ATTIC, damage could be done to the home/business, etc, etc. There are some instances where a room can't be given a computer cable jack just because of the way the home is designed, etc,etc.

"How I can HELP YOU"

If you have just read the above information and you feel that it is describing the scenario that you are in, whether it is for your home or business, I can HELP YOU.

With my Wireless Network Service, I am providing you the freedom of not being restricted to cables/ walls or specific locations in your home/business. If you have a wife that is always redecorating or re arranging your furniture, with a Wireless Network this is not a problem. Just think about how the cordless phone changed the phone industry and how convenient it has made things. If you have a laptop, I promise that YOU will love the feeling of walking around your home taking your laptop anywhere you wish and browsing the internet at High Speed. I have had many customers tell me how much they love the fact they are now able to use their laptop on their bed or outside near the pool at night. If your business has High Speed Internet and if you also have High Speed Internet at your home, I can configure your laptop where you are able to wirelessly use it at both locations.

"The Advantages and Disadvantages"

I think you have a pretty good understanding of the advantages and perhaps you have some "ideas" that I have not even thought of. Wireless Networks are great, but just like everything in life, there are disadvantages you may hear people talk about. It is my duty to inform you of these disadvantages.

1st disadvantage: It is usually more expensive.
But a Wireless Network is actually cheaper compared to if you hired someone to install the cable in your home or business, and then hired me to do the networking portion. I try to make it affordable for you by buying the bare minimum equipment that your home or business needs. For a simple home/business where there is open space and a few walls or no walls in between computers, I can have a project completed starting at $280. But if the environment is more complex, I have to spend more by getting your hardware that adapts to your needs.

2nd disadvantage: You may hear that there is no security out of the box (defaults).
This is not really a problem with my installations due to the fact that I have educated myself in how to install a secure Wireless Network. I mention security only because people might tell you that Wireless Networks are not secure and that anybody can use your network. That is only true if a Wireless Network was installed with no security configurations. The only way a Wireless Network is not secure is when a home/ or business owner goes to the store and buys the wireless network equipment and does a plug and play installation (right out of the box). What I mean by this is they just plug it in and it works. Even though that sounds great because you don't have to hire someone to install your network, the defaults on these plug and play wireless networks installation are not secure. So if you do have people telling you that it is not secure, they are kind of correct. However tell them that you are dealing with Joey Cepeda a certified technician. There are advanced procedures that I use to secure your wireless network. Some of the security parameters and steps I take is by enabling 128 bit encryption, I change the plug and play defaults, and I also take the serial numbers (MAC addresses) of your computers/laptops and program your wireless network to only allow and authorize those specified serial numbers to use the network. If you are receiving negative feedback from your friends and peers about how a wireless network is not secure, chances are that they do not fully understand the Wireless Network technology and they themselves are not educated on how to secure a wireless network. If Wireless Networks were not able to be secure, do you really think hospitals and banks would be using them? The answer once again is Wireless Networks are able to be secure but the problem is that by "default" out of the box they are not. I have come across a few homes/businesses here in the Valley with Wireless Networks out of the box, with "NO" security. When I ask them questions, sometimes the home/business owner tells me that they bought the equipment and installed it themselves to save money, and that they could not understand the manual with all the technical jargon. The result of course is a "default"plug and play network installed out of the box which is not secure.
If you remember from the beginning of this paragraph, to me security is not a disadvantage since I know how to secure a Wireless Network. I have studied many hours on just this topic alone and I am able to deploy secure Wireless Networks. If you are wanting to read this from another source besides from me, you can click the following link to go to an article written by ComputerWorld.com CLICK HERE (please note that at the bottom of that article lists the techniques that I use to secure Wireless Networks)

3rd Disadvantage: Your environment might not be wireless friendly.
Sometimes a Wireless Network might not work in your home/business environment. This is very rare however and I have not come across it personally in any of my installations. However I have heard from some of my colleagues and friends that they have came across rare scenarios where the Wireless Network does not work. So I know it is just a matter of time for me to come across this situation. The reason this could happen is that there may be electromagnetic radio interference in your area, too many pipes in your walls, or maybe your area was built on top of an Alien UFO that crashed there many years ago. Of course the way I find out if it works or not is after the installation. You are not obligated for any payment if you are a victim of your environment not compatible with Wireless Networks.

"Your Wireless Network and Examples"

Like mentioned earlier there are many ways you can utilize your wireless network. Please take the time to view the diagrams that I have on the bottom of this page. As you can see I can set up your network to share files and data that is stored on different computers. For example, lets say you have your main PC which has your Microsoft Word documents. Then you have your laptop which is wireless and you are wanting to work from your bed or outside Patio. I can set it up where you can open the same documents on any PC within your private network. The same thing goes for your printers. For a home or business the same technique applies, whether you have a family of 6 or a business of 10 employees, and if each of you have your own computer there is no need to buy a printer for EVERY single computer. I can share out the printer to all PCs. DVD, CD burners, palm devices, etc, etc, networks will allow you to share. Of course if you don't want that capability I will not enable it. Most homes/or businesses just want a network to share the High Speed Internet and don't care too much about sharing out hard drives, printers etc, etc but I just wanted to let you know that I am able to provide you those other sharing services.

Here is something that surprises most people because they didn't know it existed! But did you know that if you have a gaming entertainment console such as XBOX or PLAYSTATION 2, you can use that over your High Speed Internet connection to play with family and friends the same game? Yes it is possible and I can make it happen for you, wirelessly or with wires! For example say you and your cousin both have a game called HALO, well with your High Speed Internet connection you can both play each other no matter where you are at in the world.

Figure #6 is what describes the most common household scenarios. You probably already have High Speed Internet with a DSL or Cable modem directly connected to one PC with cables, but you have other computers in the house. What usually happens is I connect the wireless access point/router to the cable modem using the cable that is connected to the PC, and then I connect your PC directly to the access point/router. Then the rest of your computers, whether they are laptops or desktops, are installed with the wireless network adapters.

For businesses usually the T1/ cable/ or DSL modem is installed in a demarc or wiring telephone electrical closet. I will first attempt to install the wireless access point/router in that same closet and see if the signal is strong enough to reach your PCs, if it does not have good signal, then you have the option of either having me install repeaters that carry the signal to wherever you want, or we run a cable from the wiring closet out to an area closer to where your computers are at.

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