A HARDWIRED NETWORK PROVIDES EACH USER IN THE HOME WITH THEIR OWN ALLOCATED, GUARANTEED BANDWIDTH.
THE SMART NEST — Cont’d from page 122
“Enterprise-grade equipment is not just a modem, router and network switch, as is the case with normal consumer-grade equipment. Enterprise-grade equipment is what you want to have to if you want something that works and is reliable. “You essentially have separate devices that all work together via a hardwired network switch — with new houses, you have a switch to plug into a hardwired connection. The manageability is so much greater because you extend a wi-fi network through a hardwired method rather than a booster.” In other words, a hardwired network provides each user in the home with their own allocated, guaranteed bandwidth.
“With wireless, everyone shares the bandwidth of a network. If you have five people sharing on that network, there will be (strength) issues. You don’t get that with a hardwired network.” Accurate Technology's LaRiviere notes that an audio system can also be hardwired into a home. “We can either install or pre-wire audio systems with speaker cover plates for 5.1 surround sound. With one dedicated audio system hardwired into a home, there won’t be any issues.” With everything in place, you can listen to music out on the deck, watch movies or stream TV shows in the den, and have the news playing in the kitchen.
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