The Equipment You ll Need

The Equipment You'll Need

Clearly, the equipment you need depends on how you want to set up your network. If you are planning to add Wi-Fi to a wired network, in addition to all the equipment you need for the wired network, you need a Wi-Fi access point. As I've mentioned, you can also buy a single unit that works as a router for both wired and Wi-Fi computers.

In either case, you'll need Wi-Fi capability on each device that you want to connect to the Wi-Fi network. Of course, you don't have to worry about this with a Centrino laptopbecause wireless connectivity is already on board. You should know that it is easy to add Wi-Fi capabilities to other, older computersboth laptops and desktopssimply by adding a Wi-Fi card.

If you are not adding Wi-Fi to your network, but rather planning to create a completely wireless Wi-Fi network from scratch, you need a Wi-Fi router to connect to your modem.