Sunday, March 7, 2010

Working wirelessly: What you need to know

Many companies are making the leap to wireless networks in the office for both financial savings in overall equipment and sheer convenience for their employees. They also often provide mobile PCs with wireless capabilities to their employees so that they can be productive anytime anywhere, hence enhancing the company's bottom-line.

In this article, I will explain what WiFi is and how it works. I will also discuss what you need to start working wirelessly as well as what you can expect to gain from doing so. Finally, I'll discuss the precautions you should take when working on the go.

What is WiFi?

Wireless, or WiFi, technology is another way of connecting your computer to the network using radio frequency and no network cables.

Wireless works similarly to cordless phones; they transmit data from one point to another through radio signals. But wireless technology also requires that you be within the wireless network range area to be able to connect your computer. There are three different types of wireless networks.

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3 comments:

  1. what's interesting about this is mobility.. it's a very flexible technology and an easy to use one everywhere you go..

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  2. Thanks for your information, so adding to my knowledge about wireles network. about Wifi technology is safe enough in surfing the internet??? I am very interested because it is very easy to use and flexible.

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  3. For me the Wifi is the most important step of democratisation of virtual world, and it permit us to be connected with each others.

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