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Home Network Installation: DIY or Professional Upgrade

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If you’re handy with technology, you may consider upgrading your network by yourself. That means installing your router, running cables, and ensuring each device connects properly with the system.

In a small apartment, a wireless router may suffice to connect each of your devices to the internet. But in a large house – where you need coverage downstairs, upstairs, and around the backyard, it’s going to take a bit more work.

A wireless mesh network may be the easiest DIY option, because it will offer full coverage throughout your entire property. A mesh network consists of nodes strategically placed throughout your property that generate a web of connections. When you’re within the web, you won’t suffer any dead spots.

If you’re looking for simple connections between each device, you’ll probably end up quite happy with a wireless mesh network. But if you want to establish smart-home quality networking, you’re likely going to want a hardwired solution.

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Make Your Projects Smart from the Start with Savant Home Automation

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WHEN TO START WORKING WITH AN INSTALLER

If you’re a designer or builder, home technology can seem like an afterthought. After all, homeowners can add whatever technology they want and customize their own space.

But the fact is, technology is integrated in every aspect of the home. Smart TVs and thermostats may seem like secondary features, but the wiring necessary to support them isn’t.

Running wires for your AV, security and smart devices is an important part of setting up a network strong enough to support everything, and it’s easiest if it happens before the drywall goes up.

And if you’re renovating an old building, a technology professional can help determine where you need to build or add to include modern devices.

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