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1DSL Single Port Modem Provided by Local Phone Company or National Phone Company ISPIncoming Phone LinePhone Line ContinuesEthernet Cable to Internet Port onRouter ( Also sometimes calledCat5 Cable Or Patch Cable)These Lines Represent the Cabling in youroffice with Patch cables from the Wall toyour PC’s on the PC End and Patch Cablesfrom the Wall to your Router on theRouter EndRouter(Usually NotProvided By TelephoneCompany)2DSL Combo Modem/Router Provided by Local Phone Company or National Phone Company ISPIncoming Phone LinePhone Line ContinuesPhone Cable to DSL Port on RouterIn this Diagram all we have done is eliminate theseparate Modem and Router and Combined theminto one unit.Modem/Router(Provided By Telephone Company)These Lines Represent the Cabling in youroffice with Patch cables from the Wall toyour PC’s on the PC End and Patch Cablesfrom the Wall to your Router on theRouter End3 Cable Service Modem Provided by Local Cable Company or National Cable Company ISPyou through how to configure the wirelessmuch higher speeds, typically starterlybecause most routers and cable mo-settings in your equipment. Typical ing at 12MB/Sec. and going up from dems have four ports. If your office hasRG-6 Line to otherspeeds with DSL vary with the level of Cable Services there. such In as my experience, I’ve found thatIncoming Cable ServiceTV or Phone Modemservice you purchased Line from your ISP. you can get internet service, phone linesmore than four PCs, then the tech doingthe conversion should have connected allWith every internet service Cable you Splitter have and TV service for the same or less than of the PCs into the hub or switch. I haveRG-6 Cable to Cable Port onan upload speed and a download speed. you Modem would pay AT&T for phone lines included some diagrams in this article toThese Lines Represent the Cabling in yourWhen the ISP gives the speed, they referalone. Cable companies usually also of-office with illustrate Patch cables from how the Wall everything to should be con-to it in terms of the download speed. fer free long distance in the U.S. and from the Wall nected to your Router in your on the office to work correctly.In this Diagram you would have to add an additionalyour PC’s on the PC End and Patch CablesRouter in order to have Wireless service in your office.Router EndThe upload speed is usually much slower. Canada, whereas phone CableWireless Router not usually provided by your Cablecompanies makeNormally the highest speed you can get additional chargesModemCompany. This is shown in the next diagram.for their “MetropolitanDiagram 1: Shows DSL Service with awith DSL is 6MB/ Sec. This means theCalling Area Plan” as well as other single port modem provided by the tele-download speed is 6 million bits per secondand thecharges. With cable services, you usuallyneedphone company. In this case, you have to4uploadCablespeedServicewouldModemtypicallyProvided bytoCableaddCompanya router inISPorderwithtoWirelesshaveRouteradd a routerAddedif you have more than 1 PCbe around 1.5MB/Sec. AT&T’s RG-6 Line to U- other wireless in your Cable office. Modem Although recently in your office.Cable Services such asverse service works like DSL, but TV or can Phone Modem go I have seen cable (Provided modems By Cable Company) with wirelessIncoming Cable Serviceup to 24MB/Sec.LineHowever, it will costmore to get this speed. Most Cable ISP’s Splitter offerbuilt into them, most cable modems providedby the cable companies do not haveDiagram 2: Shows DSL Service with acombination modem /router provided byRG-6 Cable to Cable Port ona standard of 1.5MB/Sec. service for between$20.00 and $30.00/Month. When Another importantwireless.Patch Cable from anyModemthe telephone company. In this instance,Ethernet Port OnCable Modemcomponenttoin our These Lines Represent all we the have Cabling in done your is eliminate the separateInternet Port Onoffice with Patch cables from the Wall toAllstate was In doing this Diagram the conversions, shows an additional Verizonwas only offering DSL at the lowest When Allstate did the office conver-Router EndRouter office in order network to Wirelessis yourRouterswitch or hub. your PC’s on the modem PC End and Patch and Cables router and combined themhave Wireless service in your office. Wireless Routerfrom the Wall to your Router on thenot usually provided by your Cable Company.into one unit. Since the modem/routerspeed of 384KB/Sec. on both the upload sions, the techs doing Wireless the conversions has four ports on it, you can connect upside and the download side for $35.00/Month. So Allstate and Verizon didn’tdo anybody any favors by offering thisservice. If they had done a little morenegotiating, they probably could havegotten AT&T to provide the service for$20.00 a month or so.But that is all water under the bridgenow. Cable service generally offersshould have left the hub Router or switch in theon-site black box. Originally, the datacommunications equipment that Allstateand MCI provided included a 3Com 8Port Hub and at some point, Allstateupgraded most offices to a LinkSys 16Port Switch. If your office has four PCsor less, this hub or switch would not beneeded for your network to work prop-to four PCs on your network.Diagram 3: Shows cable modem service.As you can see, it is connected verysimilar to DSL service, but most cablemodems have four ports on them as theyare combination modem/routers. If youhave four or less PCs they can all beplugged into the cable modem. To have26 — Exclusivefocus Summer 2012