1. Contacting and subscribing to a service provider to set up a network connection. The best router package. Comes with the router which costs R 1899. 00 which has a processing power of 800 MHz processing power; which is good for a router. When there are any power outages and internet usage is required; it lasts up to 3 hours.
a. Telkom Prepaid service, 4mb/s uncapped ADSL for only R499 per month. Top-up is done online or through a phone so it is convenient that you get the data at your local supermarkets and retail stores. This makes it easier for the family no to use up a lot of data.
2. Installation of the router and computer configuration to the network. The configuration settings I maintained because it will pose as a huge issue if the …show more content…
Setting up the Wi-Fi settings and privacy settings. The Internet proxy also needs setting up because there are 4 Ethernet port that provide extra support when there is a Wi-Fi fault. 4 X 10m Ethernet cables are required. This will bring challenges for mobile devices like smartphones but the laptops have Wi-Fi and can be used as a hotspot. Cabling running down the passage to the rooms are also an issue but can be well positioned not to cause issues.
4. The TP Link 8 Port Ethernet desktop POE switch. Which costs R935.00 per unit which will be connected by 4 Ethernet cables. The switch is situated at the passage next to the router in order to act as a medium for the computers to communicate through the home network if there is no wireless connection …show more content…
Netflix / broadband costs, once off costs: R820 – R3, 000, recurring costs: R508+ per month. The HD Netflix connection might be advised 200GB of cap. Since the Internet connection isn’t just dedicated to Netflix, though, its cost cannot be solely attributed to Netflix usage. The Netflix subscription is R158 + the Telkom rental line which brings a total monthly cost of R846.
8. The TV is a LG 49LF540 49" LED TV. This TV is full HD and Netflix accessible so it can open and view Netflix programs using the house account. It streams channels that are available in the country. This is optional to stream without using the router, but this method will only be used using the smart TV's Wi-Fi when connecting to the Netflix subscription online. Drawbacks are that it might get slow.
9. The TV in usage has an HDMI port which can be connected to either of the house laptops. The HDMI will enable the TV to be connected to the laptop, with the laptop already connected to the internet. Netflix will then be watched on the laptop, but using the display settings, I set the screen to duplicate in order to achieve simultaneous viewing. Additional actions is setting my TV into a playback device to allow it play on the