Click Save changes. It's at the bottom of the page. Click Control Panel. This tab is in the upper-left side of the Control Panel window. Doing so takes you back to the main Control Panel page. Click View devices and printers. It's a heading near the bottom of the page.
If you're viewing small or large icons instead, you'll click Devices and Printers here. Right-click the connected printer. Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu. If your mouse doesn't have a right-click button, click the right side of the mouse, or use two fingers to click the mouse.
If your computer uses a trackpad instead of a mouse, use two fingers to tap the trackpad or press the bottom-right side of the trackpad. Click Printer properties. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu. Clicking this option opens a new window. Click the Sharing tab. This is at the top of the new window. Share the printer with other computers on your network. Check the "Share this printer" box, then click Apply and click OK at the bottom of the window.
Method 3. If your Mac doesn't have a traditional USB 3. Click System Preferences…. It's in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the System Preferences window. Click Sharing. This option is in the System Preferences window. A new window will open. Check the "Printer Sharing" checkbox. It's on the left side of the window. Select your printer. Click your connected printer's name in the "Printers" section of the window.
You may for basic needs, Word, browsing the internet etc. If you want gaming or video editing, I highly recommend a computer. Setting up a printer on your home network allows you to connect your computers without physically plugging them into the printer. In order to connect a printer to your home network, the printer must have a built-in Wi-Fi adapter or wired network connection port. Select a link below for the type of printer you have and follow the instructions to connect it to your home network.
If your printer has a built-in Wi-Fi adapter to connect wirelessly to your home network, follow the steps below. So our new router is connected to the one of the ISP. We now need to set up our new router. I created a detailed guide for the Edgerouter ER-X. If you have chosen another router then you can follow the step below as a guideline for your home network setup:.
Security in our home network is something you always have to take care of. Make sure you change the default password of the router to something unique and strong. We want to keep the Ip Address above the So make sure the DHCP range is set to something like This way we have enough Ip Address available for our access points, network printers etc. DNS Servers translate domain names, like lazyadmin.
So your computer can connect to the server where the site is hosted. Now some DNS servers are relatively slow while others are blazing fast.
You can find the fastest DNS server for you, but most of the time 1. Another advantage of 1. This one is pretty easy, just put a cable between a LAN port of your new router and the switch. If you have a managed switch, then check the documentation on how to login in to the web interface.
Some switches come with a fixed IP address, others have a tool to find the device. What I often use in for me strange networks, is a small program called Advanced Ip Scanner. This small, free tool, scans your network and list all connected devices and their IP-Address. But when you have a switch without PoE, then you need to place the PoE adapter between the switch and access point.
If you did go for the Unifi access point, and you should have, then open the Unifi Controller or app if you want to install them without controller , adopt the access points. A full guide on how to install the Unifi Access Points can be found here. The placement of the access point is a really important part of your home network setup.
Placing it in the right location makes all the difference in a good wifi connection or not. In the Unifi Controller is an option the create a floorplan with your devices placed on it. You can use this map to find the perfect location for your access points. The map allows you to draw different types of walls, each with their own characteristics. Next, you can place your access point on it and turn on the heat map. You will see how much of the signal is blocked by the walls, doors, and windows, so you get a good idea of what the perfect location is.
I made a few examples to give you an idea. In the first floor plan, the access point is placed at the entrance. As you can see, the 5G coverage in the living room is poor, the slower 2G coverage is ok. When you place the access point in the living room, where most of the wireless devices are, you will get a good connection with great performance. So I really suggest that you first draw up your floorplan in the controller, so you can find the best location for the access point.
We all get guests in our house, it can be friends, family or relatives and they all have a cell phone. You might be tempted to give them your WiFi password, but what if their device has malware or a virus on it?
Your network could be infected as well. Create a separate VLAN for your guest network to keep your network safe. If you have gone for the Unifi solution you can also use the Unifi Guest Network to prevent guests from accessing your local network.
Read more about the guest network and guest portal in this article. To keep our network safe, we need to prevent malware and other malicious traffic. This can be done with a free service called OpenDNS. So when you type www. What OpenDNS does is keeping a list of known malicious servers. When your computer makes a request to www. This way it protects you from phishing and other malicious websites.
OpenDNS is free for personal use and I really recommend using it. You should always change this immediately after you connected everything. Hackers can easily guess the password based on the manufacturer of the router or access point.
All network appliances, router, access point, switch, smart devices, printers, need to be updated regularly to keep them secure. So every two months or so, check for the latest updates and apply them to the devices. If you are using the Unifi network gear, then you can check it easily for all the devices from the controller. I hope you found this guide useful, if you have any question or suggestions, please let know. Je kan ook beginnen met je huidige router. Switch enkel toevoegen als je die echt nodig hebt, de Unifi Lite Switches zijn ook mooi oplossing en beter betaalbaar.
Cloudkey heb je niet persee nodig, je kan ook de controller op je laptop installeren. Andere optie is om bijv voor de Unifi Dream Machine te kiezen, een mooie alles in 1 oplossing. Internet snelheden zijn goed en ik heb geen last van Latency, ben het apt aan het verbouwen, dus wil ook netwerk goed aanpakken. Het is net wat je zegt, Unify is van een ander kaliber, maar met 80m2 ben ik echt een consument gebruiker, dan is de unifi toch overkill…. I am setting up my home environment and i am wondering how to do it best.
Curently i am on kabel internet, but from I will be on fiber. I have synology NAS, a computer that servs as a media center, PS, mobile phone, private laptop and work laptop in my house. My fiber will come with speedport smart 3 router. How would you set this up as safe as possible to have access to NAS from outside?
I travel a lot and need access to NAS from diferent coutries. Do I need diferent router or maybe a switch to manage internal network? Is there a switch with wifi? I was thinking to use the router i get from telekom but put switch after to have my internal network. Can i make 2 networks with this router to have one for me my mobile, personal and work laptop, the rest is on cable connected to the switch and one for my guests? Or you would suggest something completely diferent?
You can place your own router behind the Speedport, this will give you more control over your network. But you will need to place the speedport in bridge mode. You will need a switch to connect all devices and one access point at least. With Unifi Access points you can create a guest network. Otherwise you will need to setup a VPN server inside your network to safely connect to it. I want to make my cell phone to be part of the Homegroup.
Ik wil heel mijn netwerk hier omgooien, want ik heb echt stabiel internet nodig. Ik heb nu van die Devolo power dingen en op zich werkt het wel, maar niet ideaal. Ik wilde eigenlijk geen utp kabels door het huis trekken nog niets aanwezig , maar ik ga het toch maar doen. Jammer dat ik geen buizen door huis heb lopen behalve voor stroom , dus het zal niet heel mooi zijn, maarja je moet er wat voor overhebben. En is dat heel erg als je het niet aanzet?
Wat is de consequentie? Het voordeel van de Unifi Controller aan hebben staan is dat het systeem dagelijks kleine wijzigingen kan doen om je draadloos netwerk optimaal te houden. Wat betreft QoS, SQM inderdaad op de EdgeRouter; uitzetten kan prima, alleen wanneer iemand download trekt die de hele lijn dicht, met als gevolg dat Netflix of je online game sessie last kan krijgen van lag vertraging. QoS voorkomt dat o. Hardware offloading is inderdaad dat je all features uitzet, dat puur de hardware wordt gebruikt voor de routing en de CPU geen berekeningen hoeft te doen wat met QoS bijv gebeurd, of deep packet inspection.
Great write-up. Thanks for keeping it updated. I currently have 1 Gbps fiber internet. With that background, a couple of questions: 1 Have you seen anyone using the untangle router to control one or more Unifi access points by way of the port switch?
Hi Ruud. I have my home office set up in the basement and internet is provided throughout the home via coax cable. However, because I will soon be taking on clients, I need to seriously set up a secure network. I would love to set it up myself.
Right now, I am using the Netgear AC WiFi Cable modem router which was purchased a few years ago on the desktop and it is connected to the internet via coax cable and to the computer via ethernet cable.
I also have a magicJack connected to the desktop and channeled to my cell phone if that makes any difference. I would like to stick with the NetGear products and should probably purchase a later model Cable Modem Router. If you really want to create a secure guest network, you will need to use VLANs. There are coax to ethernet adapters, but they are pretty expensive and I have not experience with them. If possible, a better option is to pull ethernet cables to each floor.
And then install an access point on each floor. Any advice?? The access points I have that need 24v passive are going end of life with unifi. Look on the label. If they say I fear burning something out by connecting the wrong power to it. Both the Lite and LR should support Are you using the included 24VDC, 2. Rudy — thanks for that. But can you check this picture? Yeah, Justin likely bought newer stock?
So yes, likely not the issue for him. What we see last year is that the Unifi products are switching moreover to The USG is only good up to 60 Mbps?!
And the Edge routers? What are you supposed to use for gigabit internet service? Any opinion on that? USG comes with more features than the EdgeRouter, like threat protect, and deep packet inspection. All wrapped nicely in a convenient dashboard.
But that comes at a price, the speed of the router. You can do a gigabit with an Edgerouter, but only if you leave SQM disabled. It would be nice though, but you only set it up once. For small businesses, not just the home situation of this blog? Would you know if they are older or newer? Yes, they are more expensive. If you need more ports, would you know if the 10x would work as well as the x and x-spf?
And the USMS — ubiquiti etwork management system. Is that the edgerouter equivalent of unifi controller? Oh, and the ER Lite? That has more ram and storage than the others.
You should choose an EdgeRouter that can handle the speed of your internet connection and the number of clients that you put behind it. A good indication can be found in the Edge Os guide, chapter 9. This table is for SQM, but give you a good idea about the performance of the different models. The x has 10 internal switch ports, so you can use those ports as a switch, but it has only 1 PoE out port. I know that there is a way to do this through the kids phones, I did for my kids, but the bio mom is not going to give us access to the kids phones so we are trying to track their internet just through the server.
Is there a program or anything available that will give us more specific tracking results that you know of? Ok thanks for the advice, and whats your recommend for the router with up to 50 user. You should base your router on your internet connection, not the number of users. I would really look into the EdgeRouters. A router with a built-in access point is always placed in the wrong location for an optimal wireless network.
Thanks again. ER-X is more then sufficient. Max for the Nano-HD is Hi Ruud, nice post. I want to ask which one is good for many users to get a stable internet connection whether to use a good single wireless router or combine wired router with access point?
The latter for sure. Try to place the access point in an optimal position where the users are the most. Make sure you check out the Unifi Access Points. Up to 30 users you can use a normal line, if you have more on a single access point, then go the Unifi Nano HD.
Hi Ruud, great site great info…. Thanks Patrick. Amazing article! Unifi does support it. The EdgeRouter X is cable of handling 1gbit connections. But only when you leave SQM off. As soon as you want to use a QoS service on a router and still keep a 1Gbit internet connection, then you are looking at really expensive routers. Goed artikel, in het verleden al veel aan gehad. Nu ben ik bezig met nieuwe uitdaging: einde maken aan de klachten van mijn ouders over hun internet.
Ik heb daar de meterkast opengetrokken en trof een behoorlijke verzameling legacy-apparatuur aan:. Kabel ziggo de woning in, in de ConnectBox waarvan ook wifi wordt uitgezonden in de meterkast en dan zit daar aan vast: a. Netgear GSE 5-port Switch meterkast d. Ziggo WifiBooster via stopcontact begane grond f. Coaxverbinding naar TV tweede verdieping. Een behoorlijke zooi dus. Vooral zonde dat door het hele pand CAT 5E-kabels zijn getrokken die nu uitsluitend worden gebruikt voor het beantwoorden van de deurbel en de intercom, terwijl voor telefonie de Gigaset wordt gebruikt met handhelds dus inderdaad overal twee toestellen naast elkaar :p.
Wel valt bijv. Ook ervaren ze issues met de TV-verbinding en is er op de tweede verdieping geen enkel wifibereik. Doel is om in ieder geval op alle verdiepingen wifi te hebben Unifi AC Lites bijv, een per verdieping. Om alles simpel te houden, zou ik eigenlijk een andere oplossing zoeken voor de intercom. Weet je bijv. Dan kan de hele IP telefonieserver de deur uit en hoef ik geen kabel meer te trekken: via de 5E- solid kabels kan ik dan op iedere verdieping een wifi accesspoint installeren.
Hoe zinnig is het bovendien om de Ziggo modem te blijven houden met de versterker via het stopcontact. Intercoms heb ik totaal geen ervaring mee, ja in de zin dat het on-dingen zijn om aan te sluiten. Slimme Unifi deurbel komt er ook aan, maar kan nog een half jaar duren of langer.. Dus die eruit inderdaad en vervangen voor Unifi AC-lites per verdieping en liefst een LR beneden, pak je meteen een stuk tuin mee.
Ik zou wel bij Ziggo blijven, glasvezel zullen je ouder wat betreft snelheid en latency niet nodig hebben en houdt dat stuk verder simpel. Ziggo modem lekker op bridge mode zetten en een EdgeRouter X van 50 euro achter zetten. Doe er dan nog een UniFi 8 Port 60w switch achter om printers en desktops op aan te sluiten.
Can these still be used? He has already run the Cat 5 cable throughout the house. Thanks in advance. Sure you can use them. Ik deed een test met mijn oude router en krijg DNS foutmeldingen. Kan het dat het 2e adres, 1. Fret not, as relying on a home network diagram can make things easier, allowing you to identify the best layout for your home or office, provided you plan on connecting every compatible gadget to the internet.
In , where the concept of a smart IOT based devices is slowly evolving into a household affair, courtesy of Zigbee, Edge computing, AI, and other technologies, it is necessary for you to analyze the home network layout before going ahead with an ISP, modem, router, mesh, or even a combo.
Also, not every home network comprises wireless devices and there are times when you need to use the Ethernet ports, Switches, and other physical accessories to connect select gadgets to the internet. Knowledge of the home network is necessary if you are planning to buy a router or a mesh with extenders for your home or office.
Plus, much like any other network diagram, having a home network layout at your disposal allows you to cut installation costs whilst accommodating routing devices, switches, modems, extenders, and other resources in a lag-free way. If you are still not convinced about this discussion, here are some of the other benefits of pre-defining the home network design:.
Also, if you are looking to keep the discussion as simple as possible, a secured and basic home network typically comprises three essential elements, including a router, switch, and firewall. Despite most home networks simply being the variations of specific network layouts, each comes with its share of pros and cons.
While some are highly secured, some are designed to emphasize speed and even security. Probably the most common network layout, this conglomerate features a standard router with a reliable wireless adapter. Considering that you already have a modem with the ISP feeding into the same, the router is supposed to connect to the modem via the WAN port. It is the router that makes the entire home network wireless and it is advisable to purchase one with MU-MIMO support for it to handle multiple connection requests without slowing down.
The basic layout inclusions are modem, router, and the devices that are to be connected. This home network layout mitigates the range and connectivity-specific issues of a router.
As a part of this network layout, the home devices are connected to the router via the Ethernet cable. Good routers offer 2 to even 4 Gig Ethernet ports, thereby allowing you to set up wired connections with ease. Unlike the wireless network that can be established via USB network adapters, Ethernet networks only work if the concerned device has a network adapter to show for.
Plus, you need to understand that not every Ethernet port connects to the gadgets at home. But then, Ethernet networks hardly fit in if you are seeing internet connectivity for a significantly large home. This is where Switches come into play and I shall talk about these in some other network layouts. Probably the most common home network, this layout comprises a router or a router-modem combo, depending on your budget.
Better termed as a hybrid network, most devices are either connected wirelessly or via Ethernet ports. A good approach to setting up this home network is to purchase a router with at least four Ethernet ports and a decent enough range.
A rule of thumb, for this type of home network, is to assign the Ethernet ports to the most demanding home devices, including the Smart Hub. Most home and office-based setups use UTP cables to connect the wired devices. This type of network is rarely established owing to the lack of necessary security safeguards. However, individuals who only have one device at home often look to minimize the additional costs associated with purchasing a router by connecting the device directly to the modem.
This way, you end up accessing the direct ISP line, which is still equally fast but plagued by the lack of security. As the internet comprises malicious elements, this network layout is often avoided by private and even professional users.
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