subject: Do not make a mistake of ignoring the relevance of right connecting accessories for gadgets [print this page] When you go to buy an electronic gadget, you do painstaking work and research on what all is available, what are the features, the price and do not leave anything to chance. At the end of the day, you accumulate lot of information about the product and the various options available in the market. But, how much do you know or research about the accessories that connect these gadgets? How many of you would enquire the number and type of ports that your gadget has and to what all devices can this be connected? If someone were to ask you, what type of routers & Switches or Cables you require, there are great chances that you will be looking blankly at his face.
Let us first have a look at the common types of networking cables that are used for connecting the gadgets. There are two types of the network cables, the CAT 5 cable and the Crossover cable. The former is a direct connection between two hardware for signal routing, whereas, the latter is used to connect two computers via their network adapters. However, it shall be noted that the PS2 connector shall not be used to connect to switches, routers and modems. Both the CAT 5 and the crossover cables use the RJ 5 connectors, so how do you tell which one are you holding? You just need to look at both ends of the cable and see the arrangement of the eight wires in them. Looking from a particular direction at both the ends, if wires are arranged in different order of their colours, then you have the crossover cable in your hand. If the order is same, then you have the straight through or CAT 5 wire in your hand.
The routers, as the name itself suggests, route the data to different connecting devices with or without wires. The wireless routers also come with the option of being connected with the fixed broadband connection. The routers can provide high speed broadband connection for multiple computers. It would be interesting for you to know that the routers are used for establishing intra-organization connectivity, intra-ISP (internet service providers) providers and between organization and the internet. You must enquire about the number of Ethernet ports that the router switch has. This determines the number of devices that can be connected. The routers and switches using the Virtual Private Network (VPN) allow a fixed number of remote users to access a central network at one time.
Doing some shopping before opting for the right cables at most economic prices is advisable. The suppliers will themselves tell you the right cables, Routers & Switches for your connecting needs. If you do not select or get the right ones, there will be problems of time delays, poor quality audio-visuals and breakages in transmissions, limiting the effectiveness of the modern gadgets. Therefore, careful selection of connecting accessories for the different needs is very important.
Do not make a mistake of ignoring the relevance of right connecting accessories for gadgets
