Setting up a local network can help solve file sharing, Internet sharing, and network applications.
Necessary
To install a local network, you will need a UTP - 5e cable ("Twisted Pair"), a switch with the number of ports equal to the number of computers in the future network, RJ-45 connectors and a tool for crimping the connectors
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a place to install the switch. A cable will be laid from each computer to it, so it is most convenient to place it in the center of the future network. Route cables from computers to switches.
Step 2
Slide the RJ-45 connectors over the cables. The connectors are dressed so that the wires inside them are located in the colors "white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown", if you hold the connector with the contacts up. Check the location of the wires, the completeness of their entry into the connector and, if everything is in order, crimp the connector with a tool. Connect computers with a switch.
Step 3
Configure the network cards of your computers. Right-click on the "Network Neighborhood" icon and select "Properties". In the "Network Connections" window that opens, open the properties of the local area network connection. Open the properties of the Internet Protocol (Tcp / IP). Assign the computers IP addresses "192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.2", "192.168.1.3" and so on for all computers on the network. The subnet mask for all computers will be the same "255.255.255.0". Please note that all computers must be in the same workgroup. Right-click on the "My Computer" shortcut and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu. On the Computer Name tab, define a common workgroup, for example, Workgroup.
