2. The Future of the Home Network By: David Paehlke

3. Home Networking & Learning Technologies The future of the Home Network is going in the same direction as far as the technology that is being used in a training or educational setting. Because of this Home Network Technology; we are able use, plan, and create educational material for our audiences at home at our convenience.

4. When You Think About Your Home Network, What is Probably the First Piece of Networking You Think of? Internet Access The 4 Types of Internet Access We Have Are: Dial-Up, DSL, Cable, & Wireless

5. How About Our Electrical Plug-Ins Here is a website everyone should check out: http://www.homeplug.org/home Some Facts About this Connection: Electrical Outlet Adapters That Connect to Your Home Network Structure High-Speed Capabilities Travels Through the Power Lines Used for Gaming, Internet, Streaming Audio, and Internet Telephones

6. Here is an Example of a Home Network Using our Electrical System

7. How About Our Backup and Server Capabilities for Our Instructional Material Microsoft and Hp have stepped forward: Microsoft has developed a home storage software that takes away the complexities of RAID (redundant array of independent disks). Hp has implemented this software into its Home Storage Server. Informational Site: http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/ networking/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=37 http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/ networking/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=37

8. Wireless is Still the Goal of the Future? Wireless is the future, but we still will have to integrate it with some form of cabling backbone or infrastructure; like Ethernet, cable, or the power line technologies. http://www.computerworlduk.com/techno logy/networking/networking/in- depth/index.cfm?articleid=37

9. Here is an Example of a Wireless and Ethernet Network

10. What other Appliance in our Homes Would You Like to see have Wireless Capabilities? OUR TVs!

11. Ready for a Quiz? What is the new cable technology that is going to give us access to broadband speeds and is already part of our homes? A.EthernetEthernet B.CableCable C.ElectricalElectrical D.WirelessWireless

12. LET’S TRY AGAIN

13. EXCELLENT!!

14. Eventually we will be able to Connect Devices and Appliances to a Network that we Never Thought of. When You Think of the Home Network of the Future, what would You like Networked?

15. HOW ABOUT Computers TVs Our Phones Security Systems Kitchen Appliances Gaming Devices

16. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

17. REFERENCES http://www.homeplug.org/home/ Haskin, David, (January 26, 2007). Enterprise Networking Comes Home. http://www.computerworlduk.com/technolog y/networking/networking/in- depth/index.cfm?articleid=37