Building a wireless network in home or SOHO  is not a very difficult task to do today, even though by someone without computer networking experience.Wireless modems are system units that make it possible for computers to connect to a WLAN without actual cabling such as ethernet wiring.

One such brand of routers is the Belkin wireless router. Belkin is a well-known company that provides various networking products to suit the requirements of different customers for their computers and also has a line of other electronics.

The best part about the Belkin N wireless router is that there's also a USB port that will permit the user to attach his/her own external storage device. This external drive can then be familiar with share things on the network. The Belkin N wireless router allows its users to share all their pictures, music and several other folders among other networked users effortlessly!
One of the apparent reasons to build a wireless network in home today is to share the broadband internet connection with many computers in the household. Besides, with the wireless network in home you can browse the internet with your laptop at the pool side, with your Wi-Fi phone or Skype phone - you can make some internet calls anywhere within the house without the need of turning-on the computer, or you can go live game with your XBOX console in the comfort of your living room without the clutter of the wires. All the requirements you need to build a simple wireless network in home or SOHO is a single all-in-one DSL wireless modem. What are actually the requirements to build a wireless network in home?

For mobile uses, a laptop with PCMCIA wireless modem card is enough to have access to the internet through some public hotspots. Hotspots are the places where WLANs allow public Internet access by using wireless modems. Some require a minimal amount of fee to allow Internet access, while some other hotspots are totally free. An additional well-known network for mobile wireless modems is WiFi (Wireless fidelity), which could run at a decent 400 kbps. WiFi can be used in many Internet cafs along with other hotspots. WiFiMax is a newer standard which offers even faster speeds and more features.