The modern connected home features streaming media players, smart appliances, security and surveillance systems, multiple wireless devices and more. Your home network functions as the backbone for all these interconnected devices, which makes a strong network essential to ensuring that all of your wireless and wired connections function flawlessly.
Networking can be accomplished either through wireless or hard-wiring connections, depending on which is a better fit for your specific home environment. With average new home sizes larger than their predecessors from 30+ years ago, the limits of Wifi can however be a problem. With that in mind Akers Media offers a number of services and solutions geared towards the residential user.
Having Wifi coverage reach all corners of your home can sometimes be a challenge; especially if your home is larger or has multiple levels. Placing your router in the center doesn’t always provide coverage in the outlying areas and based on where your internet connection originates; it’s not always practical. This is where range extenders and mesh networks can help.
We offer more than a common home router; it’s the ultimate WiFi system. We install a multi-radio WiFi system that eliminates dead spots utilizing mesh point technology to provide ubiquitous WiFi coverage throughout your home. As you move around your home you’ll seamlessly transition to the closest access point, eliminating the need to connect to multiple different routers depending on where you are.
Point-to-point links can extend your network and Internet connection to one or more buildings on your property. They are particularly useful for acreage or farm owners, where running cable to an outbuilding is impractical or impossible. Maximum range is about 3 kms, depending on line-of-sight.
Whether it’s across town or across the world, connect to your content and your network just like you’re at home. Access your network attached files, documents, and printers just like you’re at home. Watch your favorite Netflix shows while traveling to a different country that may not offer that content. Control any smart devices connected to your network, like thermostats, door locks, security systems, etc.
What we install is a hardware solution, not a software VPN service. Unlike software VPN’s that are often difficult to set-up and come with recurring monthly fees, our hardware is simple to use and is yours forever once purchased.
Structured Wiring is a wiring system, most often network cables, installed into the walls and structure of your home. Wiring can be added to an existing home, where practical, but by far the best time to complete structured wiring is during home construction or renovation.
The included network cabling that most new home builders offer is often woefully inadequate for today’s uses, and falls completely short for future uses. Additionally, a lot of builders wire in outlets in locations that may make sense to a builder, but don’t make sense from the point of view of a network professional. By engaging the services of a networking professional during your home construction or renovation, you can ensure that your home is ready for today and the future.