Is Your Home Network Ready for Virtual Learning?

A New or Expanded Home Network Installation Can Support Virtual Schooling

Despite the ongoing struggles of living amidst a pandemic, many of us have tried to maintain a semblance of normalcy in our daily lives. As we all persevere through this difficult time, many aspects of our lives are changing, from transitioning to working from home to instructing our children in e-learning activities.

As the new school year approaches, many schools plan to offer virtual components to their instruction to maintain students’ health and safety. Many parents need to adapt and accommodate caring for children from home, and many need to prepare their home networks as well. With a new or upgraded home network installation, you can adequately prep your Monmouth County, NJ, home for the connectivity needs of virtual schooling and working from home.

Read below to learn what you can do to ensure your home network will meet your needs for the remainder of the year and for years to come.

Prepare Your Workspace

In order to set your children up for a successful school year, it is important to designate a learning space for them to conduct their schoolwork. This dedicated virtual learning space will lead to fewer distractions and more effective learning.

Once you have created a designated workstation, it’s time to consider the equipment used to connect to the virtual classroom. A desktop computer, laptop, or high-performance tablet will serve as a video display, but make sure you also have webcam and microphone functionality. Most computers have these features included, but if yours does not, adding additional devices will be required.

To connect all of these devices, you will need a high-performance home network designed to not only handle basic internet searching for school projects but also meet the demand for video conferencing, streaming video lessons, and possibly even recording presentations to share with classmates. On top of meeting the connectivity needs of your child, your home network should also work well for any streaming audio/video or work-from-home needs that you or anyone else in the family has, simultaneously.

What You Need

A 5 GHz connection designated solely for desktop learning and remote work will process data quickly for your video calls and upload/download needs. A strong 2.4 GHz connection will offer broader coverage at a frequency for your other connected devices, such as smartphones, home automation solutions, tablets, and IoT devices.

We Can Help

Intra Home Systems can test and confirm your network speeds to ensure you are receiving the service to which you are subscribed. We also make sure you have a home network designed and installed to meet your Monmouth County property’s needs – not only now while accommodating virtual learning, but for years to come!

Contact us today to discuss the opportunities you can bring to your New Jersey home thanks to an expanded home network installation. Call us at 1-800-880-5110, chat with us below, or use our online contact form to get started.