what is equipment do I need to offer Wi-Fi at my Coffee Shop?
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Of course you will need a good internet connection (cable is cool, dsl mostly just sucks).\n\nthen get a wireless router (linksys is good for the money) and most definitly a firewall. If you want to be  well protected then get a proxy server, or proxy service as well. This will allow you to restrict traffic to sites (porn and hackers).\nAre you going to have any liability if someone gets hacked using your internet connection?
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you need an air card.  Then you can pick up signals or get your own internet and take your computer to anyroom or outside without limitations and tangels of cords.
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You can hook it up to a wireless print server. Linksys makes one that is inexpensive.  Or you can do what I have here.  I bought a wireless router with a built in printserver.  I have a Brother HL-1240 hooked up to it.  I also have a color laser that is network ready hooked in to the same router.  All three items are in the TV cabinet in the living room.  That way anyone  can print to any printer any time and it is relatively convienent for all.
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You can buy Printers which already are network ready or you can convert your printer to be a WIFI buy adding an adapter. YOu can even make it Bluetooth ready.\n\nThere are loads of hardware especially a  way could be buy one of those mini print servers attach it to your wireless router and the printer is then available to all in the workgroup
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You can set up a wireless network with ANY internet connection.\n\nHowever, the cost of a few metres of phone extension cable is easily cheaper than the cost of a router and wireless adaptor.
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You can get a wireless router and either a pciama card or a usb for the laptop. <$100 check at office depot.\nSet up you router and then install driver in laptop and have the laptop look for available wireless networks and enable.\n\nInternal wireless cards are easy to install, you just have to get the right one and the antenae.  Good luck
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Probably any apartment complex\nwifi finder\nhttp://www.rusw.com/li/wifi_finder.html
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Install a WLAN (802.11G) PCI wireless card. You can buy the wireless card along with Wireless Router.
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Install a wireless pcmcia adapter card if not already equipped. Have software to facilitate the usage of said card. Be near a WAP or wireless access point and join the network.
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buy a router, and plug it into a phone line with a adapter try to hide it under anything you have close by
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an internet cafe, and coffee shop.
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Get a wireless router.  Use the laptops wifi connection.
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I have pageplus and have found the neatest store for all my accessories.  It is called WirelessExperts.  They have anything you could possibly want.
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Wireless, nowdays synonymous with WiFi will be great if you are in the city's prime locations. Free and not so open networks are wildly spreading in coffee shops, business centres, lounges etc. In order to access the interenet through that you need\na) a laptop capable of connecting to WiFi networks, which means every laptop bought in the last 2 years or ecquiped with a wireless card.\nb) access to the network, the nerworks are accessible depending on the signal which results in the quality of connection. Usually the access points cover an area of around 50 meters - but they can be linked between themsleves or use signal boosters.\nc) if the network is not free, then a subscription or a card bought in the coffee shop or whereever you are is required.\nd) once you are connected to the wireless network (if everything goes smoothly it can take as little as 5 seconds) you should attempt to connect to the internet - if that does not work straight away then try asking someone nearby with a computer to fiddle with the settings - you may find it fun to do it yourself ( try reading the quick setup guide for the wirless equipment you have)\n\nthere is another alternative though. It is remarkable that it is very popular in Russia at the moment, but is not used much in the west.\nA decent phone (with bluetooth) can connect to a laptop or handheld and then let it connect to the internet. You have to be carefull with the cost. Try a little bit and see how much you get in the phone bill - call the company to find out what deals they have for data calls. (a new trick to save some cash is to pay for the connectino to internet while calling the other side of the world through Voice over IP - something like Skype).\nThere are variieties of standards and all have different connection speeds - the best of course is 3G like in UK or skylink in Russia. Unfortunately i do not know about networks elsewhere but i am certain that you can connect from any service provider and anything better than GSM will let you crawl through the net. get GPRS and you have an always on connection that is about half as fast as broadband, fast enough anyway.\n\nright... i don't think i can add anything more\npeace!
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I think you can't get an answer here that will do more than\ngive you some guidelines on what to do:\nFirst, you must get a fast and constant internet connection.\nThen, after you get the computers, you should get a router.\nThe router then connects directly to the internet through one of it's network interfaces. Then you should get some swithes or hubs(how many you will get depends on the number of pcs you have in the cafe). Then, you connect the pcs to the hubs and to the router's other interface using ethernet cables.(so the network is a lan using the so-called ethernet protocol)\nThe router then should share the internet connection with the other pcs and probably do some NAT and firewall stuff.\n\nThis is the simplest design I can think of and if you do not know very well how to do any of the things above, you\nshould hire some professionals to design and set-up the network and the pcs for you.
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BEST BUY sells parallel to wireless printservers. They are close to $100 though. You might want search on EBAY
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I'm guessing you're talking about one of two things.\n\nYou might be talking about ordinary wifi (802.11a/b/g) which you'd use in a building where there's a wireless network.  You go to a computer store, and buy a card marked 802.11g which should be about $40-100.  If you bring your computer with you, the salesperson should be able to glance at it, and make sure you're getting the right card.  They'd probably also be willing to install it for you for $5 -50, the chain stores are likely to charge more.\n\nYou might also be talking about a wireless cell phone card.  Call your cell phone company to buy one with a monthly data plan.  It should be delivered with instructions.\n\nEither type of card will come with a disk with drivers on it, which you'll need to install, and instructions.