WiFi Local Network Services Simple WiFi networks are very popular in homes and many small businesses. They provide convenient connections for notebook computers and for desktops in places where wiring is not practical. However, if installed wrong, a WiFi system can allow strangers to break into your private network with ease. Such break-ins happen every day and permit strangers to access your local files, use your Internet connection, and commit Internet crimes that trace back to you if they are ever investigated. Could this happen to you? On a recent drive through three Knox County towns, our surveillance equipment noted about 75 home or business WiFi networks accessible from major roads. About 80% of these do not have any security in place. We also noticed many WiFi radios were likely to have radio interference with other nearby WiFi systems. More apparent of a consideration when installing a WiFi network is the ease of installation. You can run all over town (or the state), wait for online orders to arrive, and hope you got the right stuff. Will it all work together? Is it compatible? Is it reliable? It is up to date? Any shortcomings in these areas will drive a computer user crazy. Midcoast Internet Solutions has been a leader in networking since 1995, and a leader in wireless networking since 1998. We can put our skills to work for you. (Our broadband wireless network is not WiFi based, but share many of the engineering and design skill sets.) MIS will visit your location, travel the neighborhood looking for WiFi signals, and analyze their security. We will then analyze and install a WiFi access point into your wired network. (This is what broadcasts your network over the airwaves.) We will pick the right radio channels to avoid interference. Proper security considerations will be taken to make it difficult to break into your network. Then we will install the WiFi client equipment on your Windows XP computer or computers which you wish to operate wirelessly. You will then be provided with a package showing the results of the security analysis for your neighborhood and we will provide the secret keys that provide the security for your network. (This information is needed should you or your computer consultants wish to add computers or service existing computers in the future.) WiFi networking is not considered secure enough certain types of business. We can recommend other alternatives for businesses involved in health care, unencrypted bank transactions, confidential records, and related activities. WiFi's WEP encryption is considered to be a weak form of encryption. We aim to make your WiFi security as good as common equipment allows, and of course, better than your neighbors. Service Cost Neighborhood security and frequency analysis, security upgrades and fixes for existing hardware for two computers. $120 Neighborhood security and frequency analysis, new Access Point hardware and 2 USB wifi client adapters setup and tested with proper security on two computers. Residential installation. $235 Neighborhood security and frequency analysis, new Access Point hardware and 2 USB wifi client adapters setup and tested with proper security on two computers. Business installation. $260 Extra USB Wifi clients installed and tested at the time of above visits $40 Would you like more information about this service, or would you like to sign up for an installation? Please fill out this short contact form. First name: Last name: Street address: Town: State: Zip: Email address: Phone number: Interest level: Select from this list Mildly interested Pretty interested Very interested EXTREMELY interested How can we help? Select from this list I would like to be contacted with more information about this service. I would like to schedule an installation Notes regarding location details and travel directions, and other special comments.