All About Small and Medium Business Computer Network Setup in Tysons Corner

Your business plan is set, your financing is locked in, and now it’s time to think about the computers and computer network for your new business.  Where do you start?  Should you walk into the local big box electronics store and become instantly overwhelmed by the number of choices, about which you may not know enough?  What about your friend’s cousin’s neighbor across the alley who runs a computer business out of his garage?  You’ll be glad to know that your small or medium business computer network setup needn’t be one of the stresses of opening your doors to new customers.  TeamLogic IT offers new business computer consulting, planning, installation, and setup to get your new business stared off on the right foot.  TeamLogic IT in Tysons Corner shares these basics as an introduction to the type of thorough planning and service that you can expect to receive.

Certainly, the deciding factor in your initial computer basics purchase is your budget.  As any savvy businessperson knows, it make sense to be conservative at the onset, but allow room to grow as needed.  It’s not just the computers, though, that should be factored into your computer basics plan; so consider these necessary items as well:

•    Equipment: printers, monitors, fax machine

•    Accessories: printer paper & replacement toner cartridges

•    Other Hardware: extended USB cables, Category-5 cabling, routers, and switches

•    Software: general software includes either the Microsoft Windows or Macintosh operating systems, and their corresponding Office products for word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets; in addition to industry-specific programs that you will need for your business and customers.

•    Utilities: cost for power and Internet connections (DSL, Cable, T1, etc).

•    Specialized furniture: computer chairs, desks, stands for printer and fax machine

Next is learning the basics of a computer network for a small to medium business. Even if you hire a company like TeamLogic IT to set up a network for you, simple network understanding will help when the time comes time to buy a new component of networking hardware, or being able to logically converse with an onsite or offsite computer tech regarding any possible issues or upgrades in the future.

•    Network:  a typical network starts with one or more computers linked together by special cabling through devices called switches, or routers, as they are more commonly referred to over the past few years. In turn, routers connect to yet another device known as a broadband gateway.

•    Broadband Gateways:  presently, most small businesses get Internet access from either the local cable company or the phone company. A company that provides Internet access is known as an ISP, or Internet Service Provider.  In order for you to gain access to their network, an ISP provides a device generally known as a broadband gateway.  Most broadband gateways are designed to connect to a single computer; thus the need for a router comes into play where there are multiple computers needing access.  

•    Router:  simply stated, the function of a router is to connect one network to another. Routers receive traffic, or information, from other networks (from Human Resources to Customer Service, for example) and either deliver it to the specified computer or forward it on to another router for delivery. For small to medium offices, however, a router basically serves as an intermediary between the company network and the Internet Service Provider.

Whether you’re opening an insurance office, medical practice, mortgage company, or law firm, TeamLogic IT has the experience, knowledge, and integrity to help you select office computers, set them up, and keep them running so that you can focus on your business.  Call TeamLogic IT today at 703-430-7287 or learn more about their services at http://www.teamlogicit.com/TysonsCorner/.