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Monday, 5 November 2012

Wireless Antenna Types

To achieve a fast and reliable wireless internet connection, the edition of an external antenna is required. Wireless internet antenna is one of the most important devices used in setting up a wireless network. it is used by the wireless networking devices to boost up the signal or the radio waves. these antennas are used to increase the signaling power of the device.

Antenna Types:
  • Yagi antenna
it is a unidirectional antenna that focus the transmit and receive power in a single direction and has ability to boost the signals.

  • Omni directional antenna
These antennas provide a 360 degree horizontal radiation pattern. These are used when coverage is required in all directions.

  • Corner Reflector antenna
This antenna has the ability to perform the signaling tasks in the corner of 60 degree or 90 degrees and it is made up of dipole element.

  • Patch antenna
It is a type of wireless broadband antenna that is used in the indoor devices.

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Wireless internet in Afghanistan

Wireless Internet Afghanistan started in 2002 after the Taliban govt. was eliminated from power and changed by the Karzai management. It was prohibited by the Taliban in September 2001 because it was thought to transmit indecent, wrong, and anti-Islam content, and because the few web customers at the time could not be easily supervised as they acquired their telephone lines from Pakistan. Afghanistan was given legal control of the “.af” sector in 2003, and the Afghanistan System Information Center was established to manage websites.

The Secretary of state for Devices billed with rotating off all telecoms functions and services of Wireless Internet Afghanistan to a recently created separate company called Afghan Telecommunications. Up from five efficient internet companies (ISPs) in 2003, Afghanistan reinforced twenty-two internet serves and seven main ISPs, and a lot more internet bars. The current govt. identifies the world wide web as an important source of growth for the nation, knowing that ICT can create possibilities for deprived categories and improve the accessibility of the non-urban inadequate to marketplaces. In Nov 2006, the Secretary of state for Devices shortened a China companies for the organization of a nationwide dietary roughage visual wire network. By 2010, there were at least 46 ISPs in the country, with 1 thousand web customers.

Monday, 29 October 2012

Why to choose iDirect Satellite Internet

iDirect offers satellite-based IP communication products. It supplies equipment that is used by satellite service provider. Its products include satellite remote routers, network accelerators, universal satellite hubs, and a network management system.

iDirect is specially designed to satisfy the customers by fulfilling their needs. It has following functionalities;

•    Broadband Access: iDirect solution provider supports TCP/IP for TDMA.

•    Application Support: Application supports data, voice and video to single and multiple locations. They are good for remote locations as well as for landline.

•    Centralized NMS System: iDirect helps to monitor and control all operations from hub.

•    Bandwidth Efficiency: It increases the bandwidth efficiency. It supports more applications and takes more traffic with allocated bandwidth. Its outbound capacity is large.

•    Real Time Application: iDirect supports real time applications like VoIP and streaming video.

•    Security: iDirect provides the security to remote locations.

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Freedomsat Gave fast Satellite Internet Services Afghanistan

We are satisfied to reveal our new Freedomsat assistance to Iraq and Afghanistan, the quickest satellite TV high rate internet connection available in both nations up to now. Freedomsat is a Ka-band assistance managing on the Hylas2 satellite TV, providing rates of rate of up to 10Mbps to army employees and companies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Previously the most popular assistance for Afghanistan and Iraq was our Ku-Band assistance ran on the HX50 computer at 4Mbps. Freedomsat provides rates over twice as fast and at a portion of the cost. We are honored to have a continuous connection with those providing offshore, keeping army employees and private companies linked with family & friends home, as well as assisting with essential projects like restoring and setting up facilities.


We are the first ISP in Afghanistan and Iraq to provide this new top rate assistance, and we are already seeing amazing results on small 98cm and 74cm size recipes. The Freedomsat program comes with an exclusive pin assistance enabling 24/7 initial and access for customers. We are also satisfied to provide specific web filtration should it be required. Bentley Master can possibly provide current clients using a HX50, HX90 or iDirect computer a completely FREE update with no equipment or delivery costs. Thus, Freedomsat gave fastest satellite internet services Afghanistan and Iraq.

Vsat Satellite Internet Afghanistan



VSAT stands for Very Small Aperture Terminal, it is used to transmit and receive signals via satellite.

Ku band and C band are primarily used for satellite communication. C band systems operate on a lower frequency (3-6 Ghz), therefore they are less affected by rain fade, and the Ku-Band systems operate on a higher frequency (12-14 Ghz), and allow for smaller antennas, but depending on the power of the satellite can be affected by bad weather conditions.

Vsats can be divided into two parts, the antenna attached with the LNB (Low Noise Block) and the BUC (Block Up Converter) transmitter together will make the outdoor unit. it is the first component of the vsat earth station and the modem is indoor unit which makes connection between computer. Vsat Solution provider Afghanistan provide connectivity in remote and rural areas of Afghanistan, where no other means of connectivity are available.

Saturday, 20 October 2012

How to Choose Broadband Internet Service Provider

Whenever you choose a broadband internet connection provider you must know the details and specifications of the service they provide, and make sure that you are choose the right broadband internet service provider.

Consider These Factors

 

 1.    Broadband Service provider in your area.
First thing you should check is the broadband service provider operating in your city.

2.    Type of Broadband internet packages.
There may be different kind of package you can choose from, and must go through the detail of a plan your internet service provider is offering before finalizing it, you can choose residential internet package for personal use and enterprise internet package for businesses/organization. If you access the Internet primarily from your laptop, then mobile broadband is an option worth considering - whether to be used at home or on the go.

3.    Broadband Speed
Another important factor is the internet speed; you can perform speed check for your broadband internet service provider to know that the speed you are receiving is the speed your ISP claims.

4.    Cost
It is important factor to be considering is whether your broadband internet connection service provider is a good one against the price they charge.

Friday, 19 October 2012

Wireless Security Tips

Wireless security is the basic thing that you can do to secure your internet connection from unauthorized access.These are a few tips to secure wireless internet connection from hackers / unauthorized access.
  • Don't forget to change the default username and password of your new router.
  • Turn on Firewalls on each computer and the router.
  • Disable Service Set Identifier (SSID) broadcast.
  • Turn on WPA / WEP encryption. In wireless “Security Mode” tab you can change settings of your wireless connection type, for personal use WPA and WPA2 Personal is recommended and for businessess select WPA and WPA2 Enterprise option.
  • Turn off the wireless router when not in use. 

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Manually Configure Your Wireless Router

A wireless router is a device that performs the functions of a router, wireless access point and a network switch. It is used to provide access to the Internet or a computer network.

You can setup your wireless router manually by following these steps:

1. Connect your wireless router to the modem with ethernet cable.
2. Connect the wireless router to a power source.
3. Connect the wireless router to your computer with ethernet cable.
4. Log in to your router’s Web interface  and enter the IP address of the router into the address bar of the browser.
5. Enter the login details which you will find within router’s documentation.
6. Use the Web interface to set up a network name and password so that you can access the router wirelessly.
7. Disconnect your computer from the router and then reconnect it wirelessly.

Now you are ready to connect to the wireless network. Having trouble setting up your wireless router? Get help now!

Monday, 15 October 2012

Things You Need For A Wireless Network

Wireless is a way of getting broadband internet without wires and the term broadband is generally used for high speed internet. You can measure the speed of your internet by bit rate. If your computer is not wireless enabled you will need a wireless adapter and other things you need to setup your wireless network are
  • Supporting operating system
Make sure that your operating system fully supports wireless networking.
You need a high speed internet connection to setup your wireless internet.
  • A wireless router, DSL modem
If the modem you received from your ISP already has wireless capability built in, you do not need to purchase a separate wireless router.

Saturday, 13 October 2012

Qualities of A Good Internet Service Provider

When selecting an internet service provider, don’t base your choice only on price or familiarity. Look at your needs and the environment in which you’ll be accessing the web. Once the basic usage criteria are determined, the task of finding good internet service  providers and their internet packages will be easier.


Service and Equipment Quality

A good ISP should always strive to provide its users the best service and update its servers, its software, its firewalls and its security systems because this will go a long way to make sure the users are getting the best and latest service while being sure they’re secured.

The quality of your broadband connection will depend in part on the equipment you use to configure the connection in addition to other factors that may affect the connection speed. Be careful with the equipment provided by internet service provider as they often not provide a choice of modem, router and other equipment; they just deploy the model they support.

Customer Support

Don’t ignore the importance of having a good customer support when choosing a good broadband internet service provider because this will have a long way to affect the results you get.

Bandwidth

The quality of your internet connection will depend in part on the equipment you use to configure the connection in addition to other factors that may affect the connection speed.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

How To Increase Your Internet Speed



Slow internet speed problem is becoming more common and it depends on many factors like your hardware, old version of web browser, old or faulty telephone wiring, old network interface card (NIC) and faulty two-way splitter-jacks also slows down internet speed. It is also possible that your ISP (internet service provider) may be having issues with routing signals to you. With slow internet speed you will have to spend more time on website browsing, downloading, and data uploading and transfering. 

It is not correct to say that by choosing a 8Mb package one can increase the speed of the connection. Going for a higher speed service will help to a certain extent . However, the distance from the exchange to your location counts much on the speed aspects. If the speed is exceptionally slow, better to contact your ISP for more clarifications and explore the possibility of improving the speed by boosting the connection.

You can speed up you internet connection by trying these tips:
  • Close unused windows and programs - they can affect your Internet software and connection speed.
  • Call your internet service provider to check whether they are doing their job properly.
  • Prevent unauthorized access.
  • Other devices on your phone line may impair your connection.