Wireless installation and network printer setup at Beausale between Warwick and Balsall Common in Warwickshire

Good morning today we are with a customer at Beausale in Warwickshire between Warwick and Balsall Common.

We are here after to set up and install TPlink wireless access points that the customer had ordered after an initial Survey conducted by our selves at the end of last week.

The customer is currently running a Solwise wireless mains extender system, The intention is to phase this out and replace with the wireless access points at strategic locations through out the premises on an existing wired network.

We summarised on a previous visit that 2 access points connected to the existing wired network should give signal to the intended wireless areas and most probably 90 % of the building.

Today we installed the 1st TP-Link Wireless access point which allowed full wireless access to the ground floor of the customers premises with a view to installing a second on the 1st floor at a later date.

TP Link Wirless Access Point installation

Whilst here we connected the customers HP Laserjet m1522nf network printer to the network and connected it to all the desktop and laptop computers in the premises.

HP Laserjet m1522nf Network Laser Printer

Also the customer reported an issue with a Buffalo Terrastation network hard drive, This was reset to factory defaults connected to a laptop and reset up for the customers network, we also mapped the drives to show on one of the desktop computers.

Apple support and wireless network printer installation at Tile Hill in Coventry

Good afternoon we are now with a customer at Tile Hill in Coventry we are here because the customer requires to link there Apple iPhone 5 with an Apple Mac and a HP Photosmart 5520 Wireless printer (Air Print compatible)

last week we determined that the Apple Mac required updating to Snow Leopard and had ordered from apple unfortunately this was only available via post and not electronic download.

We installed the 10.6.4 supplied updated to 10.6.8 upgraded the itunes from version 9 to version 11 this allowed us to link the phone to the mac to enable syncing of music etc

Apple Mac Support Snow Leopard 10.6.4

Then we installed the HP Photosmart 5520 wireless printer on to the customers network and loaded the drivers on to the Apple Mac.

In the end the customer was easily able to transfer music between the Apple Mac computer and the iPhone 5 as well as being able to print direct from either to the HP Photosmart 5520 wireless network printer.

HP Photosmart 5520 Wireless Network Printer

Checking a computer system and surveying a wireless set up at Bidford on Avon near Wixford in Warwickshire

Network Installation and Setup at Wixford near Bidford on Avon

Good morning today we are with Martin from South Warwickshire electrical services.

We are here to help by performing an on site wireless survey at Moor Hall Farm between Wixford and Bidford on Avon in Warwickshire.

The intention of this Survey is to provide a plan on how to Install a stable internet service through out the premises (Wireless and Wired).

At present the router is based in the attic and only services the 1st floor of the house stably, It gives poor coverage and disconnects on the ground floor and does not work at all in the office which seems to me to be a must.

To do this properly it will require four new network cables and sockets to be done before hand by Martin, and my self to install and setup the access points.

So we will be back in a few weeks to install the wireless access points and replace the older wireless router that is currently installed.

 

Network Installation and Setup at Wixford near Bidford on Avon in Warwickshire

Whilst here we also ran a check to make sure that the computer was running not running slow.

Repairing a computer at Southam that is restarting, Email unblocked and set up a wireless printer

Next today we are with a customer near the Welsh Road East at Southam in Warwickshire, The first job here is to repair a notebook computer running Windows XP with a rebooting issue, After checking we find that it is giving a Blue Screen error “Unmountable Boot Volume”,
Windows Blue Screen of Death

this error is usually caused by an error of some description we confirmed this by booting to recovery console and attempting to list the directory, we performed a hard disc recovery which fixed the error and was then able to load the computer back in to Windows.

Hard drive error

The next issue here was a problem on the computers Outlook Express email system, one of the customers contacts had attempted to send a large number of photos and this had blocked up the customers incoming emails, we managed to release this by downloading the emails one at a time storing the pictures in My Pictures and then deleting the Emails , we also reconnected the HP Deskjet F4500 Series multifunction scanner printer to this laptop so the customer can wirelessly scan and print, the computer had originally locked up on opening one of the large emails and this was thought at first glance to have been a virus but further investigation revealed that the heat sink that cooled the video chip had fallen off this was repaired by reattached with conductive adhesive.

Although this is now all working it is a little slow due to the age of the computer and the customer is now looking at a replacement machine over the next few months.

Wireless printer not working at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire

We are now with a customer on Greatheed Road at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, we are here because the customer has reported that their HP printer is not printing , so we need to check what the issue is and if able to get working the customer has never been able to get it Installed as a wireless printer.

Update: Whilst here we tested the HP Deskjet F4580 Printer and found that its wireless is faulty, the BT Infinity is working perfectly, the wireless on the Dell 1545 Laptop was functioning but not at full speed only downloading at 20 megabits per second, whilst cabled and on my wireless test phone it produced above 35 megabits on download. we also updated the customers antivirus to AVG 2012 which found an uninstalled virus in the downloads folder called Trojan Horse Cryptic.BSC, luckily it seems it was downloaded but not running. (several faults occurring here )

Setup Apple Macbook Pro with Wireless HP Laserjet

2nd job of the day is in the working units at The Mill on Mill Lane, Little Shrewley near Hatton here we have a HP Laserjet wireless Laserjet to install and make work correctly over the wireless network with an Apple Macbook Pro also to add to the fun it is using Sage accountant inside Parallels with Windows XP running virtually. this was all setup and tested much to the customers relief she had been using as left by another computer person with it connected via usb leads which i have to add looked dangerous.

 

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Installing a Wireless Bridge Access Point System in Leamington Spa

This Morning we are in North Leamington installing a Wireless Bridge system of Access Points, The main objective of this is to share the Buildings Internet connection on the first floor with a room in the cellar(mainly to be used with a building wide Sonos music system), We managed to accomplish this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a strategic location in the cellar on route to the room requiring access.

The first attempt at this failed due to the signal interference so after a rethink we relocated the second access point to a room on the Ground floor this appears to be working well.

 

Installing a Wireless Bridge Access Point System in Warwick

Today we are in Warwick just off of the Myton Road with Aztec Design installing a Wireless Bridge system of two Access Points, The main objective of this is to share the Buildings Internet connection in the office on the side of the house with with the rest of the building, We managed to accomplish this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a strategic location in the centre of the house on route to the room requiring access.

Installing a wireless bridge access point system in Wellesbourne

For the next job this morning we are at a guest house in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire installing a wireless bridge system of access points, The main objective of this is to share the buildings internet connection on the first floor with at the other end of the building for the guests to use, We managed to accomplish this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a strategic location on the first floor on route to the room requiring the access.

Access Point setup / Wireless Bridge Installations

We are now able to offer an installation service for bridged or single Access point setup.

Bridging access points is very useful for larger buildings that require full coverage of a wireless network or buildings with metal objects embeded in the walls as a way of moving the radio around the problem this requires a minimum of 2 Wireless access points with a bridge capacity.

Single access Points are mainly used to add wireless capability to an existing wired network system.

The access points are not very big typically about A5 in size and approximately 2 cm tall although you still need to allow room for the aerial at the back most can be used wall mounted as well as free standing.

Wireless Access Point Installation and other Network Issues in Warwick

We are now with a customer on the Blacklow Road in Warwick, We are here to Support a customer with a Wireless Connectivity issue, The problem is that the cable modem and the Router are in a study room upstairs but the customer would like to be able to wirelessly use the internet in the lounge downstairs and connect a computer via cable in an upstairs room, To solve this we connect the Cable modem and Router to the PC upstairs as normal, The house already has fitted a network cable with a socket next to the router upstairs and another socket in the hall next to the lounge downstairs as well as a cable and socket to feed the bed room , We connect a short network RJ45 fly lead between the socket and the router upstairs, Downstairs we attach a Switch which allows us to share between the Bedroom upstairs and a Netgear Access Point to allow us to wirelessly connect in the lounge.

Wireless Installation Warwickshire

Laptop Computer lost Internet in Kenilworth

We are with a customer on Fishponds Road in Kenilworth, We are here to solve an issue with the customer laptop and his wireless network. This on turned out to be a driver issue on the laptop we removed reset and reinstalled the Intel Wifi Link 5100AGN driver and was able to get it working again.

Access Point Installation at Kineton in Warwickshire

Good afternoon, We are now with a customer on the Southam Road Near Gaydon and Kineton in Warwickshire, We are here to test the viability of using Netgear wireless access points to extend the range of the customers wireless broadband from an office in the main house to an annex at the other side of the building, After surveying and testing several set ups it was found to be cost prohibitive at this time, The issue here is that the building is made from thick cotswold Stone and although we could get a signal though its would require a minimum of 3 wireless access points to keep the signal strength high enough to use, So may be worth another look when the prices come down but at the moment it is cheaper to install another line and pay for broadband for a few years.

Broadband and access point setup at Wolston in Warwickshire

Good morning today we are at a customers on Main Street at Wolston in Warwickshire near Coventry, We are here to install a wireless bridge system of two access points, The main objective of this is to share the buildings internet connection in the office at the side of the house with with the rest of the building, We managed to do this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a convenient location in the house on route to the areas requiring access.

Installing an access point system in Wellesbourne

This Morning we are on Mountfield Crescent in Wellesbourne installing a Wireless Bridge system of Access Points, The main objective of this is to share the Buildings Internet connection in an office with a room at the opposite end of the House , We managed to accomplish this using only 2 access points one which has to be wired to the main router and the other in a strategic location on route to the room requiring access, When we tested this setup we found we had also gained internet access in the summer house at the end of the garden.