Network Devices

Devices	Strengths	Limitations	Transfer Rate	Data Storage	Cost	Security
Router	Connects LANs and WANs to Internet	Expensive	150Mbps- 1000Mbps	Built-in Data Storage 2Tb	$100- $500	Firewall
Ethernet Cable	Cheap, simple to install	Slow	100 Mbps	n/a	77c per metere	n/a
Optical Fiber	Very Fast	Difficult to install, Costly	100 Gbps- 1 Petabit/s	n/a	$5 per meter per fibre	n/a
Switch	Interlinks devices and servers on LANs	Takes a lot of time to install	100 Mbps- 1Gbps	n/a	$50- $500	Encryption
WAP/Extender	Allows for mobile connection	Expensive, Limited range and number of users	300 Mbps- 1.75Gbps	n/a	$600	WAP Gateway/Proxy
Server	Manages access to email and files	Requires account profile	50Mbps- 1Gbps	1-50 Tb	$1000 - $5000	Password protection/ profiles
Laptop	Connects wirelessly	Slow/issues with connections	2 Mbit/s to 54 Mbit/s	1-2 Tb	$500- $3000	Password access
PC	Connects easily and connection is steady	Not mobile	1000 Mbps	1-5 Tb	$500- $3000	Password access

Revised Network Diagram