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Networking, Entertainment, and Security Wiring for the Home

Bob Ryley meets with Ken Frankel from Lucent Technologies to talk about the new HomeStar wiring system. Ryley points out the outlet part of the system on the wall. These outlets, of which there are six in the house, connect into the basement. Ken explains that the HomeStar system takes care of television, phone, internet, and security for homeowners. Homeowners can be sitting in the living room and see who is at the front door without getting up. Cameras are linked into the television for exterior and interior monitoring. The wire connecting the outlets distributes voice, data, and video through the house. Bob then shows us the hybrid wire which consists of three wires on the inside. The first is a cable wire for television. The second is for video distribution and security monitoring, and the third is for telephone and computer. The telephone and data wire is the highest grade wire called a Category Five wire. Ken tells us that cat five is six hundred times faster than a regular phone wire and perfect for home office use. He points out that using HomeStar a homeowner can save money with the networking capabilities of cables linking various televisions and computers throughout the home.
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Networking, Entertainment, and Security Wiring for the Home

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" from Lucent Technologies thing and -- right right we're here to talk about the homes are wiring system OK and that's what we have right here as the I thought I understand they're about six government house. They go from here and actually home run right back into the basement. And we could see that if that takes care of this television. But can you can you tell us something about shirt that's a lot of things for homeowners who is in the basic capability. Telephone and cable TV plus a lot more when I think that we showed it. The beginning was -- coming into the front door we can be sitting in the living room and see -- at the front or that it -- getting we just look at the TV -- is there so that's -- security aspect -- the -- absolutely it has taken a step -- about which can be upstairs in the bedroom and here's someone at the front -- access that -- camera from -- feet perhaps there's -- you have -- just as the actual virus out -- this -- the wire that distributes both voice data video throughout the house and -- connected downstairs and communications panel so basically what you've become as a -- and you've got the three wires. Inside on it and looks like this is the cable wire business."

" Or your cable TV this -- for video distribution that's where year. Camera outside it's connected to another application areas of someone's in the kitchen making dinner. And they have a camera and the baby's room maybe they did it that they decry rather have been around upstairs they can just. Whether -- TV in the kitchen and see if the baby's okay. And then this this -- telephone. Or her computer or fax machine so this is so you run -- or -- or telephoning human. Capacities as well correct for the most -- this goes in each bedroom and then it goes in the family room. And then you can run additional wire this would be. High grade wire or telephone and for computers. And talk a little more about this wire in this category five wire over China's. We've really upgraded the wiring in the home. Toronto almost 600 times faster than a regular voice frayed wire good time up telephone line what that does -- glad that it be more efficient in your home office so that. With this wire you can have a telephone connected to it your computer connected to it. And then from the telephone company have a digital lines. Just as efficient as you would be in your office that. -- it at work right in your home office he can be just as efficient. Accessing the Internet at extremely high speeds accessing your email at extremely high fees as well -- not only bringing out of these together room and quieter -- upgrading it to. And from the top and who what when each individual wires it absolutely is of the highest rate wire possible okay."

" Bob one other thing that I should mention the and what's really important that a homeowner is the fact that they can save themselves some money as well. An example of that would be is taking a VCR that might be connected to this home entertainment center down and being -- and Bob monitor see that VCR from any TV in the house. And at a homeowner doesn't happen by. A VCR for the family room when for the bedrooms so there's a savings there was the other thing that you can do we talked about computers a little bit inefficient inefficient in the home office. What you can do its network computers together so a child we'll have a computer and the parents had a computer rather than buying -- for each. Computer just by one printer and have a computer share that printers that can network. Those computers together to show that when princess though there is a savings for the homeowners well."

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