Wiring Your Digital Home For Dummies

• Beef up your home's wiring infrastructure and control systems
  to accommodate the latest digital home products.

• Upgrade wiring in your existing home room-by-room,
  system-by-system or wire the home you're building.

• Learn wiring for the latest digital home technologies -- whole
  home audio, outdoor audio, VoIP, PA systems, security systems with
  Web cams, home theater, home networking, alarms, back-up systems,
  and more.

• Perfect whether you do your own electrical work or want to talk
  intelligently to an electrical contractor.

Auteur

Dennis C. Brewer is a certified network engineer with more
than 12 years of computer technology experience.

Paul A. Brewer is a veteran electrical engineer and
licensed master electrician.

Résumé

• Beef up your home's wiring infrastructure and control systems to accommodate the latest digital home products.
• Upgrade wiring in your existing home room-by-room, system-by-system or wire the home you're building.
• Learn wiring for the latest digital home technologies -- whole home audio, outdoor audio, VoIP, PA systems, security systems with Web cams, home theater, home networking, alarms, back-up systems, and more.
• Perfect whether you do your own electrical work or want to talk intelligently to an electrical contractor.

Contenu

Introduction.

Part I: Installing Power Distribution and Basic
Wiring.

Chapter 1: Designing Your Digital Dream Home.

Chapter 2: Bringing In the Services.

Chapter 3: Roughing In the Wiring.

Chapter 4: Trimming Your Home's Electrical System.

Chapter 5: Controlling Your Life Remotely.

Part II: Adding Communication, Audio, and Video
Systems.

Chapter 6: Wiring Your Home Phone System.

Chapter 7: Installing a Public Address System.

Chapter 8: Installing Cable TV and Advanced Digital
Services.

Chapter 9: Adding Stereo and Surround Sound.

Chapter 10: Wiring Family Rooms and Home Theaters.

Chapter 11: Installing Video Systems and Cameras.

Part III: Installing Home Networks and Advanced
Technology.

Chapter 12: Home Networks and Internet Connections.

Chapter 13: Integrating Computer Controls and Voice
Technology.

Part IV: Security and Safety Systems.

Chapter 14: Working with Security Zones and Alarm Systems.

Chapter 15: Backup and Alternative Power.

Part V: Extending Technology to Outdoor Living
Spaces.

Chapter 16: Wiring Outside the House.

Chapter 17: Outdoor Electronics.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: The Ten Best Wiring Web Sites.

Chapter 19: The Ten Biggest Wiring Mistakes.

Chapter 20: Ten Troubleshooting Tips.

Part VII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Product Sources.

Appendix B: What Mr. Ohm Wanted You to Know.

Appendix C: About the CD.

Index.