Labels:bench | case | counter | hakham | laptop | plaything | remote | router | tray | wire gauge OCR: LANS AND WLANS 2 7 5 Sharing networked hardware can reduce costs In an office environ- ment, for example single expensive color printer can be purchased and attached to a LAN, instead of the costly alternative of purchasing color print- ers fo each employee who wants to generate color printouts Sharing networked hardware can provide access to wide range services and specialized peripheral devices. A LAN can allow multiple users to access Internet services, including voice over IP through single Internet connection. Networked peripheral devices, such as scanners, FIGURE 5.40 photo printers, plotters, pue high-capacity storage devices, can be Music and videa can stream accessed by any authorized LAN users In home environment, a LAN can over wireless LANs to projec- offer access to surveillan ...