Embracing the Connected Life

(VOICE OVER) YOU'RE A FAMILY OF
4 AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR. CONDUCTIVITY SEEMS TO BE
INCREASING. HIGH SPEED INTERNET, HOME SECURITY, AND A SELECTION
OF ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS THAT. FIT YOUR FAMILY'S NEEDS RAISES A
BIG QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU GET. EVERYTHING YOU WANT, NOT
SACRIFICE QUALITY AND ALL AT AN. AFFORDABLE PRICE? YOUR INTERNET
SERVICE IS MEASURED IN MEGABITS. PER SECOND OR MEG.

YOU'LL SEE IT
WRITTEN AS MBPS. THIS IS THE. SPEED OF YOUR INTERNET
CONNECTION. HIGHER SPEEDS WILL.

ALLOW MORE DEVICES TO RUN ON THE
SAME CONNECTION AT THE SAME. TIME. EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPEED IS
NEEDED? FOR MOST MULTI-USER. FAMILIES, 20 TO 40 MEGS IS
ENOUGH FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

TO ALL BE ONLINE AT THE SAME
TIME, BUT SOMETIMES THE DEMAND. CAN BE EVEN HIGHER. FOR HIGHER
BANDWIDTH USERS ULTIMATE SPEEDS. OF 100 MEG UP TO 1000 MEG.
THAT'S 1 GIG, CAN ENABLE YOU TO.

DO VIRTUALLY ANYTHING YOU WOULD
WANT TO DO ONLINE. CHOOSING THE. RIGHT INTERNET SPEED FOR YOUR
HOUSEHOLD IS WHAT A CONNECTED. HOME IS ALL ABOUT.

WITH
CENTURYLINK YOU CAN CREATE YOUR. OWN BUNDLE. YOU DO HAVE OPTIONS.
IF YOU'RE A HIGHER BANDWIDTH. USER, MEANING YOU HAVE MORE
USERS AND MORE DEVICES, THEN.

YOU'LL WANNA CHOOSE A HIGHER
INTERNET SPEED. THAT WAY. EVERYONE WILL STAY HAPPY WORKING
ONLINE. YOUR WIFI MODEM IS A.

VITAL PART OF CREATING A
CONNECTED HOME, AND OPTIMIZING. YOUR HIGH SPEED INTERNET
SERVICE. AS IS THE CASE WITH ALL. INTERNET MODEMS, WHERE YOU
DECIDE TO PLACE THE MODEM WITHIN.

YOUR HOME CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT
ON ITS PERFORMANCE. WITH. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, PICK A
PLACE THAT HAS GOOD AIR. CIRCULATION.

IF ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, THEY TYPICALLY DON'T WORK AS
WELL AND MAY BREAK DOWN. IDEALLY, PLACE YOUR WIFI MODEM
IN A HIGH CENTRAL LOCATION THAT. ALLOWS FOR A BETTER RANGE OF
COVERAGE. ALSO, YOU CAN GET THE.

BEST SPEED AND PERFORMANCE FROM
YOUR MODEM BY PLACING IT AT. LEAST 3 FEET AWAY FROM CORDLESS
PHONES, COMPUTER MONITORS, WINDOWS, AND 10 FEET AWAY FROM
BLUE TOOTH DEVICES, MICROWAVES, MIRRORS, AND EVEN WATER, LIKE
FISHTANKS AND WATER COOLERS. FINALLY, AVOID PLACING YOUR
MODEM CLOSE TO REINFORCED. CONCRETE, METAL PARTITIONS,
CEILINGS, SPRINKLERS, AND PIPES.

ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR WIFI MODEM
SETUP, MULTIPLE USERS CAN ACCESS. YOUR HOME INTERNET FROM JUST
ABOUT ANYWHERE IN YOUR HOME, AND. EVEN FROM THE BACKYARD.
CENTURYLINK HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS. TO MAXIMIZE SECURITY FOR YOUR
WIFI MODEM.

NUMBER 1 - CHANGE. THE NAME OF YOUR HOME NETWORK.
IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T USE YOUR. OWN LAST NAME WHEN YOU NAME YOUR
NETWORK. NUMBER 2 - CHOOSE A.

STRONG AND UNIQUE PASSWORD.
THREE - BE SURE TO DISABLE YOUR. NETWORK WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION.
AND FINALLY - PLACE YOUR MODEM. AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE
MIDDLE OF YOUR HOME. THAT WAY.

YOU CAN MINIMIZE SIGNAL ACCESS
FROM OUTSIDE YOUR PROPERTY. IN. ADDITION TO SECURING YOUR WIFI
MODEM, CONSIDER SECURITY FOR. YOUR HIGH SPEED INTERNET WITH
CENTURYLINK@EASE.

CENTURYLINK@EASE CAN GIVE YOU
CONFIDENCE THAT YOUR DATA IS. PROTECTED. A NATURAL EXTENSION
OF YOUR INTERNET SECURITY IS. YOUR HOME SECURITY.
CENTURYLINK'S SMART HOME IS A.

HOME AUTOMATION SOLUTION AS WELL
AS SECURITY SYSTEM THAT PUTS YOU. IN COMPLETE CONTROL NO MATTER
WHERE YOU ARE. YOU CAN MONITOR. LIVE VIDEO, ADJUST THERMOSTATS,
AND CONTROL DOOR LOCKS AND.

LIGHTS REMOTELY. CENTURYLINK
SMART HOME IS REALLY MORE THAN A. SECURITY SYSTEM. IT'S A STATE OF
THE ART HOME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO MONITOR AND PROTECT
THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST - YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HOME.
CENTURYLINK SMART HOME CAN ALSO.

SAVE YOU MONEY, KEEP YOUR ENERGY
BILLS IN CHECK BY ADJUSTING YOUR. SYSTEM TO HEAT AND COOL
ACCORDING TO YOUR FAMILY'S. SCHEDULE. IF YOU'RE GOING ON
VACATION SIMPLY MAKE CHANGES ON.

THE FLY. TEXT AND EMAIL ALERTS
FROM SMART HOME WILL LET YOU. KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY YOU'RE
CONSUMING SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE. CHANGES.

NOW THAT WE'VE CREATED
A SMART AND SECURE HOME LET'S. CONSIDER ENTERTAINMENT. WITH
PRISM TV, YOU GET THE LATEST IN. ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
DELIVERED OVER CENTURYLINK'S.

FIBEROPTIC BACKBONE NETWORK.
THIS IS TRULY INTERACTIVE TV. WITH FEATURES THAT PUT YOU IN
CONTROL. YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU. WANT TO WATCH, WHERE AND WHEN
YOU WANT TO WATCH IT, AND EVEN.

WHICH DEVICE YOU WATCH IT ON.
PUT YOUR TV WHEREVER YOU WANT. WITH THE PRISM TV WIRELESS
SET-TOP BOX. ALL YOU NEED IS A. POWER OUTLET.

NO NEED TO DRILL
HOLES OR RUN CABLE WIRES. ADDITIONAL FEATURES LIKE THE
WHOLE HOME DVR, PRISM ON THE GO, AND PRISM ON DEMAND PROVIDE EVEN
GREATER FLEXIBILITY, YET THEY. ARE SO USER FRIENDLY. WITH THE
WHOLE HOME DVR, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU.

CAN WATCH AND RECORD MULTIPLE
SHOWS FROM ANY ROOM ALL AT THE. SAME TIME. START A SHOW IN THE
KITCHEN, PAUSE IT AND PICK IT UP. LATER IN THE FAMILY ROOM.

IT'S
JUST THAT SIMPLE. YOU CAN EVEN. ACCESS YOUR DVR LIBRARY FROM ANY
ROOM. EMBRACING THE CONNECTED.

LIFE IS A MATTER OF
UNDERSTANDING YOUR OPTIONS AND. MAKING THE CHOICES THAT WORK
BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR. NEEDS, ALL AT A GREAT VALUE. IF
YOU WANNA CHECK OUT THESE.

SERVICES, GO TO CENTURYLINK.COM.
(MUSIC) YOU CAN VISIT THESE WEBSITES TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS ON. THIS EDITION OF DESIGNING
SPACES. (MUSIC).