The Home Media Storage network makes your computer environment so much more convenient that it really is a joy to sit down at a computer, browse the network while listening to your favorite songs, or watching family slideshows and videos. The network connection is always on, so you don't have to do anything special other than to start up your PC and begin surfing. Being able to quickly add and remove other PCs on your Home Media Storage network is a convenience when one of your computers has a problem and you still need to get to work using an alternate PC. Do you need to plug in your business laptop? No problem. Let many different PCs browse the network, play music, display slide shows, and play movies all at the same time. In fact, with the optional WAN interface (see Gateway) the whole family can access the internet, sharing a single broadband internet connection while being protected by a firewall. The firewall helps prevent intruders from gaining access to your home's computer network. The Gateway software can even be configured to allow access to your home network from a remote location using secure password technology provided by the web server and Linux Operating System. This software is used by tens of thousands of professional web servers on the internet.