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Office Setup & Planning · 3 guides

Office Setup & Planning

Plan the space, choose the essentials and set it up in the right order.

A white desk and office chair beside tall windows overlooking a city skyline, with a computer and keyboard on the desk

Every productive workspace starts with a plan: where the desk goes, where power and Wi-Fi reach, what equipment you really need and how it all connects. These guides take you through that planning in order, for a corner of a living room as much as for a small office shared by a team.

Start with the home office guide if you work alone, use the checklist to audit what you have, and read the small office guide when several people share a network, a printer and files.

Office Setup guides

  1. How to Set Up a Home Office Step by Step

    A step-by-step home office setup guide: choose the spot, plan power and Wi-Fi, set up your desk, computer and printer, then organize it to last.

    6 min readBeginnerAn afternoon, plus a week of small adjustments

  2. Essential Office Equipment Checklist for Home and Small Offices

    An office equipment checklist for home and small offices: the essential technology, the useful extras and what to check before you buy.

    5 min readBeginner30 minutes to review, longer if you are buying

  3. How to Set Up a Small Office: Layout, Network and Shared Equipment

    Small office setup made simple: plan the layout, set up a shared network and printer, organize user accounts and keep everyone's files backed up.

    5 min readIntermediateOne to two days for a few desks