I needed tips and advice about the LAN jack.?

My mainboard provides a LAN connector according to what is written in the quick user guide that is bundled with its packaging, but there is no LAN jack provided at the back panel of the computer (there is no instant plugging of the LAN cable on the back panel). The quick user guide also tells that this LAN jack is ';optional'; and my idea is that the cost and association of the LAN jack with the mainboard is put upon the shoulders of the consumer.


For example, I'm a computer noob who doesn't know how to do things with hardwares, mainboards and everything. Do you think that it is an easy way to associate this LAN jack in the mainboard just on my own? Are there tips and instructions (there's nothing in the guide)? Or should I consult a computer technician already?





LAN jack specs are here:





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I needed tips and advice about the LAN jack.?
If there is no RJ 45 socket on the back panel of your pc, then the motherboard does not have an integrated RJ45 socket. The RJ 45 socket is what you are calling a LAN jack.





For many years, no motherboard had an integrated RJ45 socket and you purchased and installed a PCI card that had an RJ45 socket in one of the slots to provide the needed functionality. You can still buy one of these (often called a NIC for Network Interface Card) and install it. They install in the same way a modem card or serial card or similar card is installed and should take less than 15 minutes to be operational.I needed tips and advice about the LAN jack.?
Optional, in this context, generally means that some models have it and some do not.





It is unlikely to be practical to retrofit it, so you are down to using a LAN card instead.





Check that you have an available slot to fit a card into, in the main, this would still mean a PCI slot and card.





If you are not confident with safety and anti-static precautions, it may be better to have a card fitted professionally, even though this will generally cost more than the card itself. Look for a store with a fitting service, and take the machine in, as a call-out would be a very expensive way.