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Oddly, Phillips hue lighting.
 
I placed a single Phillips Hue Bloom in my bedroom - strategically positioned to reflect light off of the walls/ceiling near where we change diapers.  There is nothing worse at night, than turning on all the lights in your room, just to change a diaper.  Everyone goes blind, and you piss off the baby. 
 
I have a scene called 'Diaper Change' and I use IFTTT to recognize, "OK Google, Diaper Change".  This turns off all of my other hue lights in the bedroom, and turns the Phillips Hue Bloom to 100% power white light.  This is just bright enough to change a diaper.
 
The ability to turn off the lights in any room, while holding a baby is super awesome.  (Pro Tip - check your local utility site, we got huge rebates for every Hue bulb we bought.)

Oddly, Phillips hue lighting.
 
I placed a single Phillips Hue Bloom in my bedroom - strategically positioned to reflect light off of the walls/ceiling near where we change diapers.  There is nothing worse at night, than turning on all the lights in your room, just to change a diaper.  Everyone goes blind, and you piss off the baby. 
 
I have a scene called 'Diaper Change' and I use IFTTT to recognize, "OK Google, Diaper Change".  This turns off all of my other hue lights in the bedroom, and turns the Phillips Hue Bloom to 100% power white light.  This is just bright enough to change a diaper.
 
The ability to turn off the lights in any room, while holding a baby is super awesome.  (Pro Tip - check your local utility site, we got huge rebates for every Hue bulb we bought.)

Network Engineer of 10yrs here.  Do it.  It's a challenging job.  Become an expert and doors will open for you...  I design and build Continuous Integration systems.  From home.  In my basement.  Sometimes I don't wear pants.
 
Seriously, absorb as much knowledge as you can, become the content matter expert no matter where you work in IT.  Experience and attitude are all that matter.  Certifications are nice and some companies probably look for them - In my experience in IT, real world experience and technical aptitude will take you a long way.
 
ITIL certifications are big in the corporate world now.  Understand business process, agile methodology, and become a scrum master, then you can wear no pants, like me!

Normally, no.  I've had Enventis, CenturyLink, Charter, and Hickorytech - no special setup needed (at least not for me).  I'm sure you'll find some ISP's where extra steps are required, your best bet is to call their support line (unfortunately), after you've tried plugging things in yourself.