Wireless AP placement basics

Staff Writer/ January 26, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network visibility, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Tekmart Partner Content, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMany installers make the mistake of treating 802.11 WLANs just like Ethernet, placing access points (APs) in locations that facilitate outsider access to corporate networks. By Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Support But, from a security perspective, WLANs should be treated like the Internet — a network composed of trusted and untrusted users. This tip offers network topology and physical positioning recommendations

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The difference between VLAN vs. subnet.

Staff Writer/ January 26, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network visibility, Tech Definitions, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Telecoms networks and broadband communications

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile VLANs are a type of subnet, they have their own unique capabilities and characteristics that differentiate them from subnets. However, the OSI model plays a major role in both. By Andrew Froehlich A prevailing question that many new network administrators ask is the difference between virtual LANs — or VLANs — and IP subnetworks, or subnets. While instances occur

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Legacy security architectures threaten to disrupt remote working

Staff Writer/ January 20, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network visibility, Research Results and Trends, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesAnnual survey of IT leaders finds network security is of prime concern as most companies continue with work-from-home policies. By Joe O’Halloran As lockdowns and stay-at-home orders persist, protecting the remote workforce will be enterprises’ prime focus in 2021. But as enterprises continue working remotely with very few making a complete return to the office, securing the remote workforce is

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network visibility-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network visibility, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork visibility is an awareness of the components within and the data moving through an enterprise computer network. The term is often used to refer to the various tools enterprises use to increase awareness of their data and other network contents. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ben Lutkevich Taking a proactive approach to network visibility allows enterprises to better monitor network

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