...for inventory. • Use switches to connect your wireless acces points • An important step in wireless security is to connect your wireless access points to switches rather than hubs. A hub connected to an access point will broadcast all data it rec...

Time-Division Multiplexing over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP). • Time-Division Multiplexing over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP) • Time-Division Multiplexing over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP) is a transport technology that extends traditional voice, dat...

...Workstations, fibre switches and servers, fibre modems, and similar hardware require duplex cable. Duplex is available in single- and multimode. • Simplex—Because simplex fibre optic cable consists of only one fibre link, you should use it for a...

How to keep cabinets cool. • How to keep cabinets cool. • A must to keep cool • Networking equipment —especially servers— generates a lot of heat in a relatively small area. Today’s servers are smaller and have faster CPUs than ever. Because m...

TEMPEST • TEMPEST (Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Transmissions) • Black Box Explains TEMPEST. • TEMPEST is an acronym for Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Tra...

50-µm fibre optic cable • Fibre optic cable. • The background • As today’s networks expand, the demand for more bandwidth and greater distances increases. Gigabit Ethernet and the emerging 10-Gigabit Ethernet are becoming the applications of c...

...modems, servers, switches, hubs, routers, and UPSs. Consider the depth of your equipment —servers require extra depth and may require a cabinet that’s at least 42 inches deep. Lastly, remember to allow space for cabling and power provisions. ...