...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 most of the power used by these devices is dissipated into the ...

...standard to handle the network traffic generated on the server and backbone level by Fast Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet delivers an incredible 1000 Mbps (or 1 Gbps), 100 times faster than 10BASE-T. At that speed, Gigabit Ethernet can handle even the t...

...probes or sensors, and network connectivity and integration. The base units may contain one or more built-in sensors, as well as ports for hooking up external probes. Additionally, they include an Ethernet port and have software for remote configur...

...to secure and unsecure networks through just one keyboard, monitor, and mouse. • High port-to-port electrical isolation, which facilitates data separation (RED/BLACK). • NSA tested and TEMPEST approved for and by the U.S. Air Force. • The low radia...

...differences. If it's a network component such as a switch, it comes in a heavy metal case. It also has special shielding, a modified power supply, and perhaps a few other modifications from the standard model. If you need to open the device's case,...

...HP®, and 3Com®, sell network devices with SFP slots that lock out transceivers from other vendors. Because the price of SFPs—especially Gigabit SFPs and 10GBASE SFP+ and XFP transceivers—can add significantly to the price of a switch, this lock-o...

...HD video across a network, you need to understand how it works and what kind of networking equipment to use with your extenders. • Think of your network as a river of data with a steady current of data moving smoothly down the channel. All you...

...from your Ethernet network. However, there is one main difference between a device server and a terminal server: the protocols being supported. • A terminal server can do more • While a device server mainly builds a TCP/UDP socket to access the...

...takes to travel a network. Latency often has little to do with the physical distance a signal travels; it’s more affected by the number and type of nodes that a signal travels through. A satellite connection, for instance, often adds a great d...

...Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), wireless, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). • Remote access enables remote users to dial into your LAN over the phone by using either land lines or a cellular conne...