That’s why VLANs, or virtual local area networks, are so important in a smart home (or any home, really). With a VLAN, you’re ...

Use UniFi insights to find denied connections and troubleshoot rules, then tune VLANs so cameras and IoT cannot touch sensitive devices.

I manage four Novell servers – two NW6.5sp2 and two NW5.0sp6a. These servers provide services to 5 buildings. These 5 buildings are part of a much larger campus encompassing approximately 40 buildings ...

Nutter helps a reader protect the servers in his growing network. As our network grows in size, so does the need to protect the servers. We have already put in an interior firewall between the servers ...

Virtual LAN (VLAN) technology, which is defined under the IEEE 802.1q specifications, has allowed enterprise to extend the reach of their corporate networks across the WAN. VLANs enable a LAN to be ...

We've built new HQ adjacent to existing. Today I successfully tested 10g uplink between new core switches in both building for the first time. The current network is a bit messy but since I don't have ...

You may or may not have heard of VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network). It is something that is primarily used in large businesses around the world. If you are interested in opening a business that ...

While a LAN may make sense for small networks, it makes expansion or reorganization difficult. Under a LAN setup, all the devices and equipment are located physically near each other and directly ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. More schools than ever before have put in place networks that meet the standards required to deliver ...