A terminal server by any other name • A terminal server (sometimes called a serial server or a console server or a device server) is a hardware device that enables you to connect serial devices across a network. • Terminal servers acquired the...

The difference between unmanaged, managed, and Web-smart switches • The difference between unmanaged, managed, and Web-smart switches. • With regard to management options, the three primary classes of switches are unmanaged, managed, and Web s...

...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 your network users are like tiny tributaries branching off this r...

Remote Access • Remote Management • Remote access refers to a temporary link—usually a phone connection—and does not include permanent LAN-to-LAN connections. These temporary links can be made over a number of different kinds of media includin...

...desktop in “Dial- Up Networking” (with notebooks) using your integrated analogue modem to access your serial ports again while your Ethernet or VPN connection is down or not available. For greater security, you can either setup users and password...

VPN considerations • Things to consider about VPN connections • Who’s setting it up? • You can buy and set up VPN equipment by yourself. But some service providers have introduced VPN solutions that guarantee certain levels of service. They bo...

Types of Firewall • Types of Firewall • Packet filtering • Packet filtering or network layer (Layer 3) firewalls make decisions based on the source and destination addresses and ports in IP packets. This basic form of firewall protection is re...

Virtual LANs (VLANs) • Virtual LANs (VLANs) • True to their name, VLANs are literally “virtual“ LANs—mini subLANs that, once configured, can exist and function logically as single, secure network segments, even though they may be part of a muc...

Remote power control. • Remote power control • Simply put, remote power control is the ability to reset or reboot PC, LAN/WAN, telecom, and other computer equipment without being at the equipment’s location. • For whom • Who needs remote power...