The Age of WiFi Networking In the beginning, networks were a collection of hard-wired devices such as Ethernet routers and switches connected to end-point devices – usually computers. There was widespread market demand to connect these networks wirelessly using an industry-standard protocol, to avoid the inconvenience of wires. Shortly before the turn of the 20th […]
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There is no question that edge switches have become more sophisticated in recent year. In fact, we now see some edge switches with throughput and failover capabilities that, in the past, one would only find in a pricey, chassis-based LAN switch. NETGEAR commissioned Tolly to benchmark performance, power consumption and non-stop forwarding (NSF)stack failover of […]
Read MoreFeaturing: Max Wu and Janice Ting Welcome to this latest episode that explores the value that mobile broadband internet can bring not just to consumers, but to businesses too. One of the biggest changes the world has seen this year has been the new need to work from anywhere. That means that we all need […]
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It’s a simple fact that businesses need WiFi, from the smallest home office to the largest distributed network across hundreds of employees and sites. The last dozen meters between wired networks and business devices are increasingly connected exclusively via WiFi. Now more than ever, IT managers or MSPs providing networking services need to be able […]
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NETGEAR is honored to receive the Systems Contractor News (SCN) Magazine’s Product of the Year award for its new AV Line of M4250 switches, targeted for the 1Gb line of AV over IP installations. Future Publishing’s SCN Magazine has long been the go-to media outlet for news and information on the Pro AV industry. “This […]
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Certification and new features help ease transition to AV over IP There is both constant excitement and apprehension towards the transition from circuit-based AV systems, like HDMI, to packet-based systems otherwise known as AV over IP. For years, AV integrators and consultants have honed their skills and adapted to various video and audio signal types […]
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All WiFi is the same, right? And if you want something super-fast, you are going to need wired networking? Wrong. Or at least…not always right. WiFi has evolved a lot in the past decade, and some of the more recent innovations provide highly viable, cost-effective alternatives to wired networking. We’re not just talking about the […]
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