...There are several things you should consider when choosing a rack. If you need frequent access to all sides of the equipment and cabling, an open rack is more convenient than a cabinet. If your equipment needs ventilation, a rack offers more a...

...Cabinets have two sets of rails, front and back, where you can mount shelves, trays, cable managers, and power strips. • Shelves • Shelves are an easy solution for storing things that aren’t rackmountable. The shelves attach to the rails; servers o...

...or repeater types of devices are designed to equalize and amplify the signal to go greater distances. Some support daisychaining, so by stringing two of them together you can send data double the distance. • But in-line extenders can only take...

...that is the middle of your data center just any ugly thing being gray, green, blue or black with a lot of holes to plug in RJ45 patchcords? • Consider your network working without a switch. • Your network would not be a network without a networ...

...without the benefit of access points. • Ad-hoc mode is generally used to form very small spontaneous networks. For instance, with ad-hoc mode, laptop users in a meeting can quickly establish a small network to share files. • Infrastructure mode ...

...Fibre Channel is a set of communication standards designed to provide high-speed data transfer over a duplex, serial interface. It’s an open standard that supports multiple protocols including higher-level protocols, such as FDDI, SCSI, HIPPI, and ...