Feature Articles

Visualizing the Network with NMS

Network management systems (NMS) are applications that allow administrators to manage independent software and hardware components of a network. The key benefit of NMS is to make widely dispersed network assets manageable from a single location. Network visualization is the practice of creating and displaying graphical representation of the relationships (edges or links) between network devices. NMS delivers not only network visualization, but also information on device status, traffic, failures, and firmware. These functions and features are made possible by LLDP and SNMP.

Selecting the Right PoE Switch – A Brief Overview

Selecting the Right PoE Switch and how to use PoE Switches– A Brief Overview

PoE (Power over Ethernet) products that integrate power and data transmission over a single Ethernet cable, supplying power to network devices, are becoming more and more popular for enterprise, educational, and even home applications. With a multitude of PoE switches available on the market, choosing the right one can be difficult.

Maximizing Industrial Network Security

Protecting critical infrastructures from cyber-attacks and threats has become an important objective for government and enterprise organizations. Especially as infrastructures are increasingly connected with networks.

A Brief Introduction to VLANs

VLANs make it easy for network administrators to separate a single switched network into multiple groups to match the functional and security requirements of their systems. However, VLANs are entirely virtual. They can be implemented without having to run new cables or make major changes in the existing network infrastructure.