NETWORKS DESIGNED FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM
Systems for audio, video, lights, climate and security have become more intelligent over time, enabling homeowners to easily operate them from a smart phone, tablet, keypad, or touch panel. In many cases, complete automation is achieved through the use of a control system that integrates these devices with one another.
In order for these control systems to operate properly, there must also be a robust network platform that enables all the components within the system to communicate seamlessly with one another. An enterprise-class network with high-quality hardware enables a higher level of performance and provides a greater level of visibility into the network, especially when properly programmed and configured. A well-functioning network should be virtually invisible the user, while empowering system integrators to deliver exceptionally reliable smart home solutions.
INTELLIGENT SWITCHES, INTELLIGENT CHOICES.
Managed switches, with the flexibility and control they provide, are a must for networks where reliability and security are critical. These switches are fully configurable, customizable, and provide a highly flexible set of options, enabling a greater array of deployment possibilities.
In a residential environment with a diverse array of individual systems, managed switches offer an essential level of control. These components can be programmed to separate network traffic and thereby keep network processes from conflicting with each other and bogging down network speeds and performance. Managed switches also provide integrators with the ability to optimize performance of devices and applications on the network, through quality-of-service (QoS) features that help prioritize traffic and group types of devices that use common services
NEXT GENERATION WI-FI 6/6E ACCESS POINTS
As the number and variety of devices and applications continues to grow, the demand for wireless access is dramatically increasing. Wi-Fi networks must be designed and deployed to address this reality, providing higher data rates, increased capacity, improved performance and enhanced support for IoT devices. Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E compatible access points intelligently anticipate the growing number of mobile and IoT devices by increasing network efficiency, speed and communication to better meet residential IT requirements now and in the future
NEXT-LEVEL NETWORK EQUIPMENT
SOPHISTICATED NETWORKING SOLUTIONS FOR CUSTOM HOMES
As the number of smart devices in our homes has grown to rival or even surpass the quantity used in enterprise-level organizations, our network requirements have increased proportionately. Wi-Fi and Local Area Networks (LANs) in high-end residential environments have needed to become substantially more robust in a very short period of time. Selecting a network solution engineered for today’s increased requirements is essential to achieving the highest level of reliability and functionality from the home technology systems connected to it.
The solution to this challenge begins with the use of enterprise-level network equipment, components originally designed for critical business environments, but now deployed in the modern home. Compared to consumer-grade networks, enterprise-level networks offer vastly improved performance, limitless scalability, high levels of flexibility and unparalleled reliability. This approach to equipment selection, combined with best practices in design, programming and implementation ensures a robust networking platform.
VERSATILE NETWORK ROUTERS
While a consumer-class router may share some features with an enterprise-class router, neither consumer nor prosumer products are designed to accommodate the level of traffic that complex residential networks support. Additionally, they are unable to provide the degree of security, scalability or durability essential to these environments.
Enterprise-grade routers open up this functional space by offering a range of options including virtual private network (VPN) server and client, VLANs and multiple SSIDs, the establishment of guest networks, malware detection and fail-over WAN ports. As the gateway between a residential network and the Internet, as well as the primary manager of network traffic, a high quality router is central to an efficient network and an intelligent home.
ANTICIPATE ADVANCED THREATS
Spam, malicious email and virus attacks are becoming ever more sophisticated, as more than 90% of all data breaches start with a phishing email. Email is a gateway that can allow sensitive information to be destroyed or lost, while enabling attacks that can damage network performance and render intelligent systems inoperative. Whether the target is a residence or a business, network security is paramount to the long-term functionality of any smart infrastructure.
DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE
Within the last few years, IoT has grown become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Providing users with the ability to connect everyday objects—kitchen appliances, cars, thermostats, baby monitors—to the Internet, communication between people, processes, and things has become commonplace.
However, this rapid growth in interconnectivity has posed a challenge for technology specialists, who are required to optimized the communication and compatibility between numerous devices sharing the same network. One means of addressing this concern is through the use of wireless equipment that better anticipates the future. As wireless requirements within residences expand beyond Wi-Fi to new forms of communication including BLE, Zigbee and many other non-Wi-Fi wireless technologies, smart networks are designed to leverage emerging technologies to achieve superior integration.
FIBER OPTIC INTERNET
Within the last few years, IoT has grown become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Providing users with the ability to connect everyday objects—kitchen appliances, cars, thermostats, baby monitors—to the Internet, communication between people, processes, and things has become commonplace.
However, this rapid growth in interconnectivity has posed a challenge for technology specialists, who are required to optimized the communication and compatibility between numerous devices sharing the same network. One means of addressing this concern is through the use of wireless equipment that better anticipates the future. As wireless requirements within residences expand beyond Wi-Fi to new forms of communication including BLE, Zigbee and many other non-Wi-Fi wireless technologies, smart networks are designed to leverage emerging technologies to achieve superior integration.
NETWORKS DESIGNED FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM
Systems for audio, video, lights, climate and security have become more intelligent over time, enabling homeowners to easily operate them from a smart phone, tablet, keypad, or touch panel. In many cases, complete automation is achieved through the use of a control system that integrates these devices with one another.
In order for these control systems to operate properly, there must also be a robust network platform that enables all the components within the system to communicate seamlessly with one another. An enterprise-class network with high-quality hardware enables a higher level of performance and provides a greater level of visibility into the network, especially when properly programmed and configured. A well-functioning network should be virtually invisible the user, while empowering system integrators to deliver exceptionally reliable smart home solutions.
ANTICIPATE ADVANCED THREATS
Spam, malicious email and virus attacks are becoming ever more sophisticated, as more than 90% of all data breaches start with a phishing email. Email is a gateway that can allow sensitive information to be destroyed or lost, while enabling attacks that can damage network performance and render intelligent systems inoperative. Whether the target is a residence or a business, network security is paramount to the long-term functionality of any smart infrastructure.
INTELLIGENT SWITCHES, INTELLIGENT CHOICES.
Managed switches, with the flexibility and control they provide, are a must for networks where reliability and security are critical. These switches are fully configurable, customizable, and provide a highly flexible set of options, enabling a greater array of deployment possibilities.
In a residential environment with a diverse array of individual systems, managed switches offer an essential level of control. These components can be programmed to separate network traffic and thereby keep network processes from conflicting with each other and bogging down network speeds and performance. Managed switches also provide integrators with the ability to optimize performance of devices and applications on the network, through quality-of-service (QoS) features that help prioritize traffic and group types of devices that use common services
DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE
Within the last few years, IoT has grown become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Providing users with the ability to connect everyday objects—kitchen appliances, cars, thermostats, baby monitors—to the Internet, communication between people, processes, and things has become commonplace.
However, this rapid growth in interconnectivity has posed a challenge for technology specialists, who are required to optimized the communication and compatibility between numerous devices sharing the same network. One means of addressing this concern is through the use of wireless equipment that better anticipates the future. As wireless requirements within residences expand beyond Wi-Fi to new forms of communication including BLE, Zigbee and many other non-Wi-Fi wireless technologies, smart networks are designed to leverage emerging technologies to achieve superior integration.
VERSATILE NETWORK ROUTERS
While a consumer-class router may share some features with an enterprise-class router, neither consumer nor prosumer products are designed to accommodate the level of traffic that complex residential networks support. Additionally, they are unable to provide the degree of security, scalability or durability essential to these environments.
Enterprise-grade routers open up this functional space by offering a range of options including virtual private network (VPN) server and client, VLANs and multiple SSIDs, the establishment of guest networks, malware detection and fail-over WAN ports. As the gateway between a residential network and the Internet, as well as the primary manager of network traffic, a high quality router is central to an efficient network and an intelligent home.
PUSHING THE WIRELESS ENVELOPE
ACHIEVING THE MAXIMUM SPEED OF A WIRELESS NETWORK
Wi-Fi is critically important for most users as it’s usually the last leg in the broadband chain. Unfortunately, it's often also the weakest link in the network. While it's natural to assume that the broadband connection is the likely cause of poor and sporadic speeds, the Internet connection is usually the innocent party. Wi-Fi performance can often be surprisingly slow and unreliable regardless of the number of access points installed or their purported speeds. This disparity between broadband speed and wireless speed is usually the result of a number of factors that can mitigated though a combination of predictive design, high quality equipment and experienced implementation.
What is the actual real-life maximum speed of wireless networks? The highest speed currently available on a wireless network depends on a number of variables including the hardware selected, the maximum speed of the wireless card installed in the user's device, the signal level (or signal-to-noise ratio), the frequency selected (5 GHz vs. 2.5 GHz) and the MIMO capabilities of the devices. If each of these variables has been optimized due to a careful design and the use of high quality components, users situated close to an access point should be able to reliably achieve speeds of approximately 900 Mbps.
FIBER OPTIC INTERNET
Within the last few years, IoT has grown become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Providing users with the ability to connect everyday objects—kitchen appliances, cars, thermostats, baby monitors—to the Internet, communication between people, processes, and things has become commonplace.
However, this rapid growth in interconnectivity has posed a challenge for technology specialists, who are required to optimized the communication and compatibility between numerous devices sharing the same network. One means of addressing this concern is through the use of wireless equipment that better anticipates the future. As wireless requirements within residences expand beyond Wi-Fi to new forms of communication including BLE, Zigbee and many other non-Wi-Fi wireless technologies, smart networks are designed to leverage emerging technologies to achieve superior integration.
NEXT GENERATION WI-FI 6/6E ACCESS POINTS
As the number and variety of devices and applications continues to grow, the demand for wireless access is dramatically increasing. Wi-Fi networks must be designed and deployed to address this reality, providing higher data rates, increased capacity, improved performance and enhanced support for IoT devices. Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E compatible access points intelligently anticipate the growing number of mobile and IoT devices by increasing network efficiency, speed and communication to better meet residential IT requirements now and in the future