Remote monitoring • Remote monitoring • Beyond virus protection. • It has become almost automatic to protect your data center by backing up your servers, installing firewalls and virus protection, and keeping the protection up-to-date. • But w...

DIN Rail, Industrial Ethernet and Low and High Temperature Grade Devices • DIN Rail, Industrial Ethernet and Low and High Temperature Grade Devices • While racks and standard office temperatures are very common when using an Ethernet Device in...

Crosstalk • Crosstalk • Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) • One of the most important cable measurements is Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT). It’s signal interference from one pair that adversely affects another pair on the same end. Crosstalk occurs between...

Crosstalk. • Crosstalk • Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) • One of the most important cable measurements is Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT). It’s signal interference from one pair that adversely affects another pair on the same end. Crosstalk occurs betwee...

Component vs. channel testing. • Component vs. channel testing • Channel Testing • When using a Category 6 system, the full specification includes the testing of each part individually and in an end-to-end-channel. Because CAT6 is an open stan...

What Are KVM extenders? • What Are KVM extenders? • KVM extenders are devices specifically designed to increase the distance that a keyboard, monitor and mouse (KVM station) can be placed from a computer or KVM switch. Some KVM extenders can a...

Category 6 and 6a • Category 6 and 6a • Category 6 • The next level in the cabling hierarchy is Category 6 (CAT6) (ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1), which was ratified by the TIA/EIA in June 2002. CAT6 provides higher performance than CAT5e and feature...

DisplayPort • DisplayPort • DisplayPort is a new digital interface standard whose primary use is to connect a computer with a display. It consists of uni-directional Main Link for transporting A/V streams, a half-duplex bi-directional AUX CH f...

Cable management • Cable management • Corporate networks are complex systems of PCs, servers, printers, and the devices that connect them. Getting everything to work in harmony requires bundles of cables, and managing all those cables from ins...

Multiplexing and demultiplexing • Multiplexing and demultiplexing • Much of the complexity in a KVM extender’s design involves multiplexing and demultiplexing the RGB (separate sync) video and various data streams (PS/2® keyboard/ mouse and se...