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Things You Need to Know about Cat 6A Cable

Things You Need to Know about Cat 6A Cable

Especially as they build up their Internet of Things environments, businesses will need three things in the near future: greater LAN speeds, higher power levels for PoE ports, and more connections. Greater speed and higher PoE means new cabling technology — enter Category 6A twisted-pair copper cabling. Cat 6A uses 16- to 20-gauge wires. Thicker wire translates onto higher PoE. Cat 6A cable is…

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Advantages of CAT6 Ethernet Cable

Advantages of CAT6 Ethernet Cable

Due to the evolution of technology and the greater demand for higher networking speeds, cable and components have been developed that can transmit faster speeds over longer distances. Copper categories were presented in the order that network limitations could be clearly defined and that the appropriate connecting hardware was installed. For example, Category 3 was introduced in the latter part…

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The Best SSD for Gaming Purpose 2019

The Best SSD for Gaming Purpose 2019

As prices continue to drop, and even in some rare cases get close to parity with traditional HDDs, it’s a great time to be shopping for the best SSD. If you’re still living in the era of the platter hard drive, upgrading to an SSD (or even adding a smaller, less expensive unit as a boot drive) can really impact your PC experience. Not only will boot and load times shrink, but everything will feel…

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Which ThinkPad is Right for Your Corporate Need?

Which ThinkPad is Right for Your Corporate Need?

For many corporate users and businesses IT departments, nothing but a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop will do. Whether it’s their durable build quality, industry-leading consoles, overexcited accurate pointing sticks, or simple black appealing, the ThinkPad line has a number of supports that Lenovo fans won’t do without. Even if you’ve already got your heart and your budget dedicated to a ThinkPad, you’ve…

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Which Fiber Optic Cable Is Best For Commercial or Home Use?

Which Fiber Optic Cable Is Best For Commercial or Home Use?

If you are reading this article, you probably want to install a fiber or networking cable in your home or office. Commonly used as network cables to connect computers and servers to modems, these cables are used for a variety of different purposes. Ever since their introduction, they have gone through significant developments. The newer cables are capable of doing so much more. However, there are…

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Buy Network Attached Storage Everything You Need To Know About NAS

Buy Network Attached Storage Everything You Need To Know About NAS

Network Attached Storage (NAS)is a popular selection for not only small, medium or large businesses, but also property holder for storing and securing their data and taking advantage of smart connected services. It’s an inexpensive way to add capacity to a network, only requiring an initial purchase for the hardware and available network and power outlets. Multiple users can access and use…

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Lenovo Laptops

Lenovo is a well-known brand in the computer field. It acquired IBM’s personal computer division and became the world’s leading notebook manufacturer. Since then, Lenovo is developing new notebook models with newer technologies and high quality. Lenovo is China’s largest global computer manufacturer. Lenovo introduced three series of notebooks; ThinkPad, Ideapad and Value line series.

Lenovo…

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Things you should do to protect your NAS

Things you should do to protect your NAS

Your NAS may be one of the most important devices on your home network, but in terms of security, should you give it the attention it deserves? The last thing you want is that your NAS is being attacked and/or hacked by malware, just like the SynoLocker ransomware that climbed into the Synology NASbox a few years ago. The good news is that there are ways to prevent future attacks and prevent your…

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Best gaming laptops 2019

Best gaming laptops 2019

If you asked us to find the best gaming laptopa few years ago, we would tell you that you are using an Intel Core i7 processor, a dedicated graphics card and 8 GB of RAM. However, there have been many changes in recent years, and the best laptops for games come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Because finding the best laptops for games is harder than ever, we have chosen some of our favorite…

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How to Set Up and Get Started with Your Synology NAS

How to Set Up and Get Started with Your Synology NAS

Synology offers a very friendly network attached storage (NAS) device experience, but that doesn’t mean unpacking it and launching it is just a one-click event. Let’s get started, so we can get into all the interesting projects, and a compact NAS with server-like features can be handy.

What is Synology NAS?

Synology is a company founded in 2000 that specializes in network attached storage (NAS)…

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Best NAS drives 2019: Which network storage device is right for you?

Best NAS drives 2019: Which network storage device is right for you?

Best NAS drives 2019

Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives have been around for decades, allowing homes and businesses to create their own storage solutions without the need to cable a large number of hard drives to laptops and desktops. They are often used for multi-person access, whether they are used by the entire organization or just a few people in a shared residence.

The flexibility of NAS…

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NAS devices and Restrictions

NAS devices and Restrictions

Plex Media Server for NAS devices

Plex Media Server is available for many NAS devices, including:

Asustor (Intel, ARM)

Drobo (ARM)

Netgear ReadyNAS (Intel, ARM)

QNAP (Intel, ARM)

Seagate (Intel, ARM)

Synology (Intel, ARM)

TerraMaster (Intel)

unRAID (Intel)

Western Digital My Cloud

Information about other Linux-based NASs can be found on the Plex Media Server for Linux forum.

Limitations of NAS

W…

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Best Network Attached Storage Options for Mac, iPhone, and iPad Users

Best Network Attached Storage Options for Mac, iPhone, and iPad Users

Best Network Attached Storage

NAS devices provide shared storage, Time Machine backup targets and other useful features for Mac, iPhone and iPad users inside and outside the LAN. The following are the most suitable NAS devices for Apple to meet and exceed the capabilities of the now discontinued Time Capsule. Synology NAS is very convenient for a variety of reasons.

In addition to serving as a…

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APC Smart-Ups Provides Affordable Backup Power for Small/Medium Businesses

APC Smart-Ups Provides Affordable Backup Power for Small/Medium Businesses

APC Smart-Ups Provides Affordable Backup Power

Under current unstable power conditions in South Africa, it is likely to be harmed if the power goes out of the board at any time, and there is a need to look for alternative ways to provide “usual business” while shipping. Unfortunately, small and medium-sized businesses are not always paying or justifying the cost of installing renewable energy to…

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How to Choose a Battery Backup or Surge Protector?

How to Choose a Battery Backup or Surge Protector?

Power is usually unpredictable. If you want to make sure that your electronic device, especially your computer, is safe in the event of any power surge or power outage, you need to consider purchasing a home UPS backup battery.  You may not find this important, but you need to remember that powerful surges can cause damage and serious damage to most of the electronic devices you use at home or in…

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Synology RackStation RS3618xs Review

Synology RackStation RS3618xs Review

Synology RackStation RS3618xs Review

Moving into the upper echelons of Synology’s enterprise-class NAS appliance family, the new 12-bay NAS RS3618xs targets storage-hungry businesses that also have an eye on data backup and virtualization. Keeping up with Synology’s two-year refresh cycle, it steps in as the successor to the RS3617xs and offers a more versatile hardware package.

The aging…

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Synology RackStation RS3617xs Reviews

Synology RackStation RS3617xs Reviews

Synology RackStation RS3617xs

Small and medium-sized businesses looking for high-capacity NAS devices with attractive price tags can find Synology’s RS3617xs, which is exactly what they want. As the newest addition to Synology’s large chassis, this 2U rack-mount model looks great value for money.

The RS3617xs boost replaces the RS3614x and provides processing power. Its predecessor is the old…