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Customer Ethernet plugs in inside with the poe injector. No outlets needed outside. This is just stuff I had laying around. A HEX poe would be the new model of mikrotik to make this work. Will power cambium CPE okay.
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Comcast launches wifi6 routers https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200106005958/en/Comcast-Launches-Powerful-Internet-Device-Capable-Multi-Gigabit Want some good geek reading? Cable Labeling Best Practices from networking Funding The folks over at WISPER have some good news coming their way https://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-ready-to-authorize-caf-ii-rural-broadband-funding-for-hughes-wisper-isp-three-others/ USDA to Make 550 Million available in 2020 https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/12/12/usda-make-550-million-funding-available-2020-deploy-high-speed Mobile Users double since 2013 The percentage of respondents who said their primary online access … Read more
Not technical related, but something we can all relate to.
One of the most asked questions which come up in the xISP world is “How do I learn this stuff?”. Depending on who you ask this could be a lengthy answer or a simple one-sentence answer. Before we answer the question, let’s dive into why the answer is complicated. In many enterprise environments, there … Read more
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Let’s talk about how to get organized and get rid of those boxes of cables and other I.T. related stuff.
Lately, I have had folks asking about telephone service and who I recommend. Many questions stem from people working from home
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With all of the people working from home with the Covid-19 restrictions, I see the topic of multiple monitors come up quite often on Facebook discussions. If you are not a fan of having more than one monitor you need to listen to the following video. This is an excellent video on time management. If … Read more
There’s a lot of confusion about the $2 trillion CARES Act / COVID-19 bill and what it means to small businesses.