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Managed Switches
If you haven't yet upgraded your LAN infrastructure to switched managed LAN equipment, there is probably no better time to do so than now. The actual backbone — for connecting wiring closets to your data center, or interconnecting buildings on a campus — would be Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit switches are the engines of large enterprise LANs. However, even midsize companies are feeling the LAN bandwidth pinch and retooling their networks on Gigabit infrastructures.
KVM Technology
KVM switches enable you to access and control a computer by connecting directly to the Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) ports. Today's enterprise infrastructure is spread all over the map, literally and technologically. KVM technology needs no target server modifications or software. It means the target computer is available at all times, from BIOS to Windows. KVM provides true motherboard level access and supports multi-platform servers and serial devices.
Security / Firewalls
A firewall is a barrier to keep destructive forces away from your property. In fact, that is why it's called a firewall. Its job is similar to a physical firewall that keeps a fire from spreading from one area to the next. They are designed to defend against attack by implementing a series of rules that permit, or deny, traffic to pass between your network and the Internet. Based on the way these rules are set, the inbound and outbound flow of information may be extremely tight or very relaxed. The trick is to maintain a balance between your company's need for security and your employees' need to get their work done without interference.
Wireless
Break free from the restricting confines of wires and experience the freedom of wireless networking.
Wireless technology allows you to create a network without running cables and cords to every computer in your company. The new Wireless-N utilizes MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology and promises to offer better through put and speed than 802.11g products. In addition to speed, Draft N provides wider, more reliable coverage, which can quadruple the range of 802.11g, providing strong, clear signals in areas that were once entirely out of reach. In addition, if you live to multitask, double-wide channels nearly double the capacity that you can transmit over each channel.
Telephony / Video Conferencing
A Simple fact -- Enterprise can not run without telephones, one of an organization's most mission-critical elements. Without a lifeline between you and your customer, as well as your staff, business partners and vendors -- your operation will grind to a halt. IP Telephony allows you to marry your voice and data networks, eliminating duplicate costs, headaches and hassle, not to mention traditional PBX leases, per-minutes toll charges and more. IP telephony is now spreading through enterprises large AND small. Bringing with it unprecedented opportunity for cost savings and ROI.
Routers
(row´ter) (n.) A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP's network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect. To share fast Internet access, you will need a router. This is a switch with an adapter port that allows one or more computers to access the Internet. Some routers have built-in firewall protection.
Network Adapters
A network adapter provides the interface between a computer and a network connection. The term was popularized originally by add-in Ethernet hardware cards for PCs, but many different types of network adapters exist today: Gigabit, wireless, Bluetooth, PCMCIA, and PCI .
Networking Essentials
Do you have everything you need to make your network a fully functioning system? A network is more than just switches and routers. Make sure you grab all the essentials you will need to complete the job correctly the first time. Zones works with the best vendors in the business to provide you with a complete end-to-end networking solution. Pick up your cables, NIC cards, adapters, Wireless antennas, SFP or Converter modules.
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