10GBASE-T or SFP Plus
If I want to migrate our Data Center to 10G and I face the first problem: 10GBASE-T or SFP+. I understand this decision will affect to switches, servers and SAN (iscsi) and their interoperability, right? My first step is to…
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How to Convert a Cisco 3502i AP to Operate in an Autonomous Mode?
Is it possible to convert Air Cap 3502i access point to the standalone mode? How to convert a CAPWAP-based Cisco 3502i Access Point to operate in an autonomous mode? Generally, Cisco’s firmware on the device is designed to only work…
Cisco Catalyst 4948E-F & 4948E Ethernet Switch Review
If you want to deploy large data centers—social networking, search engine sites, cloud and content providers and financial services, etc.—that need high-performance computing capabilities, you can consider the Cisco Catalyst 4948E and 4948E-F Ethernet Switches. They are the best ones…
Cisco Aironet 1700 Series-Entry-Level 802.11ac Access Points
The new Cisco Aironet 1700 Series, the latest 802.11ac-enabled Aironet Series Access Points, was designed to meet the growing needs of today’s small and medium-sized, wireless, enterprise networks. If you operate a small or medium-sized enterprise network, it’s the best…
Cisco Nexus 5500 Overview, More Models, Features and Comparison
In the last article, we talked about the Cisco Nexus 5500 as a viable core switch for the midsized enterprise, more details and design considerations were mentioned to help enterprises make a smarter decision. What does the Nexus 5500 contain?…
The Viable Cisco Nexus 5500 Core Switch for the Midsized Enterprise
For enterprises and engineers, the Cisco Catalyst 6509 has been the workhorse of small and medium-sized enterprises, used for access, aggregation and core layers for years before it has been announced end of life and end of sale. Which one…
Why You Should Upgrade with Cisco 802.11ac Solution?
Why need talking about 802.11ac Solution? Cisco never disappoints us. Besides the main Aironet 802.11ac G2 Series Indoor Access Points-Aironet 1700, Aironet 2700 and Aironet 3700, Cisco also introduced the cool Cisco Aironet 1570 Series outdoor access point that supports…
Cat5e and Cat6 Cabling for More Bandwidth? CAT5 vs. CAT5e vs. CAT6
CAT5e and CAT6, did you ever imagine that milk their cabling for more bandwidth? Yes, you may, because Cisco never stops the innovating. It keeps going in developing its technologies in series of routing, switching, wireless, cabling and security products.…
Catalyst 4500E & 4500X Series 10 GbE Review
We talked about the Catalyst 4500E and 4500X Supervisors before, and also wrote more topics related to Cisco 4500-E and 4500X series, such as the Catalyst 4500 Series Line Cards, Catalyst 4500-E & Cisco 4500 Series Models, power supplies for…
Cisco CUWN Overview—About CCNA Wireless Tips
How to successfully deploy a Cisco Unified Wireless Network (CUWN) solution? What features do you need to know about? In this article, we will talk about some CCNA wireless tips of Cisco CUWN. The CUWN-Cisco Unified Wireless Network Solution offers…
Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Outdoor Access Point-Features & Models
We know that today’s Cisco Aironet Outdoor access points include Cisco Aironet 1570 Series, Aironet 1550 Series, Aironet 1530 Series. In the last article we introduced Aironet 1570 Series, you can read the “The New Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access…
The New Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Point
As the industry’s highest-performing outdoor access point, Cisco Aironet 1570 Series is the only one to date that supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi with 4×4 MIMO true beamforming smart antenna technology with three spatial streams. It is ideal for both enterprise and…
Cisco 1921 Review-Why Take It into Top List While Selecting Cisco Routers
We knew that the Cisco 1921 is the better replacement for the previous 1841 Cisco router. Indeed, Cisco 1921 got a wide recognition among the Cisco 1900 router users. For people who get a fresh impression of Cisco 1900/Cisco 1921,…
Cisco 4000 Series ISR, Top Choice for Today’s Branch Offices
Last year, Cisco released the newest member of the ISR family, the ISR4451-X router which was the first ISR running IOS-XE. And now, in the last month of 2014, Cisco added new routers to the 4000 family, which means that…
Cisco 1900 Series Router Ordering Guide
Cisco 1900 routers are the best choice after becoming the substitute for the previous Cisco 1800 series routers. Designed to meet the application demands of today’s small branches and to evolve to cloud-based services, the Cisco 1900 series delivers virtualized…
Ordering Cisco 2900 Series Routers You Should Know
In the last article we shared the main guide to order Cisco 3900 routers. The main tips you got when you need to buy a Cisco 3900 router. In this article we will continue to talk about the tips for…
Ordering Guide for Cisco 3900 ISR G2
As the best replacement for Cisco 3800 series, the high-performance Cisco 3900 Series offers four platforms: the Cisco 3945E, Cisco 3925E, Cisco 3945, and Cisco 3925 Integrated Services Routers. The Cisco 3900 Series offers embedded hardware encryption acceleration, voice- and…
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series’ New Features & Main Model Comparison
It’s so cool that Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls provide next-generation security capabilities at scale without requiring additional hardware module. Cisco ASA 5500-X Series, these appliances support services such as application visibility and control, web security essentials, intrusion prevention,…
Cisco Aironet 3600, Industry’s Fastest, Most Reliable Access Point
Which Cisco Access Point is the industry’s fastest and the most intelligent? For example, get up to 30% faster performance for your tablets, smartphones, and high-performance laptops with the industry’s first 4×4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), 3-spatial-stream access point. Who takes…
How to Select Your Cisco Switch and Router Hardware?
To understand switch and router hardware basically is necessary to implementing network designs that scale. Many Cisco models scale well with the network as it grows. So Cisco has a various series of Cisco routers, switches and other hardware to…
Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series-The New Campus Backbone Switches
Cisco announced that they started shipping out their newly introduced Catalyst 6800 Series Switches earlier this year. It’s said that the Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches are programmable campus backbone switches optimized for 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet services. To replace the…
End-of-Sale Models of Catalyst 6500
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series is always popular in various organizations. The Catalyst 6500 switches have been quite popular with Cisco’s customers. They have been deployed by more than 47,000 organizations since they were introduced in 1999. Till now Cisco announced…
