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Buying Guide | Product Review | MikroTik
The MikroTik GPOE-CON-mini is a compact PoE converter that accepts IEEE 802.3af/at PoE at 48-57 V and outputs 24 V Passive PoE. It lets a 24 V Passive PoE device run from an existing standards-based PoE...
Comparison | Buying Guide | Expert Picks | Firewall
If your branches already run PA-400 firewalls, do not replace healthy units just because the PA-500 Series is newer. Use the PA-500 for new or redesigned sites where it solves a specific problem: more...
Comparison | Buying Guide | Expert Picks | Cisco
Cisco's documented replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X is the Catalyst 9200L, and the replacement for the Catalyst 2960-XR is the modular Catalyst 9200. Those are two different platforms, and most...
Comparison | Buying Guide | Product Review | News | MikroTik
The MikroTik TG-LR82 and TG-LR92 are two new configurable LoRaWAN sensor tags that measure temperature, humidity, and motion, then report that data over long distances to a MikroTik gateway. They are the...
Buying Guide | How To | Expert Picks
The best way for a school to upgrade before the next semester is to plan around the full campus network, not one device at a time. That means matching your firewalls, PoE switches, wireless access...
Buying Guide | Expert Picks | Firewall
Cyber threats in 2026 are faster, AI-driven, and harder to contain with fragmented network security stacks. Organizations running separate tools for firewalls, VPNs, endpoint protection, intrusion...
Comparison | Buying Guide | Expert Picks | Switch
If you manage 20 client networks or 500, your managed switch platform is the single biggest factor in how much technician time you burn per site. The wrong choice costs you truck rolls, licensing...
Buying Guide | Expert Picks | News
This deployment-focused roundup covers network hardware Black Friday deals 2025 across six curated bundles and forty individual SKUs, spanning switches, firewalls, Wi-Fi, surveillance, and office...
Buying Guide | Product Review | News
Ubiquiti has finally entered the uninterruptible power supply market with its UniFi UPS 2U and UPS Tower models. This is Ubiquiti's first entry into the UPS space, designed from the ground up to integrate...
Buying Guide | Firewall
Cybersecurity is now a legal requirement for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and their managed service providers (MSPs). Regulations such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX, and NIST set strict data protection...
