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The Modern Wireless Office Wi-Fi 7 infrastructure requirements banner showing HPE Aruba, Ubiquiti and TP-Link enterprise access points.

Modern Wireless Office: Wi-Fi 7 Infrastructure Requirements

Humna Ghufran

Humna Ghufran 10 minute read

How To | Expert Picks | Access Point

Most Wi-Fi 7 conversations stop at access points. Budgets should ot. A $1,200 Wi-Fi 7 AP that can push 5 Gbps of aggregate throughput does nothing special when it is pinned to a 1 GbE port over old Cat...

MikroTik hAP ax S Review: 2.5G Fiber Wi-Fi 6 Router

MikroTik hAP ax S Review: 2.5G Fiber Wi-Fi 6 Router

Carmen Tosun

Carmen Tosun 7 minute read

Product Review | News | MikroTik

Bottom Line Up FrontThe MikroTik hAP ax S is a specialized edge router that sacrifices raw compute power and standard PoE compatibility to deliver 2.5G fiber connectivity and improved 3x3 Wi-Fi 6 at a...

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Network & IT Hardware Black Friday Deals 2025

Carmen Tosun

Carmen Tosun 7 minute read

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...

UniFi UPS 2U and UniFi Tower review – banner image for NetworkDevices article “The Good, Bad, and UniFi-Only.”

UniFi UPS Review: A Pragmatic Look at the UPS 2U and Tower

Carmen Tosun

Carmen Tosun 5 minute read

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...

MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM Wi-Fi 6 switch — front view of the 1U rackmount device with antennas, featured in the Network Devices CRS418 review.

MikroTik CRS418 (CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM) Switch Review

Carmen Tosun

Carmen Tosun 5 minute read

Product Review | News | MikroTik

Your network rack is crowded. A switch for connectivity, a router for traffic management, PoE injectors for endpoints, and a separate access point for local Wi-Fi. That's a jungle of devices, cables,...

Cisco RV345 dual-WAN router under a digital cloud graphic, illustrating affordable network redundancy and reliable uptime for SMBs.

Network Redundancy for SMBs: An Affordable Uptime Guide

Ehsan Ghasisin

Ehsan Ghasisin 6 minute read

How To | Expert Picks

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)Network redundancy isn’t just for large enterprises. For SMBs, it’s the most cost-effective safeguard against downtime and the foundation of SMB network uptime...

Teltonika RUTM59 industrial 5G router displayed on a pedestal with the text ‘A Technical Overview & Analysis’ by Network Devices.

Teltonika RUTM59: A Technical Overview & Analysis (2025)

Carmen Tosun

Carmen Tosun 3 minute read

Product Review | Teltonika | Router

The Teltonika RUTM59 is an industrial-grade 5G router designed for high-bandwidth, mission-critical IoT and M2M applications. Built on 3GPP Release 16, it merges Sub-6 GHz 5G performance with LTE Cat 19...

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SD-WAN for SMBs: A Practical Guide for 2025

Ehsan Ghasisin

Ehsan Ghasisin 6 minute read

Software/License/Protocol | Expert Picks | Firewall

Absolutely. For any SMB with multiple locations, a remote workforce, or heavy cloud app usage, SD-WAN is a strategic investment. It directly cuts high MPLS costs, speeds up cloud performance, and strengthens...

Effective network segmentation strategies with on-premises hardware — blog cover showing secure switch and shield icon.

Effective Network Segmentation Strategies Using On-Premises Hardware

Ehsan Ghasisin

Ehsan Ghasisin 9 minute read

How To | Switch | Firewall

Network segmentation is now crucial in cybersecurity, helping contain threats and prevent lateral movement during breaches. Many IT managers acknowledge its importance but are unsure how to...

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Cybersecurity Compliance for MSPs & SMBs: A Practical Guide

Ehsan Ghasisin

Ehsan Ghasisin 13 minute read

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...

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