Mesh WiFi or Whole Home WiFi systems consists of a main router that connects directly to your modem, and a series of satellite modules, or nodes, placed around your house for full WiFi coverage. They are all part of a single wireless network and share the same SSID and password, unlike traditional WiFi routers.[1] Picture Read More
Category: Router/Switch
How to Reserve an IP Address on a NETGEAR Router?
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. To reserve an IP address: Launch a web browser from a computer or Read More
Network Address Translation (NAT) – Understanding Local, Global, Inside and Outside Address
NAT (abbreviation for Network Address Translation) is described in RFC 1631. NAT feature allows IP network of an organization to appear from the outside to use a different IP address space (Globally Routable) than what it is actually using (Non Routable Private IP Address). Thus, NAT allows an organization with non-globally routable addresses to connect to the Internet Read More
How to Configure Embedded Packet Capture (EPC) for Cisco IOS
When enabled, the router captures the packets sent and received. The packets are stored within a buffer in DRAM and are thus not persistent through a reload. Once the data is captured, it can be examined in a summary or detailed view on the router. In addition, the data can be exported as a packet Read More
Understanding and Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
802.1X defines 802.1X port-based authentication as a client-server based access control and authentication protocol that restricts unauthorized clients from connecting to a LAN through publicly accessible ports. An authentication server validates each supplicant (client) connected to an authenticator (network access switch) port before making available any services offered by the switch or the LAN. Until Read More
LACP vs PAGP
In order to create maximum availability and stability for networks, link redundancy or redundant links are emphasized by enterprises and data centers when deploying networks. Etherchannel technology is the most effective way to achieve network redundancy by providing automatic recovery for the loss of a link. When configuring Etherchannel across network devices such as switches Read More