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Why Do I Need an RCDD?
There are still a lot of people in charge of their networks and structured cabling infrastructure asking “What is an RCDD? What does it stand for?” It stands for Registered Communications Distribution Designer and it means that the person who holds this designation is...
A Paging System That Works
Overhead Paging Why do some paging systems work fantastically, some are sporadic and others…well, let's just say they are at the other end of the spectrum. It's all in the design and execution. The early days of overhead office paging were like the Wild West. Most...
The Evolution of Networking Part 2
When last we talked, the engineers were playing with twisted pair cable, and the result was Category 3. This marked the first time there was a standard for a twisted pair cable that all the manufacturers needed to follow in order to market their cable as “Category 3”...
The Evolution of Networking Part 1
When I started in this industry over 30 years ago (no tin can and string jokes please), there was 1 kind of cable; 4 conductor 24AWG non- twisted. This was called quad cable. There wasn’t a plenum or non-plenum flavor and there were only 2 colors; beige and olive...
Some Do’s and Don’ts for Surveillance Cameras
Video surveillance seems to be all the rage. Everybody is jumping on the camera band wagon. Commercial, industrial or residential, it doesn’t matter. Cameras are everywhere. Anyone can put them in, but they can’t go everywhere. Because of this I- spy explosion, states...
Importance of Cable Management
The wiring for your network, or Physical Layer as it is called around the IT water cooler, is probably the least expensive portion of you network. It is, however, probably the most important. When a device goes down, the first thing that is checked is connectivity....
Advantages of Installing a DAS
A distributed antenna system (DAS) is a way to deal with isolated spots of poor coverage inside a large building by installing a network of relatively small antennas throughout the building to serve as repeaters. The antennas are physically connected to a central...
The What, Where, Why & How of Business Sound Masking Systems
What is sound masking and why is it used? Sound masking is the addition of a familiar sounding, air conditioning-like background sound to an environment. Masking covers up or “masks” human speech and helps mitigate the distraction of other sounds, making an...
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