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How to Keep the Kids from Hacking OpenDNS Parental Controls

Bjørn Jensen · December 21, 2016 For quite some time now we have been offering content filtering with our pre-configured network solutions. In fact, we have some of the most robust ways to do this but when you take it to a higher level it is very intrusive for a homeowner, forcing them to install […]

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After the Fire, A Brand New Outdoor Audio System

Bjørn Jensen of the networking firm WhyReboot replaced his outdoor speakers with Origin Acoustics, but plans to use CEDIA Expo 2016 to shore up the rest of his audio system. With CEDIA Expo around the corner it’s time for me to start thinking about what I need in terms of shopping. Sure, CEDIA Expo is […]

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Netflix vs. VPNs: What Integrators Should Know About Network Security

Netflix wants to quash users who try to game the system with proxy services. But law-abiding clients who disable VPNs in order to watch Netflix could jeopardize their network security. Bjørn Jensen · February 19, 2016 My favorite client sent me an Engadget article the other day about Netflix and its war against VPNs. Netflix has begun […]

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How Apple’s Bonjour Networking Standard Affects Installs

Apple devices have become a major part of anything done on the network today, whether it’s for home or for business. Most businesses, however, do not normally incorporate Apple networking devices into their offerings, aside from the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) sort of products like iPhones and tablets. Unlike in a home where things […]

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Ruckus Wireless Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise WLAN 2013-2014 Vendor Analysis

SUNNYVALE, CA — October 16, 2013 — Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that it has been named a Leader in the “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise WLAN 2013-2014 Vendor Analysis” (doc #243354, September 2013). The IDC study assessed a wide variety of vendors participating in the enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) market, evaluating each vendor […]

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Understanding ihiji ConnectNinja: Hands on with Network Management Tool

One of the best new features of a product was announced at CEDIA Expo 2013 this year and, in my opinion, has not yet received the credit it deserves. As everybody knows, the network is the core of the systems our industry deploys today and many integrators are looking for ways to access their networks […]

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How to Protect Clients from Home Automation Hacker Bots

CNN recently published a sensational piece about “Shodan: The scariest search engine on the Internet.” Unlike search engines like Google that scour the Internet for Websites, Shodan scours the Internet for IP addresses – that is, anything attached to anything that connects with the Web. That means the search engine doesn’t just discover your home […]

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