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Amid predictions that 39.42 billion devices will have internet connectivity by 2030, IP address management has become a fundamental housekeeping and security concern for any networking admin. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to endow more and more devices with smart capabilities, networking grows more complex, making IP-centered network security measures a business imperative….

Benchmarking the environment of a new network is a crucial part of ensuring its success when it goes live. This includes stress testing and generating traffic on existing networks, both of which help you to identify any potentially flawed or vulnerable areas—for example, drops in connection and packet loss. As we know, network traffic is…

If you work as an IT engineer or IT administrator and you are responsible for the network in your organization, it’s only a matter of time before a network problem comes up and everyone’s calling on you to solve it. The longer it takes to identify the issue, the more emails you’ll get from staff…

As the number of wireless networks explodes, detecting, managing, and maintaining your Wi-Fi can become problematic. When everyone around you is blasting their own Wi-Fi signals—particularly in large business complexes with lots of other large companies—you’re more likely to experience problems with Wi-Fi signals dropping out, poor connectivity, and slow performance. Within your Wi-Fi network,…