Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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Open source network monitoring: Monitor your routers wi
Learn how to configure the open source network monitoring tool Cacti to poll your routers, gather network data, and provide graphs based on what you configured. Cacti is a free open source tool wit...
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Prevent unauthorized USB devices with software restrict
In the conclusion of his series on preventing unauthorized USB device use on your network, Brien Posey discusses the pros and cons of using software restriction policies such as certificate rules, ...
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Automated network management alleviates staff shortages
Automated network management offers an alternative to outsourcing and can alleviate shortages in qualified network staff. Networks keep getting more complicated, while the network management staff ...
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Remote scripting first steps -- Managing Windows networ
Learn how to run your Windows script remotely against a remote Windows XP computer, in the interest of managing your Windows network using scripts.
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How to subnet: Subnetting calculations and shortcuts
These subnetting shortcuts show you how to calculate a subnet mask, break down IP address classes and explains binary – great for CCNA prep and more.
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Voice over wireless LAN deployment requires constant ma
Voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) deployment, unlike wired networks, is susceptible to changes external to the network itself -- which may affect coverage and call quality -- and therefore requires ...
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Getting over the hump -- Managing Windows networks usin
When learning to script for managing Windows networks, you need to be aware of a bump in the road Mitch Tulloch calls "the hump." Learn how to get over the hump in this tip.
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Using Windows Vista group policy to prevent unauthorize
One of the largest internal threats to network security, and a major source of worry for network administrators, is the use of USB storage devices. USB storage devices can be used to steal large qu...
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ITIL -- What network managers need to know
IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is an IT service management framework surrounded by industry best practices. This tip answers questions that network managers may have about implementing ITIL and e...
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Wireless LAN performance
This tech tip looks at the often-tricky endeavor of benchmarking the performance of wireless LANs. We examine the key issues and what to look out for, and then explore a recommended practice for ef...
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Five ways to design a low-cost network
Any modern company needs a fast and efficient network to support its communications and business systems, and superior technology can sometimes provide the upper hand in a competitive market. At th...
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Using Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration: Managing Windo
Learn about uses of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class in this tip from the WindowsNetworking.com series on managing Windows networks using scripts.
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Using VMware to test open source network analysis tools
Find out how open source network analysis tools can be beneficial to your network monitoring strategy, and learn how you can try out the open source network protocol analyzer Wireshark inside a VMw...
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USB storage devices: Two ways to stop the threat
USB storage devices pose a significant threat to network security. Disabling USB ports is an extremely effective way of preventing USB storage devices on your network; however, these sorts of techn...
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WLAN troubleshooting with spectrum analyzers
When users complain that the WLAN is slow, it's time to break out the Wi-Fi toolbox. Wireless protocol analyzers can diagnose some issues but spectrum analyzers go deeper.
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Unified Threat Management (UTM) for network security
Network security products vary in use and protection. If you're looking at options to secure your network, use this introduction on Unified Threat Management (UTM) to learn about what UTM's advanta...
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Network security: Empower users without endangering IT
Like it or not, the security of a network often depends on the participation of end users. Rather than developing an "us vs. them" mindset, you can empower your users with the right policies, guide...
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Understanding WMI: Managing Windows networks using scri
Learn how Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) works and how it can be scripted using VBScript in this tip, originally published on WindowsNetworking.com
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Intelligent network management = Better service deliver
The goal of network management is to deliver better services to business end users, but manual change and configuration, coupled with reactive problem-solving, have often confounded that goal. In t...
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Wireless network security: Controlling secondary connec
Corporate wireless networks can be jeopardized by workers who use unsecured secondary connections. A few steps can help protect the network against these unwanted connections.
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Security in a virtualized network
In this expert tip, Michael Gregg reveals the most important aspects of a reliable network security policy for your virtualized environment.
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Big data and network administration: How do they fit?
Big data is all the craze, but analyzing big data intelligently can help network administrators pinpoint potential problems.
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Troubleshooting network routing issues
Expert Patrick Hubbard shares how you can make your life easier by alleviating some annoying network routing issues.
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Resource pools for hybrid cloud management
Working with individual applications in hybrid cloud management can be complex, but Quality of Experience can be ensured.