| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | The wireless router reinvented: Eero brings mesh networking to consumer Wi-Fi | | | By Michael Brown, TechHive | | | Stop me if you've heard this one before. A brand-new company says it's designed a Wi-Fi router that's going to change the way consumers think about and use Wi-Fi routers. Yeah, I've heard this story more times that I can count. But something tells me it's going to be different this time, after CEO and co-founder Nick Weaver showed a prototype of the Eero router to me last week. More»
Why This Matters: Could this be the end of the range extender, the MoCA, or my personal favorite—the powerline Ethernet adapter? Here's hoping. It comes as three routers in enclosures designed by Nest's Fred Bould (and named after famed Finnish designer Eero Saarinen). This article is pretty thorough. Check it out. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Wireless boost for devices and networks | | | Via InAVate | | | In a few months the wireless capabilities of mobile devices and computers will get a huge boost when a range of products featuring WiGig – which can transfer data more than 10 times faster than Wifi – hit the market. In addition to this, ground works are being laid into the establishment of 5G mobile networks that could support high demand uses such as holographic video. More»
Why This Matters: Speaking of wireless… -Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Flash Class: IT Networking for AV Network Structure and Configuration | | | Available on demand, this very practical session we will demystify two key fundamentals of modern networking: the OSI model and the IP address. If terms such as Layer 2, Layer 3, VLAN, DHCP, and IP address device discovery and configuration come up in your work (and they should!), this 45-minute investment will cut through the clutter. Our engineering expert will identify the things you most need to know to design for connecting to and/or setting up and troubleshooting your next AV network. More»
Why This Matters: These are some key basics to speed networking set up. Our speaker is an AV engineer/integrator who will speak your language. -Cynthia Wisehart |
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