The title of this blog post is what many of us techie folks dream of – free reign to build your own home network! It might seem like a pretty geeky dream (ok, it is a pretty geeky dream), but the reality is that we’re increasingly dependent on our home networks these days because of the amount […]

Installing a Ubiquiti access point can seem complex when you look at the technical manual. Using the step-by-step plan below, we’ll install your access point together in just a few minutes. What do you need? Installation software A Ubiquiti access point A (modem) router A network cable A laptop or desktop connected to the same […]

In this guide I will show you how to extend your WiFi range and include a separate building using an Ubiquiti NanoStation. The problem With no data-hungry teenagers left in the house, my dad’s 200GB Telstra Cable plan has lately gone unused, himself only using about 10% of the data allowance each month. His neighbours […]

Are you sick of unplugging and plugging back in the box your internet service provider gave you? For users whom a solid Wi-Fi/internet connection is important, or a challenge — telecommuters, owners of larger homes, people who have a growing number of devices AKA nearly everyone — a Ubiquiti UniFi system can be a high-performance […]

Setting up an Unifi Controller is really and can be done in a couple of minutes with this beginner’s guide. We are going to walk through the initial setup of the controller, connecting the access points and getting the most performance out of it. Also, I will give you some tips on choosing the right […]

Introduction This document contains a step-by-step process for installing the Commotion software on Ubiquiti UniFi routers. If you have a new, in-the-box Ubiquiti UniFi device, this guide is for you. We have written this guide because the Open Technology Institute uses Ubiquiti Networks hardware as the main development and testing hardware for the Commotion router […]

Network infrastructure pros are well aware of the revolution happening inside the walls and ceilings of modern buildings, and they know what is driving it.  It’s the advent of intelligent buildings – the Internet of Things – where virtually every device is connected to the network cabling infrastructure, allowing building systems to communicate via Internet […]

Whether you are designing an infrastructure for a single doctor’s office or a healthcare campus, the cabling and connectivity you select for the network becomes a critical factor for a healthy network. Today’s healthcare applications are running at higher bandwidths and higher speeds due to both the size of graphical files used for today’s advanced […]

Low-voltage cabling infrastructures are becoming more complex than ever. LANs have more connected devices in more locations and data centers are shifting to fully-meshed leaf-spine architectures where every switch is connected to every other switch via redundant pathways. With these complexities come a wider variety of copper and fiber cable and connectivity components and associated […]

Server racks are an indispensable part of any data centre set up. But whether you are a smaller business with just one rack or a large company with dozens, it’s vitally important that you plan the installation of your racks carefully. This not only serves to ensure that things run smoothly now but helps to […]