LSNet - SOHO Networking

Mentoring · Planning · Deployment · Maintenance · Training

 

• Internet Access
  • fiber - the ultimate path to bandwidth
  • wireless - flexible connectivity
  • DSL - the most ubiquitous approach
  • cable - high but variable bandwidth
  • dial up - when all else fails
• Internet Sharing
  • Routers - make your network private
  • Access Points - enable access for notebooks safely
• Networking
  • Wired
    • Switches - improve point to point connectivity
    • Cabling - getting from here to there
    • Connection testing - how well does it work
  • Wireless
    • Adapters - low cost alternative to wiring
    • Antennas, Repeaters - extending range
  • Print servers - put printers where they are needed
  • File sharing -
• Internet
  • Domain Name
    • Google Applications - mail, calendars, chat
  • Website content
    • Location - maps and addresses
    • Products and services 
    • Hours of operation
    • Contact information
    • Portfolio - testimonials
    • News - inform the public
    • Links - suppliers, partners
    • Photos - what do you look like
    • Public Calendar - what's happening
  • Hosting
    • Onsite - most expensive route to presence
    • Shared - least expensive route to presence
    • Virtual Private Server - when you want control
    • Cloud - Amazon, Google, Sun Caroline
• Intranet
  • Blog - inform your staff
  • Private Calendar - manage your events
  • Documents - organize your digital files
  • Case tracker - what's getting done
• Backups
  • Local
    • External Hard Drives - inexpensive mass storage
    • USB Memory Sticks - compact offline storage
    • Card readers - even more compact offline storage
    • DVD writers - data retention
    • File Server - Apple Time Machine
  • Remote
    • Amazon S3 - cloud storage at $0.15/GB
    • UbuntuOne - cloud storage - 2GB free
    • Google Documents - limited but free offline storage
    • Gmail - 7GB searchable storage

• Security
  • Power protection - tame the biggest threat to hardware security
  • Malware detection - tackle the biggest threat to software security
  • Firewalls - control traffic
  • Browser safety - get rid of harmful additions
  • Encryption - hide sensitive documents from prying eyes
  • Authentication - know who is connected to your network
  • Virtual Private Networks - provide secure access from outside
  • Intrusion detection - know when hackers are banging your network
  • Content filtering - block wasteful traffic
  • Logging - keep track of traffic
• Repair - when "it" doesn't work