Wireless Network • In ad-hoc mode, wireless user devices such as laptop computers and PDAs communicate directly with each other in a peer-to-peer manner without the benefit of access points. • Ad-hoc mode is generally used to form very small s...

...iCOMPEL™ • • Digital signage that informs and educates also doubles as an emergency notification system. • LockPort™  • •  Secure Patchcables that put critical network links under lock and key. • • LockPort cables stay in- until you take them out.

DSL Solutions • DSL Solutions • A local area network stretching over several kilometers? • No problem with DSL products from Black Box. While the extent of local area networks was greatly limited in the past by the tight restrictions imposed b...

Checklists • CHECKLISTS • Successful projects start with a comprehensive analysis of what does already exist and what shall be the result. • To achieve this Black Box provides you with handy checklists for: • Premise Wiring (Structured Cabling...

...new revenues from old cables). Here's how it works. Nearly all existing telephone lines can carry • frequencies up to 1 MHz. But analog telephone service only requires a maximum frequency of 3.3 KHz, leaving a large amount of the bandwidth unused....

Ethernet Topology • Technology Overviews • Ethernet Topologies • Designing your Ethernet LAN with Black Box. • Key features of Ethernet topologies: • Fast, reliable throughput speed-10 Mbps. • Accurate transmission-CSMA/CD access method. • Eas...

Fast Ethernet • Technology Overviews • Fast Ethernet • What are my choices for high-speed networking? • Black Box compares today's popular high-speed networking options. • Switched Ethernet • Switched Ethernet relies on centralised multiport s...

Fiber • Technology Overviews • Fibre • Guidelines for choosing and testing fibre optic cable. • Fibre optic cable has become more affordable. It's now used for many applications that require complete immunity to electrical interference. Fibre ...

Media Converters • Technology Overviews • Media Convertors • You can interconnect twisted pair, fibre and coax. • Media converters interconnect different cable types-twisted pair, fibre, and Thin or thick coax-within a network. They are usuall...

Modem Standards • Technology Overviews • Modem Standards • Guidelines for communication. • ITU modem standards. • The International Telegraphic Union (ITU) is an international association that establishes worldwide communication standards. Its...