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Wi-Fi, internet security, connection troubleshooting, and networking for small businesses. All written in-house.

For Business

Internet for Clinics and Medical Practices

In a clinic, a guest network isn't about comfort. Medical records and reception computers must not share a space with visitors' phones.

Regulation

Telecommunications Device Certification

Routers from overseas shops are often cheaper and more advanced. What rarely gets checked: whether it may transmit here at all, and on which channels.

Networking

What Is a VLAN and Why Would You Use One?

A VLAN makes one cable behave like several separate cables. It sounds complicated, but the problem it solves is very ordinary.

Troubleshooting

Internet Problems When It Rains

Fibre is not affected by water directly. What is affected are the joints and terminals outside the house, and that explains why the symptoms return every season.

Security

Parental Controls on a Wi-Fi Router

Filtering on the router only works on the home network. The moment a child steps outside onto mobile data, none of those rules apply.

Regulation

Liability of a Public Wi-Fi Owner

All your visitors' traffic leaves through one address: your subscription's. When someone traces it, that is where it stops.

Regulation

Wi-Fi Jammers and the Law in Indonesia

Signal jammers are sold openly online, but using one breaches spectrum rules. What gets missed more often: it also kills emergency calls.

Hardware

Do You Actually Need a Gaming Router?

Ping is set by the distance to the server and the path taken. A router can't change either, all it can fix is the queue inside your house.

For Business

Wi-Fi for Homestays and Villas

Wi-Fi is one of the things guests mention most in accommodation reviews, and almost always when it's bad, not when it's good.

Regulation

CCTV Rules and Privacy at a Business

A recording of someone's face is personal data. Installing cameras is allowed, but three things separate a lawful setup from one that causes trouble.

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