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‘Gryphon – Love The Connection’ The above tagline kind of sums up the great work and innovation from Gryphon; we’re huge fans. For those of you not too aware of their work, let’s introdu...

The main purpose of a power injector is to allow a network admin to add a power supply to an ethernet cable. You may want to get a stronger understanding of what a power injector is and whether it wil...

Students don’t always get a choice about the broadband providers in their halls or dorms, but when they do, they need help to ensure that they are picking the best broadband on offer. When selecting...

Wow! I can hardly believe I am saying this but today, Comms Express is 17 years old!! Yes, crazy right? It only seems like yesterday, the years have sped by, but my they have been fun. Firstly, I woul...

It can be hard to imagine the perfect network, that ticks over like clockwork with minimal input. A network can easily be taken for granted, that our reliance to direct traffic to communicate internal...

Netgear are one of our most trusted suppliers, a huge success with us here at Comms and you. Always innovative and pushing the envelope they once again have come up trumps with the product we are feat...

We haven’t got long to go until our last orders of the year roll out of the door and whether we wake up Christmas morning to freshly fallen snow or glorious sunshine, we want to thank you all, our c...

Ethernet or network cables are named dependant on their category numbers, which help you to quickly identify which is which. The most common categories are Cat5, Cat5e and Cat6 – although Cat5 is no...

Many of us have experienced the realisation that we need to complete an important task, but cannot get a WIFI signal. It usually means we have to pack up our laptops and find somewhere different to wo...

The way that your team access their files stored on a QNAP NAS device remotely needs to be a central part of your technology strategy as a business. It is important to understand the technology so tha...