Preparing a network is no easy task, which is why it makes perfect sense for network designers to use tools to get started. Creating a diagram makes it easier to get a fully functional network off of ...

Every network should have a customized manual of sorts with maps showing the network layout and written documentation on all the basic aspects of the network. Although you or some other IT superhero ...

In the previous article, I explained that if you want to build a detailed network diagram using Microsoft Visio, then one of the first things that you should do is to create an Excel spreadsheet ...

Once you've identified your needs, it's time to take that next step: actually setting up your network. In this tutorial we'll start with a basic network: two laptops, connected by Ethernet cable to a ...

Microsoft Visio is one program that best suits everyone’s needs for drawing, preparing charts, and creating flowcharts. The industry-standard program lets you display complex diagrams quickly and ...

We sometimes focus more on the wireless side of the network when it comes to security because Wi-Fi has no physical fences. After all, a war-driver can detect your SSID and launch an attack while ...