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Samaritan’s Purse Training This Week
My blogs have always been technical in nature. I see challenges faced by our customers and try to solve them using the products and technologies I know through my experience. This one is going to be very different! For several years, I have had a relationship with an...
read moreMikroTik RBwAPR-2nD&R11e-LTE-US with LTE Modem With Verizon HowTo
I grabbed one of these RBwAPR-2nD&R11e-LTE-US off the shelf today at ISP Supplies and wanted to see how hard it would be to make it work with Verizon Wireless. I had an active SIM card from an old Verizon Jetpack to use with it. I inserted the SIM card and...
read moreMikroTik: URGENT security advisory
From MikroTik: It has come to our attention that a rogue botnet is currently scanning random public IP addresses to find open Winbox (8291) and WWW (80) ports, to exploit a vulnerability in the RouterOS www server that was patched more than a year ago (in RouterOS...
read moreMikroTik + Slingshot Malware, Is it a Threat?
Chances are you have recently heard about Slingshot. A ZDNet article explains "Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered espionage malware that appears to have been developed by a government to spy on targets across Africa and the Middle East for the past six...
read moreWhy should I invest in MikroTik Training?
This year, 2018 marks my tenth year as a MikroTik trainer and I have been asked this question more times than I can count. Typically, the question is accompanied by the asker's reasoning for asking the question. Their reasonings are valid and so I would like to...
read moreBaicells LTE Adds Halo B Support
HaloB is a feature that Baicells LTE introduced in February of 2018. Any Baicells eNodeB (eNB) can be purchased with or upgraded to HaloB through software feature activation. A HaloB eNB eliminates the transport layer between the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and the eNB...
read moreConnecting and Managing Remote Grandstream Phones with MikroTik, UCM and Zero Config
If you are familiar with the Grandstream UCM VOIP PBX, you know the value of the Zero Configuration service. if not, Zero Configuration service allows you to create profiles that are common to all phones, certain models of phones or only certain phones on your...
read moreMikrotik RouterOS Dynamic IP Firewall Address List Entries for CDN’s, etc.
Mikrotik RouterOS Dynamic IP Firewall Address List Entries for CDN’s, etc.
read moreHow to use Ubiquiti’s AirLink tool to plan wireless links
To properly select Ubiquiti gear for a point to point or point to multipoint link, this need to do proper planning. Fortunately, Ubiquiti has a great tool that allows you to try different products in a real-world link simulation to select the right product for your...
read moreGrandstream security vulnerability in the UCM series firmware
Grandstream posted this today... A security vulnerability has recently been discovered in the UCM series IP PBX firmware version 1.0.14.23 or older. We highly recommend that any UCM customer upgrade their firmware version to 1.0.14.24 or 1.0.15.13 as soon as possible...
read moreUsing Baicells LTE L2 Mode
Baicells LTE provides an L2 mode to bridge the UE's. To change LGW mode, navigate to the Network -> LGW page. In LGW L2 mode, the eNB will create a virtual interface for every UE that attaches. Each virtual interface will then do a DHCP request and create a 1:1...
read moreOne Reason IPV6 on MikroTik Doesn’t Stink
One word, auto configuration. That's two words, ok, but if you scrunch it together it is one, autoconfiguration. My spell check keeps complaining about making it one but oh well. In the MikroTik world, enabling the MikroTik IPv6 package is really all you need to do...
read moreUpdating PoE Standards on the UniFi Product line
Ubiquiti posted this recently and I thought it worth repeating. UniFi Access Points have always been built to be powered by PoE - it’s convenient, easy to setup and scalable. When we first started producing UniFi nearly 7 years ago, 24v Passive PoE was the standard in...
read moreISP Supplies Names Violeta Thompson New Director of Marketing
College Station, Texas: ISP Supplies, a leading provider of high-quality networking equipment, recently announced that Violeta Thompson has joined the company's marketing team as Marketing Director. Violeta will be developing and implementing an overall corporate...
read moreMikroTik Optimal Wireless Config for Transparent Point to Point or Backhaul
I am often asked what is the optimal configuration for a point to point with Mikrotik, typically SXT's. I would stress that the fewer settings you make, the better the link will work so I don't recommend tweaking, just set the basics. Here are screen shots of...
read moreCommon Error with Simple Queues in MikroTik RouterOS
Simple Queues don’t work properly... I have heard this more than once, my MikroTik RouterOS Simple Queues don't work properly. In a simple queue, “target” option is the only option that determines the flow direction of a simple queue. Since the default value is...
read moreGetting Started With Baicells LTE
ISP Supplies is one of the largest Baicells LTE distributors in North America with hundreds of successful LTE deployments.
read moreInstalling the TP-Link EAP225 WiFi Access Point and JetStream T1600G-28PS POE Switch
This application involves delivering internet access to a number of executive office suites. The MDF/IDF was located in one set of suites. My design criteria were as follows: 1. Simplicity, no controller on site for WiFi. Set it and forget it. 2. Use existing building...
read moreISP SUPPLIES AND TP-LINK Event Coming Soon in Houston
I am excited to announce that we at ISP are partnering with Tp-Link to offer a free technical training event for networking professionals Friday, May 12, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Greer & Lowdermilk Conference Center at 4225 Interwood North Pkwy,...
read moreMikroTik User Meeting (MUM) United States 2017 will be held on May 25-26 Denver
Learned early this week the MikroTik User Meeting (MUM) United States 2017 will be held on May 25-26, Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center, Denver CO. Registration is already open, register for FREE: https://mum.mikrotik.com/2017/US/register...
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