Black Box Explains

Technology made simple - "Black Box Explains" provides you with a clear, concise overview of many technologies and their functionality, so you can make an informed purchasing decision.

Cabling

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The MTP connector Fibre connectors Token Ring cabling Fibre optic cable construction Twisted-pair shielding and conductors Fibre optic mode-conditioning patch cable Type 1 vs. Type 6 cable Flat, PC, UPC, and APC fibre connectors Universal Serial Bus (USB) Gold plating Unshielded vs. shielded twisted-pair cabling HDMI USB 2.0 and USB OTG High-performance FTP cables (COREL standards) UTP Cable and colour drift How fibre is insulated for use in harsh environments V.35 - the original serial interface How to use Status Activity Monitors VF-45 fibre optic connectors IEEE-1284 What to consider when choosing SCSI cables IEEE-1394 What's the difference between PVC and LS0H cables? IEEE-488 Wiring Systems Insertion Loss

13W3 pinning IP Ratings (Ingress Protection) 50-µm fibre optic cable Introduction to SCSI technology 606 standard colour coding Loose-tube vs. tight-buffered fibre optic cable Alien Crosstalk LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) Attenuators MT-RJ Fibre Optic connectors Augmented Category 6 (CAT6a) Pinning charts for DB25 connectors Bend radius Pinning for AME Adaptors Breakout-style cables Pinning for V.35 to DB25 Gender changers Cable testers from simple to advanced Pinning specifications for high-speed networking with twister-pair cable Category 3 and 4 Polarity on twinax baluns Category 5, 5e, and 6 copper wiring standards Power Sum NEXT (PS-NEXT) & Cable grading Category 6 RJ-25C connectors Ceramic and composite ferrules RJ-48

Choosing SCSI cables RS-232 Coax connectors SC and ST connectors Component vs. channel testing SCSI Termination Crossover Cable SCSI-1, -2, -3 and -5 Crosstalk Serial and Parallel connections Digital optical cable Serial ATA technology Shielded Ethernet Cables Digital Visual Interface (DVI) Single-mode Fibre Optic cable Directive 90/270/EEC Solid vs. Stranded cable DisplayPort Speaker wire gauge Fan-out kits Standard and ThinNet Ethernet cabling FDDI System verification Fibre cable and pulling eyes The Advantages of fibre Fibre Channel Technology

Cabinets

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10-32, 12-24, and M6 rails Blade servers Choosing a cabinet

Cooling blade servers Five key elements of effective network security Rack Units

Visual examination of fibres What to consider when choosing a rack

Power & Environment

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Ground Loops Intelligent Sensors Pinning specifications for the 5-pin DIN output connector found on the PS023E and PS018E

Power Problems Remote power control

Surge vs. lightning protection Why you should consider a UPS

KVM

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Cable construction and delay skew Centralised Management for KVM Coax cables for ServSwitch products KVM extension cables Multiplatform cabling environments

On-screen menus Remote Management Secure console port servers ServSwitch over IP Solutions Stream mode vs. burst mode/prompt mode

USB VM What a ServSwitch offers What Are KVM extenders? Why Extend KVM? TEMPEST EAL4+

Digital Signage & AV

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Advantages of video on fibre optic cable Component Video DisplayPort Mini DisplayPort Dot Pitch HDMI Maintaining signal quality through video equalisation Matrix video switches

Multiplexing and demultiplexing video signals and data streams Multisync and multiscan monitors Plasma vs. LCD screens Selecting a video converter Skewing effect Upgrading from VGA to DVI video UTP Cable and colour drift

Types of Signals Video formats and interfaces. Video over CAT5 cable What is Digital Signage What is Interlacing What is Multimedia Distribution

LAN

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10-Gigabit Ethernet Building a small network Convergence Solutions Gigabit Ethernet IP addresses IPv6 Addressing Overview Layer 3 switching Media Converters

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Remote-access server RMON-probe, packet decode, and LANmonitor SNMP SNMP management Terminal Servers Things to consider about VPNs

Time-Division Multiplexing over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP) Types of Firewalls Virtual LANs Voice over IP VPNs Explained What is 802.1x port security? What is a firewall?

WAN

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Advantages of fibre optic line drivers Advantages of the PCI bus Benefits of T1 and E1 Connecting peripherals with USB Differences between line drivers, baseband modems, and modems Frame Relay G.703 HDB3 Encoding How a line driver operates How the MicroRACK cards fit together

Internet SCSI (iSCSI) ISDN Basics ISDN mux applications Local multiplexors Media converters Modem eliminators RS-232 Security Modems Selecting fibre drivers

Some line encoding techniques used by DSL Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) The road to V.90 technology Time-Division Multiplexing over Internet Protocol (TDMoIP) Transatlantic G.703 comparisons V.92 Technology Various DSL standards What is a DSL modem?

Wireless

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Bluetooth Free Space Optics

How to maximise your wireless range How bad weather affects wireless communications

OFDM Wireless Standards Wireless security

Industrial

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Autocross Conversion Din Rail

GBICs Industrial Ethernet (Ethernet/IP) and IP-rated connectors

The benefits of an industrial modem Wireless in an industrial setting

Peripherals

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Advanced printer switches Advantages of the PCI bus over the ISA bus Buffers Code-operated and matrix switches Connecting peripherals with USB Differential SCSI - the potential mismatch

Digital input/output (DIO) Electronic switches for advanced applications Electronic vs. Manual Switches How computer speeds are enhanced with PCI buses and UARTs How to order customised manual switches IEEE-1284 Interface-powered converters IRQs, COM ports and Windows Low profile PCI serial adapters

Printer sharing with Windows SCSI Ultra 2 and LVD The evolution of SCSI UARTs and PCI buses Ultra high-speed RS-232/V.24 USB 2.0 and USB OTG USB power requirements Windows NT IRQ sharing

Security

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Types of Firewall TEMPEST

What is 802.1x port security? EAL4+

Why use encryption?