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    Apple Airport Express 2012

    I wonder if the AE can be used with a PoE injector/splitter? Are there any rules as to which devices PoE with a third party injector/splitter? As long as it draws less than the 15w that PoE supports?
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    How to restrict open port access to certain MAC addresses?

    Thank you for that explanation. I guess I'm back to my dilemma. Secure the port with a password (a pain because I have to login constantly whenever I'm at home), or risk someone sniffing out that open port. You can't access files or data via that port, just the program settings.
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    How to restrict open port access to certain MAC addresses?

    No one? I figured this would be one of the most basic security questions?
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    WD Red NAS hard drives - good or marketing hyperbolae?

    That was an interesting review. These new drives are appealing to me, but doesn't look like there is enough performance or energy savings for me to upgrade from my Samsung Spinpoint F4EG 2TB drives.
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    How to restrict open port access to certain MAC addresses?

    I may not have explained my situation clearly. I don't need p/w protection for the PC, the NAS, the files, etc. I don't need to host files via a cloud solution. I need a p/w or MAC-approved list for only the specific port that I access. I access this port via iPhone (3G or WiFi outside of...
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    How to restrict open port access to certain MAC addresses?

    Hi guys, I've been meaning to do this for a while, so here goes: I've got an open port on my router, to access a music server program from my iPhone/iPad via 3G or WiFi outside my home. I use a DNS address to reach my IP. My router is the AT&T U-verse HGV3801. Although this port is...
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    Read the stickies, but still have a question on mixed mode and 40MHz

    Very interesting discussion, gents. I continue to learn quite a bit, reading here.
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    U-verse + IGMPv3 snooping, and router/switch architeture

    It is a bit more simple than that. The U-verse IPTV router (HGV3801) has 4 ports with IGMPv3 snooping for multicast. Port 1 goes to a dedicated 8-port gigabit switch (GST108) that handles dedicated drops (3) for U-verse IPTV. This is technically its own 100Mbit LAN. Port 2 goes to the D-Link...
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    U-verse + IGMPv3 snooping, and router/switch architeture

    Just as an update: I actually set up two LANs within the house. One just for the multicast traffic (GST108 off a port on the U-verse router, then to dedicated drops for each TV), then a connection from U-verse router to D-Link DES-1024D switch to handle all other traffic. This was a great free...
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    Read the stickies, but still have a question on mixed mode and 40MHz

    Great info guys. Since I'm mostly wired, the worst case scenario for my house would be one or two G-clients pulling down ~300Kbps from a music streamer, and someone on the internet via laptop/iPad (18Mbps/1.5Mbps).
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    Read the stickies, but still have a question on mixed mode and 40MHz

    Thanks for your response. And apologies for the typo in the thread title, i.e 40Mhz. So, it sounds like until I get a dual-band WAP, I'm going to be stuck with slower speeds. In real-world usage, this will probably not impact me very much. Most all my devices are hard-wired. The wireless...
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    Read the stickies, but still have a question on mixed mode and 40MHz

    Hi, After some LAN reconfiguration, I've decided to keep my existing access point, the Cisco WAP-4410N. Performance is pretty good. It is 2.4Ghz only, that means it only has a single radio, correct? The question I have concerns my N-devices (iPads, iPhones, Macbook) and my G-devices (a...
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    Access point upgrade needed, with a few requirements

    I figured as much. However there is not really any need to even put the run through the patch panel if it needs to go straight to the device? I would just run router->injector->straight to device. I won't send it through any switches because it needs IGMP Snooping, and only my router...
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    U-verse + IGMPv3 snooping, and router/switch architeture

    Doing some more reading, I probably need to go ahead and bite the bullet and set up some VLANs. I'm a bit leery of this initially, as I'm not experiencing any subjective slowdowns from the multi-cast traffic. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing? Recommendations for a 24 port managed switch...
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    U-verse + IGMPv3 snooping, and router/switch architeture

    Hi all, So I just reconfigured my home LAN, basically from scratch. You can see a crappy picture here: I know from experience that my wireless access point has to use a port on my HGV3801 U-verse router, because of the necessary IGMP Snooping. I'm wondering just how much my LAN performance...
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    Access point upgrade needed, with a few requirements

    Hoping someone can offer additional input, instead of me starting a new thread for this additional question. So, I've decided just to move the WAP to a new location, one which requires the TP-Link PoE injector. My question: at which point do I put the PoE injector? I have to run the WAP...
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    Access point upgrade needed, with a few requirements

    Thank you. I did some experimentation last night, and moved the AP to my home office (where that rack pictured above is located). I put it on the top of a bookshelf cabinet, the top of which is about 6" down from a 8' ceiling. I got pretty good results, certainly better than the previous...
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    Access point upgrade needed, with a few requirements

    I might be misunderstanding you, or you're misinterpreting my setup. I'm not using the built-in WiFi of my U-verse router at all. I'm only using the WiFi of the Cisco access point, i.e. not as a bridge.
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    Access point upgrade needed, with a few requirements

    Hello all, I recently had to relocate my Cisco WAP4410N wireless access point to another room in the house. This has been a good AP, but the new location is causing some coverage issues. Specifically, the signal is practically unusable in certain rooms where the signal has to pass through a...
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