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Secure your network with a new Firewall or Anti-Virus software. Expand connectivity with Switches or Wi-Fi Access Points. Get help adding devices or troubleshooting your existing infrastructure.

Security Systems

Protect your business or home with an Alarm, Video Surveillance, or Access Control system. Interact with your guests or allow visitors into your residence or establishment with a Video Intercom system.

Point of Sale

Accept payments for your business with a Point of Sale system. Install a new system or get help resolving issues with an existing one. Get help with PCI Compliance or Auditing.

Sound Systems

Engage your guests or visitors with music or enjoy the ability to page them or provide emergency alerts with a Sound System. Or, rent professional sound for your next gathering.

Environmental Monitoring

Monitor your environment and receive out-of-bound alerts for temperature or flood events. Get notified if a generator or sump pump turns on or off. View trends in your environment over time with graphs and alerts.

Smart Home

Give your home a digital remodel. Turn lighting on or off automatically when you enter a room or set a scene when you turn on the television. Receive alerts when someone enters your property or is at your door.

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How To Replace a Failed Disk In ZFS/ Proxmox and Upgrade Pool Size

on June 21, 2024

Replacing a damaged disk in ZFS is easy due to the built-in tools and commands it has to offer the user. If you experience a faulted disk in your Proxmox ZFS array you can replace it with the steps below. If your replacement disk is larger than the existing disk enter the below command to ensure your pool will automatically grow to the new size once all disks have been replaced to match the larger size.

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how to configure zfs in proxmox to utilize raid

on April 22, 2024

To start, all of your disk’s will have to be the same size and installed into the Proxmox server before configuring. I prefer to create a label for the drive bay with the disks serial number for easier management in the future. Wipe Drives In the Proxmox web interface click on the name of your server in the tree to the left and then choose disks in the following menu.

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Using a Password Manager

on January 25, 2024

Why You Should Use a Password Manager A password manager is an essential tool for organizing and securing your digital life. It’s no secret that you should have a different password for every website, especially those containing your sensitive information like banking websites. It can be a challenge to remember this many unique passwords, and that’s why with a password manager you only need to remember one password to gain access to all of your login credentials.

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Using a Windows based NVR as a Time Server

By Duncan MacDougall on November 9, 2023

Using a Windows based NVR as a Time Server for Network Cameras In this post we are going to explore how to use a Windows based NVR as a time server for the cameras it is recording. Why might one want to do this? NVRs typically come with two NIC ports, one for the client connections or egress traffic, and one for the camera connections, or ingress traffic. Typically the camera NIC is on a separate network which results in cameras not having the ability to reach the corporate time server.

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