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Written by David Tudor

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Published: 27 October 2015

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Wireless Network For Large Homes In Cheltenham

We've actually just finished doing two of these. One just outside Winchcombe and one just outside Andoversford.

Both houses were large but one had been pre-cabled with ethernet cabling and the other was an old, Cotswold stone building with thick walls and many large rooms.

In both cases we installed 3 x Long Range Ubiquiti Access Points. Each access point is capable of transmitting the signal 600 feet.

With 3 access points positioned in a triangle shape within each property, wi-fi coverage was complete  and comprehensive and without any dead spots.

All users were able to roam throughout their properties without needing to change access points or connections.

Mobile phones, tablets, laptops, desktop PCs and smart TVs were all able to connect without issue.

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Written by Super User

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Published: 06 October 2015

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We have just completed a new installation of Windows Server 2012 and Exchange 2013 for a company in Cheltenham.

The company had been running Small Business Server 2008 which combined the file and folder sharing services with exchange The server was starting to get a bit clunky and unreliable and so we replaced their old server with a new ML350p with 2 x 15k hard drives for the Operating System and 3 x 10k hard drives for the data and exchange.

Microsoft have stopped producing the Small Business Server range of operating systems and so the company had to opt for Windows 2012 and a separate copy of Exchange 2013 which made the new server more expensive than the last server.

That said, the new system is faster and Exchange 2013 is slicker and has excellent web-based email system and Apps for phones and iPads etc that help end users send and receive their business emails.

Their system is protected from viruses, hackers, malware and so on by a Watchguard XTM-Firewall which offers end users a simple and effective means of accessing company data through a secure SSL VPN connection.

There is a lot more this new system can offer but with built-in redundancy on the server, a comprehensive backup solution to an on-site NAS device and secure off-site backups to our servers, this SME has a solid IT infrastructure which will last them a fair few years to come.

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Written by Super User

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Published: 30 March 2015

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The Year Zero virus goes by a number of names including Cryptolocker but the end result is the same: all files encrypted and no way of getting them back.

The virus, once activated, goes through your computer and network drives and encrypts everything and without a backup, you can lose all your date; and unfortunately, we've been called out to a number of businesses who had fallen victim to this misrable and most destructive virus.

With this nasty virus still very much out there, it's always nice to hear that the firewalls we've installed at various client offices are reporting back that the virus has been detected and removed.

We get regular, almost daily, reports from our own firewall stating a malicious email has been stripped of an attachment which contained the Cryptolocker virus. We also get clients forwarding us emails they'd been sent by the firewall telling them that an attack had been stopped.

All of our clients who have had a firewall installed have seen and noticed the benefit of having a firewall installed.

The initial outlay, which some businesses might consider an expense they don't need, more than outweighs the consequences of receiving a virus.

Don't forgt, a firewall stops everything BEFORE it gets into the network. It can monitor bad websites, reduce spam, strip out bad attachments and prevent unauthorised access to the company network or to websites you don't want your staff wasting their time visiting.

There are many benefits to having a firewall and we'd not be without one.