As technology continues to advance, networks within offices, hotels, education spaces, and other verticals have grown more complex. Phones, computers, IoT devices, smart technology, and more can all be simultaneously running across a deployment’s Local Area Network (LAN). This can lead to issues with security, network organization, and scalability. As a result of these roadblocks, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) have become an increasingly popular feature that can help partition physical networks into virtually manageable ones. Within this blog post, we’ll give you an introduction to building VLANs with Grandstream’s GWN layer 2+ switches.

More than three years after a pandemic shifted companies to remote and hybrid work overnight, businesses still struggle to support their employees with robust, flexible, and secure IT infrastructure. The problem is unlikely to go away any time soon. Gartner, for example, reports that 82% of business leaders intend to allow employees to work remotely into the foreseeable future.

Over the past several years, Grandstream's portfolio of products has been gradually widening to offer installers and IT decision-makers the ability to create a comprehensive IT infrastructure of IP phones, IP PBXs, facility management devices, Wi-Fi equipment, and more. It is after a much-anticipated wait that we are introducing our first line of switches, the GWN7800 Series. The GWN7800 series are Layer 2+ managed network switches that allow small-to-medium enterprises to build scalable, secure, high-performance, and smart business networks that are accessible from the cloud. By reading this blog post, you'll learn about the technical capabilities of the GWN7800 series, key competitive features, deployment scenarios, and other important information you'll need to sell and deploy these devices. 

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In every business, no matter the size, there is a need for the communication infrastructure for its employees and visitors. Oftentimes, each element of this infrastructure comes from a different place or manufacturer resulting in sometimes spotty connectivity and a variety of different platforms to control it all. With Grandstream Networks, the solutions you need are all in one place. From video conferencing to security and facility access, the Grandstream total solution keeps each element of your communications infrastructure affordable and accessible. 

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An often-overlooked component of a WiFi solution is its management platform. Most users require a platform that allows them to configure, manage and deploy a WLAN network seamlessly—that’s where cloud management platforms come in. A cloud-based platform allows users to administer WiFi networks regardless of location, assuring the proper upkeep of their WLAN network. But with endless choices out in the market, how do you know which one is right for your business? Worry no more! In this blog, we are taking a closer look at essential features to look for when choosing a cloud management platform for your WLAN network.

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As more businesses rely on the Internet to fuel their networks, adding extra layers of protection to secure these networks is essential. That’s where VPNs come in— they’re private networks that help encrypt information exchanged through the Internet, ultimately safeguarding your entire network and everything connected to it.

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Our networking line had its humble beginnings back in October of 2016 with the release of the GWN7610 WiFi AP. Since then, we have released two additional APs, a Gigabit Router and will soon launch a cloud-based WiFi management platform. Since its inception, the GWN series has been delivering success to our customers throughout the world. Let’s take a look at some recent examples of how our GWN series is helping business compete in a mobility driven world.

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If you have been following us recently, you’ve probably seen mention of captive portals. In this blog post, we are going to take a deep dive into what exactly a captive portal is and why it’s a critical component and benefit to most business’ networks.

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Working in this industry, you’ve probably heard the term “Quality of Service (QoS)” but maybe you don’t know what it means, or you don’t know how to explain it to your customers. It basically refers to the overall quality or the performance of a service such as telephony, computer networking, or cloud computing. The quality of these services is measured based on various factors including packet loss, throughput, delay, etc. The more delays seen when using a network, the lesser the quality of the user experience. The goal of most networks whether in an office, a university, or even a retail business is to ensure a positive, efficient experience by all users. QoS Standards help us to achieve that.