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Why Network Traffic Monitoring Is Mission-Critical in 2026
Network traffic monitoring has evolved from a nice-to-have administrative tool into an essential cybersecurity defense mechanism.By: Henry Martel26 January, 2026 | 4 minutes -
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Understanding the IP67 Rating for Industrial Networking Devices
How can we determine whether an enclosure suits the industrial environment in which it is deployed?By: Henry Martel01 May, 2025 | 4 minutes -
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Understanding the Benefits of Active PoE Switches
PoE protocols are evolving and becoming smarter, more powerful and increasingly sophisticated in their management and control.By: Henry Martel15 April, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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Maximizing Efficiency and Flexibility with Industrial PoE Switches in Automation
One technology that has emerged as a key enabler of automation is Power over Ethernet (PoE), which combines power and data transmission over a single Ethernet cable.By: Henry Martel11 August, 2024 | 4 minutes -
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Which Power Over Ethernet Solution Is Right for Your Industrial Network Application?
Let's take a look at PoE technology to help determine which PoE solutions are compatible with your network application.By: Henry Martel02 July, 2024 | 5 minutes -
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Understanding the Basics of Remote Input/Outputs
To navigate the world of industrial control and automation successfully, it’s important to have a strong comprehension of what I/O or "input/output" means.By: Henry Martel09 May, 2024 | 4 minutes -
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Revolutionizing Manufacturing: The Role of Industrial AI
Manufacturers need to begin applying AI in pilot programs to acquire knowledge, hone skills and achieve early successes to leverage in generating organizational momentum and gain buy-in support.By: Henry Martel05 March, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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Securing the Future: Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions for 2024
Fortunately, just as cybercriminals are evolving with new techniques and strategies, so are the security and information technology professionals responsible for stopping them.By: Henry Martel06 February, 2024 | 4 minutes -
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The Role of Industrial Switches in Smart City Network Connectivity
Let's explore the role of industrial Ethernet switches in providing stable, efficient data transmission capabilities and network management functions to Smart Cities applications.By: Henry Martel08 December, 2023 | 4 minutes -
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How to Calculate an Optical Power Budget for an Industrial Network
Let's demystify the process of calculating an optical power budget.By: Henry Martel20 November, 2023 | 4 minutes -
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Understanding Network Bridging in Industrial Wireless Distribution Systems
This article sheds light on what a WDS bridge is and why it plays such a pivotal role in the success of industrial wireless solutions.By: Henry Martel13 October, 2023 | 3 minutes -
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Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0
Industrial Ethernet switches can help safeguard Industry 4.0 networks from intruders.By: Henry Martel04 October, 2023 | 5 minutes -
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What Really is an Industrial Managed Switch?
Disruptive technology in the form of Industry 4.0 first brought industrial switches onto plant floors several decades ago.By: Henry Martel09 June, 2023 | 4 minutes -
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Wireless Solutions for Access Points and Bridges
Building a wireless network for a processing facility, automation assembly plant, manufacturing complex or other large industrial space can be a daunting task.By: Henry Martel23 May, 2023 | 6 minutes -
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Robots in Material Handling Require Reliable Wireless Communication
Material handling workers expose themselves to danger every time they conduct tasks such as manual labor such as loading and carrying heavy parts or moving loaded pallets with forklifts onto towering storage racks. In addition, material handling processes are plagued by human error and inefficiencies. The answer to these problems and many more is robotics.By: Henry Martel29 March, 2023 | 5 minutes -
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Top 25 ICS Vulnerabilities
Weaponized cybersecurity attacks can destroy critical infrastructure systems that support daily life. This feature originally appeared in the Automation 2022 Volume 4: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Ebook.By: Henry Martel11 November, 2022 | 7 minutes -
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IIoT Technology Applications Addressing Critical Need to Feed a Growing Global Population
Agriculture technology or “AgTech” will play a pivotal role in alleviating the building pressure on farmers to produce more by providing improved control and real-time data insights of farming operations for more efficient management of crops, resources and livestock.By: Henry Martel04 November, 2022 | 6 minutes -
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PoE Injectors Bring Plug-and-Play Power to Industrial Network Devices
Power over Ethernet LAN Switches are essential components of modern industrial networks, supplying DC power to an assortment of PoE Powered Devices over long distances, while transmitting data over the same CAT5 or higher cable.By: Henry Martel12 August, 2022 | 4 minutes -
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Three Ways Manufacturers Can Embrace Industry 4.0
An increasing number of OEMs are embracing Industry 4.0 to bolster enterprise efficiency by making their manufacturing more aware, predictive and autonomous.By: Henry Martel29 July, 2022 | 6 minutes -
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Eight Key Trends for the Industrial IoT
Antaira has identified eight key trends making their way through networked factories that have embraced the principles of IIoT. Evolution is the natural course for technology, and the IIoT is no exception.By: Henry Martel08 July, 2022 | 6 minutes
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