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Server Room Reorganization |
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Alonso Consulting was asked by a client to organize and restructure their server room. Prior to our work, the server room had degraded to a point where it was almost impossible to access devices or perform any work easily. The room was filled with old useless equipment that was no longer in use. The server cabinet and patch panel had wires going in every direction and hardware devices were haphazardly placed around the room. Below are photos of the room before work began.
 
To accomplish our goal of reorganizing and creating a workable space, we began by removing all equipment no longer in use. We then installed shelving for various hardware devices, and a new patch panel with new patch cables. With the shelving in place, we were able to organize many devices previously scattered throughout the room. In the server cabinet we installed cable management panels to reroute all network and power cables, replaced multiple power strips with an APC unit designed for the cabinet and labeled all servers. To clean up the floor so you could work in the back of the server cabinet, we removed unused cables and installed mats designed for cable management. The following pictures show the room after work was completed.
 
The end result of the project was a well organized and functional server room. All hardware devices are now accessible, all patch panel jacks and servers are labeled, the switches, routers and modems are easily accessible and the server cabinet is much easier to stand behind and work in.
If you have a similar need, please feel free to contact us. We will visit your location, create a plan and give you a proposal that includes all hardware and services needed. Call us now at (973) 575-1414.
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Warehouse Wi-Fi Implementation |
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Alonso Consulting finished a networking assignment that consisted in testing a 130,000 square foot warehouse for wireless signal propagation. After completing the testing, we recommended Cisco 1240 Wireless Access points with Cisco 3213 Omni-Directional Antennas. Since many of the access points needed to be installed at great dsistances that exceeded the Ethernet run distance of about 300 feet, we deployed Black Box Ethernet Extenders (LB300A). These use a VDSL modem technology that is similar to the technology that ISPs use to deply DSL to distant locations. It extends Ethernet signals to 800 feet. This project involved testing, recommending the technology, purchasing the equipment, and implementing and delivering a solution that the client is satisfied with. The wireless signals are going to be used for hand held devices that will track inventory throughout the warehouse. This project shows the breadth of our expertise. Please contact us if you have a similar need. Alonso Consulting |
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Alonso Consulting was asked if it was possible to have a backup mail server outside their office in case their primary failed or the connection was down. We answered in the affirmative and created a solution that automatically works if their Exchange 2003 server goes off-line for any reason. We did this by creating a secondary MX record at their DNS host. This record was pointed to one of Alonso Consulting's MDaemon e-mail servers. We configured the server with their domain (backup.theirdomain.com) and account information. Then each account was set to forward mail back to the IP address of the primary server. This automatically routes all the e-mail back to the Exchange Server once the server is back online. As an extra customer friendly step, we provided all users with a web address and login information so that they could access their e-mail from a working connection until their Exchange Server was back on-line. Alonso Consulting |
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Alonso Consulting was approached by a customer who was having trouble with a VPN connection to a remote office. After testing and checking hardware on their network, we determined that the remote VPN router was failing intermittently. We instructed the client to purchase a Cisco RVS 4000 router. We then guided the customer through very basic setup via a telephone call. That basic configuration allowed us to remote access the Cisco and reconfigure the VPN tunnel. Since then, the customer's office have been connected without a single moment of down time. Alonso Consulting |
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