WhitePapers List

Best Practices for Implementing iSCSI Storage in a Virtual Server Environment

Server virtualization is becoming a no-brainer for any business that runs more than one application on servers. Nowadays, a low-end server is 64-bit capable and comes with at least 8GB of memory. Without virtualization, most such servers cruise along at 5 percent of CPU capacity with gigabytes of free memory and some I/O bandwidth to spare. Virtualization helps you better utilize these resources.

Riding the Virtualization Simplification Wave

Any new wave that causes disruption of IT infrastructure gives end users a chance to reevaluate their choices. Server virtualization – which took root in large enterprises with expansive (and expensive) data centers – is now beginning to deliver functional and economic benefits to nearly all classes of enterprises willing to take the virtualization plunge, down to and including organizations with just a few hundred seats.

Extending the Lifecycle and Lowering the TCO of your SAN

If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size Enterprise you’re probably about to bite the bullet to add a new Storage Area Network (SAN). Why? The simple answer is that it’s a combination of challenges and opportunities.

K-12 Education Networking Solutions

D-Link Meets K-12 Needs for Network Expansion Through Flexible, Low-Cost, Energy-Saving Networking Solutions.

Don’t Virtualize Your Servers without Hardware-Independent, VMware-Aware Backup and Replication

If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size organization, you are probably virtualizing your servers on VMware with shared data storage on a scalable iSCSI SAN. Do not saddle the potential efficiency and resiliency of your mission-critical services and data storage with traditional data protection.

Managing Small Office WLAN

This white paper introduces to you the D-Link® AP Array, which is a purpose-built WLAN management tool for the small office. It is built in the firmware and its configuration is effortless. All AirPremier 11n APs support this tool, which can manage up to 8 fat APs. This will make effective WLAN deployment affordable and simple to achieve.

Business Class 802.11n - Ready to Deploy

This white paper explores 802.11n technology and applications, while offering business leaders a solid educational foundation for making wireless deployment and purchasing decisions.

Low-Cost Support Services For Maintaining Network Uptime And Employee Productivity

This white paper details the challenges facing businesses that need to protect their network investments and offers an overview of D-Link's Support Services.

IP Surveillance Systems Powered By Feature-Rich Software - A Winning Combination

This white paper describes the latest functionality and features provided by state-of-the-art surveillance software, including some of the specific offerings available on D-Link's end-to-end IP surveillance systems. It will also detail some of the software platforms that now power D-Link's solutions as a result of teaming with Aimetis Corp. and On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc.

Managing Wireless AP Environments

This white paper examines the business challenges inherent to WLAN management and offers a brief look at D-Link’s AP Manager II.

Network Infrastructure Enhancement Solutions for Uncertain Economic Times

This white paper examines current networking challenges and purchasing pressures, best practices and considerations during critical purchasing processes, and specific D-Link solutions for tight budgets and power reduction.

Security Challenges and Solutions for the Transportation and Freight Industry

This white paper discusses the unique challenges faced by the transportation industry, the benefits of IP surveillance systems versus analog surveillance systems, and how D-Link is providing sensible solutions that meet any challenge.

Firewall Security For SMBs

This white paper describes evolving firewall requirements, the technologies involved and specific D-Link firewall solutions.

IP Surveillance for the Retail Market

This white paper addresses the problems faced by retail marketers, the advantages of IP surveillance video solutions, and how these solutions can increase returns on investment while lowering the total cost of ownership.

Evolution of Government Video Surveillance - Past, Present and Future

This white paper provides an historical look at the government’s use of surveillance leading up to today’s latest IP surveillance solutions.

IP Surveillance: the Smarter and Less Costly Choice

This white paper speaks to the total cost of ownership of IP versus analog surveillance solutions. It also discusses some important advantages of migrating to IP surveillance systems and point out several benefits that IP technology achieves. Finally, it presents an end-to-end IP surveillance system that is poised to drive the future of physical security.

Protect Networks from Non-Compliant Remote Computers with D-Link Switches and Microsoft® Network Access Protection (NAP)

This white paper describes Network Access Protection (NAP) in detail, compares it to similar technologies from competing vendors, and shows how D-Link xStack switches fit into the scenario.

End Point Security Strategy

This whitepaper reviews the limitations of traditional end-user authentication mechanisms, meanwhile examining various advanced authentication mechanisms on Ethernet Switches and how they can help to secure enterprise networks.

IP Camera Remote Management

This white paper discusses the benefits of remote IP camera monitoring, the various ways remote events can be monitored and D-Link IP camera equipment designed specifically for remote management.

Wireless Switching

This white paper examines existing Wi-Fi challenges and explores the numerous security advances and manageability enhancements that wireless switch technologies provide.

VoIP for SMB

This white paper explains the advantages, benefits and opportunities available to businesses that adopt VoIP solutions and offers a brief overview of D-Link’s VoIP and IPT equipment.

Mobile Healthcare

This white paper details the challenges medical organizations face with respect to wireless technologies, switches and storage solutions, and offers a brief overview of wireless mobility solutions for healthcare. The latter portion delves into storage and switching solutions, and wireless IP camera technologies that enhance surveillance and monitoring capabilities. We also describe various D-Link® solutions that address mobile healthcare needs head-on.

Web Smart

This solution brief discusses how D-Link’s Web Smart Switches offer a solution with key “managed switch” features without the hefty price tag of managed switches.

Security for Education with IP Surveillance Systems

This D-Link solutions brief describes the advantages of Internet Protocol (IP) surveillance systems in educational settings. It explains technology concepts, provides a benefit overview, describes advantages for specific education-industry security applications, and details the necessary requirements and considerations for implementation of the technology. Comparisons to other technologies like Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and traditional analog systems are also explored.

D-Link's Distributed Network Architecture (DNA)

This brief offers an overview of D-Link's Distributed Network Architecture (DNA), including how DNA works, its features and benefits, and a list of available DNA switches.

The New Converged Network

This solution brief describes the network-related challenges facing information workers, the business case for converged networks, evolving IP convergence solutions, and specific D-Link solutions for network convergence.

Leveraging 3G Cellular Technology with Mobile Routers

This white paper details the differences between traditional Cable/DSL broadband connections, their extension through 802.11 Wi-Fi technology and emerging 3G cellular access.

Draft 802.11n

Small businesses that are considering wireless to expand network coverage and add connectivity and flexibility need to consider new draft 802.11n wireless equipment.

D-Link/Honeywell Switching and Security Solution

D-Link and Honeywell offer unique IP surveillance and security solutions based on proven switching technology and field-tested implementations across the globe. We combine professional services expertise, state-of-the-art networking equipment and extensive experience with high-traffic, multi-IP or analog camera implementations.

IPv6

This whitepaper defines and describes IPv6, explores the advantages of the new protocol, and introduces D-Link's new IPv6 and IPv4 compliant solutions.

3G Mobile Router

D-Link 3G Mobile Routers enable secure 802.11g wireless networks anywhere with cellular data coverage. The D-Link Mobile Router family of products support all three major 3G data standards.

Network Security

Introduction to the increasing importance and growing dependence upon reliable networks to carry out today’s business processes, and possible network security solutions for SMB.

IP Telephony

This white paper provides an introduction to IP Telephony and its benefits to small businesses, explains the basic concepts behind IP telephony technology, and provides an overview of its benefits and details how businesses can begin to deploy IP telephony.

IP Surveillance: The Next Generation Security Camera Application

This white paper provides a short introduction to Internet Protocol (IP) surveillance systems that use digital cameras networked via standard Ethernet networks. The paper explains basic technology concepts, provides a benefit overview, describes advantages for specific security applications in selected vertical markets, and details the necessary requirements and considerations for implementation of the technology.

Power over Ethernet

This solution brief examines Power over Ethernet, its numerous advantages and D-Link’s specific PoE solutions and products.

Web Smart Switches

Introduction to Web Smart switches, explains the concept behind web-based switch technology, provides an overview of the product benefits, and details the network applications for web-based switches.

xStack Switching

This white paper provides an overview of how the xStack Switch Series by D-Link implements state-of-the-art technology to address critical requirements at the edge of the network.