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Syslog servers

​Syslog servers are used to collect log data from multiple servers. Syslog servers are useful to correlate logs and access logs from a single location.

Email servers

​Email servers are the servers that allow for sending and receiving email messages.

Print server

​Print server is a finality of a server to share it’s printer resources so they can be used by other computers.

File shares

​File shares allow for remote access of the files stored on another computer. File sharing has restrictions of what a user can do with files that can be accessed in that file share. All major operating systems provide functionality of file sharing.

RFID - Radio Frequency Identification

​Term RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. It a short range radio based communication. Common use of this technology is for inventory tracking and contactless identification. RFID technology can be used to connect to multiple items at the same time.

Wireless networking standards

There are three main wireless networking standards. These standards are 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11a. 802.11n has wireless waves frequency of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, 802.11b - has frequency of 5GHz, 802.11a - has frequency of 320 MHz. Network speeds had increased for wireless communications as well. They got increased from 11 MBs - 54 MBs for 802.11n, to 46 GBs for 802.11a.