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Shanyce Watkins

About Shanyce Watkins

Shanyce Watkins, is also known as an avid marketing and marketplace learner. Never backing out of a challenge, Shanyce has a passion in trying new marketing tricks as well as upholding the CK culture. She spends her weekends and off time traveling the world and checking off her bucket list.

PoE vs. PoE+: What is the Best Switch to Meet your Network Needs?

October 3, 2017 by Shanyce Watkins

If you’re new to networking, you might be wondering what in the world is the difference between PoE and PoE+ switches. And, why should I care?

With numerous variations of series, port counts, sizes, and types of switches out there, it’s challenging for the non-technical elite to make sense of it all. So, we’ve rounded up some knowledge and insights to help you understand what a PoE switch is and how it’s different than the plus version. By the time you finish this post, you’ll be mentally sparring with the best CTO’s out there.

Power-over-Ethernet, often referred to as PoE, is a system used to distribute data and power to a targeted network of devices via safe Ethernet cabling. It uses basic copper cables and a switch to send power to the network. Recently, PoE+ has also become popular. Use this guide to help you determine which one best meets your needs.

If you love to see Jonathan’s shiny forehead, we’ve got a lovely video of him communicating a few tidbits about PoE in this video about our WS-C2960X-48FPS-L 48-port switch.

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Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's Tagged With: CIsco Equipment, Cisco Switch, PoE

What is an SFP and How is it Used?

July 14, 2017 by Shanyce Watkins

UPDATE: Please visit the update and more indepth version of the “What is an SFP?” article in our new CK Learning Center.

Mayday, mayday. We have a problem! We have two switches who desperately want to talk to each other but the walls of their switch cabinets are restricting conversation and they are located 7 feet away from each other. Luckily there is a transceiver that can help us out: the small form-factor pluggable.

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Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's, Technology, Technology Explained Tagged With: Cisco Original, Cisco Switch, Fiber network, Gbic, SFP, Third Party SFP, Transceivers

New Year, New CK and of course, New Products

February 8, 2017 by Shanyce Watkins

Is it too late to say Happy New Year? We don’t think so considering some of us are restarting our new year resolutions in February. January was our trial free month. Now excuse me as I go for a brisk walk around the building a few times to get my steps in. (Yes, I am participating in a FitBit challenge, judge me)

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Filed Under: Inside CablesAndKits, Product Guides & FAQ's Tagged With: cablesandkits, cat5e, cat6, Cisco, Dell, Hard Drives, HP, new Year, Servers

CK’s 5 Best Tech Gifts for Christmas 2016

December 12, 2016 by Shanyce Watkins

There is a perfect tech gift for everyone, no matter their geekiness level. I think we’ve all received gifts that we did not want, like that handy dandy vacuum cleaner or the three-tiered candle set (LAME).

Since the Christmas season is upon us, it is now an exciting time to look further into new technologies. We interviewed a few people here at the CablesAndKits office and asked them what tech gifts  they are hoping for this 2016 Christmas. Here is what they had to say:

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Filed Under: Inside CablesAndKits Tagged With: Amazon Echo, cablesandkits, Cabling, Christmas, DJI Drone, Ethernet, Fiber, Nest, network equipment, Nintendo Switch, Phantom4, PS4 Pro, Smart Home, tech gifts

Bring Color to Your IP Phone

November 16, 2016 by Shanyce Watkins

Remember the time when our TV’s only showed in black and white and the sense of color was only a figment of our imagination? Yeah me neither, I’m too young but I bet it would be weird. In other news, CablesAndKits recently added two brand new lines to our IP phone family and we are super stoked about them. Not like hearing about the posibility of colonizing other planets, but seriously we are geeked out! We are talking full color with Bluetooth, WI-FI capabilities, and USB ports. Lets jump into the details:

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Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's, Technology Explained Tagged With: 7800 Series VOIP, 8800 Series VOIP, cablesandkits, Cisco, IT, Phones, Servers, VOIP, VoIP Phones

Silent Auction to Help Others

July 25, 2016 by Shanyce Watkins

CablesAndKits has always had a heart for giving to others. Serving others is at the core of our being, as we positively impact others. We act with an “I’m for you” mentality and perpetually seek ways to assist others.

As we prepare to upgrade our technology internally, a silent auction was held in efforts to raise money to bless Rainbow Village, a local non-profit organization. All of our employees were given the opportunity to place their bid on technology that was being phased out and 100% of the profits were donated.

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Filed Under: Press Tagged With: cablesandkits, Cisco, Dell, Giving Back, HP, Rainbow Villiage, Routers, Servers, Service, Silent Auction, Switches

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