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Leveraging Fiber for Building Lighting Systems

Category: Signal Distribution, Cable, Fiber Jan 11, 2026

When most people think of fiber optic cable, they think of data transmission, high-speed internet and telecommunications. However, fiber optics also play an increasingly important role in modern residential and commercial lighting systems. From architectural accent lighting to smart building controls and harsh-environment illumination, fiber optic technology offers unique advantages that traditional copper wiring and […]

The Fundamentals of IP Connectivity

Category: Networking, Connectivity Jan 04, 2026

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. Visit the Kordz.com website to directly subscribe to handy articles and white papers about technology and topics affecting the integration community. In today’s always-connected world, the performance of a network is only as strong as the infrastructure behind it. For integrators, designing and installing reliable […]

6 Tips to Maximize UPS Health

Category: Power Jan 03, 2026

As we enter another year, record money will be spent on health and wellness. Gym memberships will surge and diet spending will soar as people tackle their New Year resolutions. But what about the health of your clients’ power systems? Have you taken steps to ensure their power management and, perhaps more importantly, their power […]

Troubleshooting HDMI: Complex HDMI Failures

Category: HDMI Dec 03, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. As we discussed in a previous article, most issues can be traced back to fundamentals like chain length, handshake errors or electrical noise. Get those right, and you will often restore stability quickly. Unfortunately for integrators, not all HDMI failures are that straightforward. […]

Increasing Profitability with Kordz Cables

Category: HDMI, Cable Nov 16, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. The most talked-about aspect of HDMI cables is usually performance, and their marketing often focuses on bandwidth, resolution and certification. While these factors are undeniably important, the real-world success of professional integrators depends on much more. HDMI certification provides you with […]

Troubleshooting HDMI: Fixing Onsite Issues

Category: HDMI Nov 07, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. It’s late in the day, your client is waiting, and their HDMI system still isn’t working. The display is blank, audio is dropping out, or switching between the sources is painfully slow. You’ve checked all the obvious things, […]

Protecting Ethernet Runs from Surges & Voltage Spikes

Category: Networking, Connectivity, Power Oct 30, 2025

Power conditioning and AC surge protection is a common investment for racks and expensive distributed electronics. After all, we know problems commonly affect the power grid. But what about the network infrastructure that connects our devices? Is that also at risk? Ethernet cabling is the backbone of modern data, security and audio-visual networks. We depend […]

PDF Download: USB Reference Guide

Category: Connectivity, Cable Oct 03, 2025

Struggling with USB versions and compatibility? Future Ready Solutions created a two-page Reference Guide to help identify and choose USB cables and connections by bandwidth and power delivery. It’s an essential tool for understanding the evolution of the standard, as well as what’s compatible and future-forward. The guide is available in downloadable PDF format from […]

How to Extend a Network Port using Fiber

Category: Networking, Signal Distribution, Fiber Sep 01, 2025

As projects continually increase in size, so do cable runs. In many applications, twisted pair connections are often remotely located and require extended lengths of cable — security cameras monitor outdoor locations, outbuildings connect to local area networks, remote rooms demand streaming media and gates require network connectivity. Twisted pair cable has a length limitation […]

USB Demystified: What AV Integrators Need to Know About USB

Category: Connectivity, Signal Distribution Aug 07, 2025

Since its inception, USB has evolved rapidly, delivering faster speeds and more capabilities with each new version. This progress, however, has created confusion for AV professionals. The version numbers and marketing names have become inconsistent, leading to a situation where not all USB cables and ports behave the same. For systems integrators, this creates a […]

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