I am the company's IT person by default...and know very little and underqualified.
I discovered that our hubs for our server are plugged into an electrical strip that doesn't have surge protection. Should I switch out the old strips with one that has surge protection? List your sources if you have any, and maybe I could learn some more.
2006-11-08 05:36:59 · 5 answers · asked by daisy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
We already have the server and its hub on a large UPS designed especially for servers; so that hub is covered. I am talking about 2 hubs further down on the network, and every computer has a UPS, also.
From the information I've received so far; I am definitely planning on hooking up a surge protector to those smaller hubs.
So, what about printers? I already know not to hook them into a shared UPS because the printer would drain a battery down, and thus preventing the battery from helping the other devices needing it the most.
List your sources, please.
2006-11-08 06:37:17 · update #1
yes to be safe - potentially a surge can irrevocably damage your hubs and add to your cost and downtime.
2006-11-08 05:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by cool_clearwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are off to a good start. Asking question before you make the mistake is the sins of patients.
Yes you should install a surge protect on every device on your network. This includes teleco lines if they are connected to the LAN (fallback to dial-up it the HSI is down).
I would take it one step further. I would install battery backup, also known as UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). This will do to things. First it will protect your equipment from spikes in the power, and second it will allow your LAN to stay up for those that are not effected by a limited power outage. You should be able to pick up one of the smaller UPS for under $100* that will power your modem\router\hub for several hours. Long enough to do a controlled "Power Down" of your LAN.
2006-11-08 13:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend taking it a step further and putting these devices and your server on an Uninterruptable Power Supply. That way if their is a power outage, everything won't go down and potentially damage your equipment. If that isn't an option, then at least go for the surge protector.
2006-11-08 13:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably be wise. If your company values it's equipment and IT, which considering they are using hubs and do not have a real IT person I assume they don't, then they should at least be in a surge protector. I do not know how your network is set up, but even better would be a UPS.
2006-11-08 13:46:29 · answer #4 · answered by Duds331 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
Any "mission-critical" equipment should be running from a surge protector, at the very least, especially if it's attached to very long wires.... also known as "lightning rods" :-)
You might also want to consider an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). These are very affordable these days, especially the smaller ones, and the idea is not to be able to run your network for days if the power goes out, but to protect against momentary interruptions and surges/dips.
2006-11-08 13:45:00 · answer #5 · answered by IanP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋