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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Benefits of Wired and Wireless Connections

Benefits of Wired and Wireless Connections

Everyone associated with your business is constantly connected to the Internet. You know how you can tell? Tell them the Wi-Fi is down for a couple of hours and see what their reaction is. With so much weighing on your ability to connect to the Internet you have to make a decision: Do you wire your connections to the web or do you deploy strong Wi-Fi and try to do it that way? 

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How to Set Up an Effective Wireless Network for Your Business

How to Set Up an Effective Wireless Network for Your Business

Your business depends on its bandwidth and its Internet connection to remain productive, part of which means ensuring that you have a reliable and stable wireless connection. How can you set up your network so that it is optimal and efficient? 

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Best Practices to Keep Your Wireless Networks Secure

Best Practices to Keep Your Wireless Networks Secure

Wireless security has become a cornerstone of working while on the go thanks to the availability of so many wireless networks to connect to. Listed below is a list of best practices to help ensure your wireless networks, and the devices connecting to them, are as secure as possible.

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How to Improve Your Wireless Connection’s Strength

How to Improve Your Wireless Connection’s Strength

With more organizations leaning in the direction of remote connections and mobile devices, it’s no surprise that wireless Internet is such a pain point for businesses. Sometimes it can be an exercise in frustration to connect to your office’s wireless network, and you might not really know what to do about it. Listed below are some ideas to try and enhance your wireless network’s strength or signal.

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The Difference Between Wired and Wireless Connections

The Difference Between Wired and Wireless Connections

The way your business utilizes and accesses data is changing. A short time ago, you couldn’t imagine that you would have a comprehensive strategy to keep data secure when sending and receiving it wirelessly, but modern wireless transmission methods have become more secure, reliable, and fast. Below we take a look at the difference between wired and wireless connections in the modern business.

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How to Maximize the Signal Strength of Your Router

How to Maximize the Signal Strength of Your Router

You’re probably still spending a lot of time at home, on the Internet. With so many still working remotely, and many educational institutions continuing remote learning, the strength of a household’s Wi-Fi signal is going to be imperative. Listed below are some tips to help you maximize the signal strength of your router.

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How to Enhance the Security of Your Printers

How to Enhance the Security of Your Printers

Of all your technology in the office, your printers may not be at the top of your list of security concerns. This could be a costly mistake; an unprotected printer could easily serve as an access point to someone with malicious motives. To help fix this, Macro Systems is dedicating this week’s tip to enhancing the security of your printing solutions.

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All You Need to Know About the Future of the Wi-Fi Hotspot

All You Need to Know About the Future of the Wi-Fi Hotspot

The establishment of Wi-Fi as a tool has been revolutionary for society. With mobile carriers instituting data caps, and more people utilizing mobile devices to access the ever-increasing ecosystem of content, Wi-Fi hotspots have become more than just convenient tools, they have become a staple for businesses and individuals from all over the world. 

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How to Minimize Printing Costs

How to Minimize Printing Costs

Going paperless these days is a trendy thing to do, even though we understand why some businesses like to keep their hardcopy documentation printed out and available. If you’re careful, you can limit printing to reduce the costs associated with printing, while still keeping your critical files organized and ready.

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Modern Wireless Charging

Modern Wireless Charging

How many times have you been irritated about having to reach behind your desk in order to get to the outlet needed to plug your phone into? That irritation could vanish with near-field induction charging, more commonly known as wireless charging. Below we'll look at what modern wireless charging is capable of, as well as what type of hurdles can be avoided with its use.

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What You Should Know About 5G

What You Should Know About 5G

5G will eventually arrive; it’s just a matter of “when” it will arrive. It feels like we’ve been saying that 5G will arrive soon for a while, but the fact remains that it’s not here... Still, the ambiguity surrounding 5G, or the “Fifth Generation” of wireless networking, can get be bit baffling. Below we will help you clear up any confusion you may have about 5G so you can be aware of what this technology might hold.

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Has Your Business Gone Mobile? Be Sure to Account for These 4 Trends

Has Your Business Gone Mobile? Be Sure to Account for These 4 Trends

Mobility is proving to be a major pain point for businesses, especially when it comes to implementing new technology solutions. It’s become crucial to consider how mobility can influence the growth of your business and improve operations, particularly with the cloud gaining ground and mobile devices becoming omnipresent in the workplace. How will your business learn from this influx of mobility?

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Tip of the Week: 3 Simple Tricks to Resolve a Troublesome Wi-Fi Connection

Tip of the Week: 3 Simple Tricks to Resolve a Troublesome Wi-Fi Connection

The dreaded Wi-Fi dead zone: it’s a place where all wireless signal drops or becomes unstable, even though you could move three inches in either direction and you’ll have no problem. In this case, there’s usually something interfering with the signal, be it a wall or another device. We’ll walk you through some of the basic troubleshooting tips that you can use to resolve your connection troubles.

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Tip of the Week: Make Sure Your Mobile Device Policy Covers These 3 Areas

Tip of the Week: Make Sure Your Mobile Device Policy Covers These 3 Areas

If we asked you to count the number of mobile devices in your workplace, would you be able to do so? This includes smartphones, laptops, tablets, and others--anything that’s not a workstation or hardware tied down to your location. While mobile devices can be beneficial for any business, it’s still important to keep security at the top of your mind. Here are three topics that you need to be sure you’ve considered before allowing mobile devices in the workplace.

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Tip of the Week: How Using an Inconspicuous SSID for Your Wi-Fi Deters Hackers

Tip of the Week: How Using an Inconspicuous SSID for Your Wi-Fi Deters Hackers

When you turn on your device’s Wi-Fi capabilities, do you ever take the time to look at some of the names of your neighbors’ connections? You’ll see some rather boring names as well; some might just use the name of their organization or the family’s name, or even just the default SSID used by the router. The fact of the matter is that a wireless network name that’s easy to gloss over is a best practice for network security.

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