What Are You Doing Right Now
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Just fixed the Company LED Christmas tree, someone was so kind to rip the cable in-half from the plug that fed the top half of the tree. So I had to make a small extension cable and wire it back together.
And got a user workstation backup and running. No video signal.
Time for Coffee.
If it got a power cable, it must be IT
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Yay! an ISP just called me and asked me to make our Sonic Wall on site static with a new IP .
Great... NO ONE KNOW THE LOG IN :man_facepalming:
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@siringo same
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Yay! an ISP just called me and asked me to make our Sonic Wall on site static with a new IP .
Great... NO ONE KNOW THE LOG IN :man_facepalming:
I fixed it
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Good morning all!
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Yay! an ISP just called me and asked me to make our Sonic Wall on site static with a new IP .
Great... NO ONE KNOW THE LOG IN :man_facepalming:
I fixed it
Now document that password somewhere and don't forget where you put it!
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Yay! an ISP just called me and asked me to make our Sonic Wall on site static with a new IP .
Great... NO ONE KNOW THE LOG IN :man_facepalming:
I fixed it
Now document that password somewhere and don't forget where you put it!
that's the plan !
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Anyone have experience with external weather proof boxes?
We already have one on the wall.
https://www.directtradesupplies.co.uk/product.php/182339/gewiss-insulated-ip56-enclosure-junction-box--grey--190x140x70
(well a bigger version)How do you mount a switch to them? Just pop a screw in the back and "hook" the switch on with the holes in the back?
Or is there a "proper" way of doing it?
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@hobbit666 Those rails in back of the weatherproof box should hold screws. Just line the screws up right, and slide the switch on like normal.
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@hobbit666 Your don't drill or put screws through your waterproof boxes.
It should have a grommet and or a seal that you can feed your cables through. As for "mounting" it I would just lay it in the box.
Once the box is affixed to a wall it shouldn't be moving around and then there should be no concern of damage to the equipment inside of the box.
(if the equipment is damaged, you likely have other damage to deal with surrounding the box).
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@hobbit666 Your don't drill or put screws through your waterproof boxes.
It should have a grommet and or a seal that you can feed your cables through. As for "mounting" it I would just lay it in the box.
Once the box is affixed to a wall it shouldn't be moving around and then there should be no concern of damage to the equipment inside of the box.
(if the equipment is damaged, you likely have other damage to deal with surrounding the box).
Problem is, someone's placed a DVR for CCTV in and it fills the box. So when you remove the lid like someone did to plug in the mouse/keyboard to change settings. It fell out and broke the HDMI cable lol.
Just wondered if/how to "mount" the equipment correctly
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@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@hobbit666 Your don't drill or put screws through your waterproof boxes.
It should have a grommet and or a seal that you can feed your cables through. As for "mounting" it I would just lay it in the box.
Once the box is affixed to a wall it shouldn't be moving around and then there should be no concern of damage to the equipment inside of the box.
(if the equipment is damaged, you likely have other damage to deal with surrounding the box).
Problem is, someone's placed a DVR for CCTV in and it fills the box. So when you remove the lid like someone did to plug in the mouse/keyboard to change settings. It fell out and broke the HDMI cable lol.
Just wondered if/how to "mount" the equipment correctly
TL:DR don't let morons do the work
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@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@hobbit666 Your don't drill or put screws through your waterproof boxes.
It should have a grommet and or a seal that you can feed your cables through. As for "mounting" it I would just lay it in the box.
Once the box is affixed to a wall it shouldn't be moving around and then there should be no concern of damage to the equipment inside of the box.
(if the equipment is damaged, you likely have other damage to deal with surrounding the box).
Problem is, someone's placed a DVR for CCTV in and it fills the box. So when you remove the lid like someone did to plug in the mouse/keyboard to change settings. It fell out and broke the HDMI cable lol.
Just wondered if/how to "mount" the equipment correctly
Aren't these toughswitches just a few pounds? Use some 3M Command Strips on the inside of the box. Won't go anywhere.
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I probably would use a box that has mounts for zip-ties and strap it in, this particular box doesn't appear to have that though.
It looks like it has some kind of screw-fixture, but I'd be careful.
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@DustinB3403 - Yeah i'm going to replace the HDMI and just say off you go
for this example.
In future all departments have been told anything that needs network connections or will be connected to WiFi (as we know it'll be us that goes to fix it) must be approved by us and shown what things will be mounted and what.@coliver - That was an example as it was next to me
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@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 - Yeah i'm going to replace the HDMI and just say off you go
for this example.
In future all departments have been told anything that needs network connections or will be connected to WiFi (as we know it'll be us that goes to fix it) must be approved by us and shown what things will be mounted and what.@coliver - That was an example as it was next to me
Got it. As @DustinB3403 said many of them either have build in mounting locations or they provide zip tie loops for things that can't be easily mounted.
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Working with Bitlocker Encryption.
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Wondering WTF is wrong with Toshiba phone system programmers. http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/tsd/tech/soft_strata/cix/Network_eManager_Windows_10_Installation.pdf
So much NO, DON'T DO THAT!
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@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Wondering WTF is wrong with Toshiba phone system programmers. http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/tsd/tech/soft_strata/cix/Network_eManager_Windows_10_Installation.pdf
So much NO, DON'T DO THAT!
The real question is, "what is wrong with customers who keep buying those systems and justifying what the programmers have been doing?"
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Wondering WTF is wrong with Toshiba phone system programmers. http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/tsd/tech/soft_strata/cix/Network_eManager_Windows_10_Installation.pdf
So much NO, DON'T DO THAT!
The real question is, "what is wrong with customers who keep buying those systems and justifying what the programmers have been doing?"
The system just works for them. They don't see the need to change. Would have them on hosted with @ntg or @Bundy-Associates if I had my choice.
