Steve Rissi

3 Keys to Wireless Networking Success

Securing a wireless network can be tricky, by following these 3 key rules, you will have a success wireless network.

November 14, 2013

It has become clear recently that deploying high-performance and reliable wireless networks is a bit of a pain point for integrators. While I believe a physical cable offers higher performance and reliability, there simply are too many products designed to rely solely on wireless in today’s mobile-device-centric world for integrators to solve problems by running new cables.

CYBERCyber (In)security: Most Common Cyber Attacks Your Customers Are Suceptible To INTRUSION: Cyber (In)security

As a security professional, clients look to you to protect their family and property.

Steve Rissi

October 1, 2013

As a security professional, clients look to you to protect their family and property.

Wire-Less, Profit More With Wireless Audio

Steve Rissi

August 1, 2013

Coming from an industry that has a strong background in high-performance audio systems, talking about “wireless speakers” among peers has traditionally been viewed akin to using a four-letter word during a religious service.

Supersize Me: How 4K & Ultra HD Formats Are Reshaping Consumer Displays

Steve Rissi

April 10, 2013

I’m guessing you’ve heard the terms Ultra HD and 4K by now. Coming out of CES 2013, the buzz about these new ultra high-resolution video formats has been inescapable. With major display manufacturers championing UHD as the greatest thing since the invention of the motion picture, it is tough to separate the technophile specs that we all love to geek out on from the real-world applications.

Digital Video Delivery Platforms

Steve Rissi

February 8, 2013

The industry term is “streaming video,” but at this stage it’s more like a flood.

HDMI: More Than Meets the Eye

Steve Rissi

November 2, 2012

I’m fairly confident that anyone reading this column already knows what an HDMI cable is and what it’s designed to do. However, just like a truck morphing into a giant super-cool robot, there are multitudes of complexities to the HDMI system lurking beneath that seemingly simple PVC-jacketed exterior.

Network-Connected Security

Own the Network, Own the Home

Steve Rissi

August 14, 2012

Over the course of the past few years Ethernet jacks and/or WiFi features have become ubiquitous across every category of electronic device imaginable and — just in case you haven’t noticed — the security industry is certainly no exception. From IP cameras, to DVRs, to RFID access controls, the number of devices being manufactured that include network connectivity options is increasing at an exponential rate.