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I have been using an Anker ergonomic vertical mouse for a couple years now at work and I love it.

We setup a server @ DigitalOcean for $5/mo. Using Apache2 and VirtualHosts I have setup a DokuWiki internal wiki, DokuWiki NetDoc wiki, TeamPass password manager, and phpIPAM IP Manager. I've secured the server with SSH Keys, ufw, and SSL. All documentation is done on this server, then I use...

We use Spark/Openfire for our office, much smaller with only 6 users but spread out remotely. We're an MSP, so we need to stay in contact but remote support is the name of the game. If you've used Discord and thought about it for work, look at Vector.im. It's a self-hosted Discord.

I don't know about cheapest, but I do this all the time with Watchguard firewalls. Multi-WAN setup with fault tolerant VPN tunnels. It's probably possible with UBNT EdgeRouters, but would require some CLI work since their Multi-WAN isn't possibly via WebUI right now.

I have been running Windows 8.1 on my NUC for a long time with Kodi, it's hooked up via HDMI to my 55" LG TV. Well I finally did the Windows 10 upgrade because I have been running it on my game PC and work laptop and I found that I liked it. After the upgrade everything seemed to be working...

UBNT EdgeRouter Lite - $99 Can be used as a router and/or a firewall.

If you have a Hyper-V server or a workstation that can run Hyper-V, use Disk2VHD on your old server. Make sure it does boot, but then you have a virtual copy of the HD.

I have an early unit with the angled plastic case at home, has worked great since I got it. I had 1 second gen unit (metal case, square edges) die mysteriously, but the other 5 or so I have installed has had no issues. I think they're a great unit, especially for the price point.

We would need more information about your setup, preferably a network diagram. If the server and local IP are on different subnets, then yes the router should be taking care of that interconnection.

We like using the StarTech 2U Vertical Racks to hang switches, routers, UPS, servers, etc from when we need to wall mount items. I still agree with the plywood screwed into wall studs, but it shouldn't be removed anytime soon so who cares about holes?

Grandstream makes great cameras. I don't know about their NVRs, but they listed 2 models on their website. We're looking at cameras for our office, inside and out. We like the Grandstream GXV3610 v2 FHD, but we have not purchased yet.

Is there any reason you couldn't run a software VPN server? I like to use SoftEther for client to site VPNs, then you have a large selection of protocols and authentication.

Coming from the MSP side of things, I'd suggest running cabling to hard wire as much as possible. Yes, add some new Ubiquiti UAP access points for wireless, but have hard lines ran to a single spot as much as possible. Put up a small 6U-10U rack with a patch panel for the cabling. Run a cheap...

I just configured another new switch and I'm pretty sure I saw all these settings. I have a spare DGS-1210-28 in my office, can you send me a PM with specifics and I will double check this units settings?

What do you mean tagging on VLAN1? Do you mean 802.1 Q-in-Q? Or just need VLANs setup? If you just need VLANs setup and you know what they are, any web-managed Smart switch should be able to setup the VLANs you need for your application. Pay for a Layer 3 switch and it can do the routing...