Handy Stripper

This indispensible tool makes quick work of stripping the outer jacket off of twisted pair cable. It handles both standard P VC jacketed cable and the extremely difficult to strip, plenum rated jackets. Simply slip over the cable, twirl around a few times and the jacket slips right off.   A must if you are going to run any cable yourself. A handy tool for the home toolbox as well so order an extra.  Note:  This tool is included as part of the LAN Tool Kit (product numberTL-1000)

IP (Internet Protocol)
A protocol that specifies the way data is broken into packets and the way those packets are addressed for transmission. Unlike traditional telephone lines which create a straight path from caller to recipient; IP uses the best available path at any given moment to move data packets between point A & point B. The beauty of IP is that the sending end and receiving end communicate success in sending and receiving to insure all data packets are delivered. A really great concept of IP is that of self healing. If a route is broken and the data packets cannot be delivered an alternate route is automatically selected.

LAN (Local Area Network)
The components that make up the data transfer mechanism for your office. The components include the cabling, the switches or hubs, routers, gateways, WiFi and servers.