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Samara Lynn

Former Lead Analyst, Networking

Samara Lynn

Samara Lynn has 20+ years experience in Information Technology, including as IT Director at a major New York City healthcare facility. She has a Bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, several technology certifications, and she was a tech editor for the CRN Test Center. With an extensive, hands-on background in deploying and managing Microsoft Windows infrastructures and networking, she was included in Black Enterprise's "20 Black Women in Tech You Need to Follow on Twitter," and received the 2013 Small Business Influencer Top 100 Champions award. Lynn is the author of Windows Server 2012: Up and Running, published by O'Reilly. An avid Xbox gamer, she unashamedly admits to owning more than 3,000 comic books, and enjoys exploring her Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and the rest of New York city with her dog, Ninja.

Recent Articles by Samara Lynn

iCPooch Review

3.5

iCPooch is an innovative hardware/software combo that makes it fun to remotely interact with your pet when you are away from home, although it could use a bit more polish.

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Linksys 52-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS552P) Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

The Linksys 52-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS552P) is a beauty and a beast of a switch. It's big and noisy, but it offers SMBs the features and performance of an enterprise-grade device.

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By Samara Lynn
Linksys LGS552P

EnGenius Neutron Series 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Wireless Management Switch (EWS7928P) Review

3.0

As both an access-point controller and a managed switch, the EnGenius Neutron Series 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Wireless Management Switch is adequate, but neither its features nor its performance will blow you away.

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By Samara Lynn
EnGenius EWS7928P Neutron Series 24-Port Gigabit PoE + Wireless Management Switch with 4 SFP Ports

ZyXEL NWA1123-AC 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Dual-Radio Ceiling Mount PoE Access Point Review

3.0

ZyXEL's NWA1123-AC 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Dual-Radio Ceiling Mount PoE Access Point delivers good performance and enterprise-class features for SMB LANs at an affordable price. But issues with some configuration options and poor Web interface performance hold it back.

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By Samara Lynn
ZyXel 802.11n/ac Ceiling Mount PoE Access Point NWA1120 Series

Amped Wireless Tap-Ex High Power Touch Screen Wi-Fi Range Extender Review

3.5

The Tap-Ex High Power Touch Screen Wi-Fi Range Extender is easy to install and manage, but it's not the most powerful extender around, and it lacks gigabit Ethernet and 5GHz coverage.

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