VLANs, firewalls, Wi-Fi, documentation, and network reviews.
19 published articles
Network Architecture Technical guide
A practical reference for designing yacht networks as separated trust zones across WAN, guest, crew, owner, AV, CCTV, navcom, OT, and infrastructure management systems.
Firewall, DNS & DHCP Services SOP / checklist
A practical first-response runbook for yacht teams when devices show internet failure but the real fault may be DNS, DHCP, gateway, or local core-service behaviour.
Racks, Cabling & Physical Infrastructure Technical guide
A practical reference for yacht Ethernet cabling, fibre backbones, connectors, racks, pathways, labelling, bonding, testing, and acceptance evidence.
Firewall, DNS & DHCP Services Technical guide
A practical guide to choosing and operating FortiGate, Palo Alto, or KerioControl firewalls for yacht WAN links, VLAN routing, VPN, DNS/DHCP ownership, logging, and crew support.
Wi-Fi & Onboard Wireless SOP / checklist
A practical checklist for yacht guest Wi-Fi covering SSID policy, client isolation, bandwidth control, captive portals, logging, privacy, and trip reset steps.
Cloud Services & Identity Platforms SOP / checklist
A practical account lifecycle checklist for yacht crew changes, covering onboarding, MFA, shared mailboxes, groups, data transfer, device wipe, and offboarding evidence.
Cloud Services & Identity Platforms Technical guide
A practical guide to using Microsoft 365 onboard with a private domain, sensible licensing, secure account administration, and a learning path for yacht IT admins.
Servers, Storage & Virtualization Technical guide
A practical explanation of NAS, SAN, iSCSI, shared storage, backups, media libraries, virtualization, and where each storage model fits onboard.
Servers, Storage & Virtualization Technical guide
A practical guide to yacht onboard servers, NAS units, media storage, virtual machines, monitoring systems, backup ownership, and restore responsibilities.
Troubleshooting & Diagnostics SOP / checklist
A practical troubleshooting flow for the common high-pressure scenario where an owner's laptop will not connect to the internet onboard.