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Basic and Advanced Yacht Network Architecture
A practical reference for designing yacht networks as separated trust zones across WAN, guest, crew, owner, AV, CCTV, navcom, OT, and infrastructure management systems.
10 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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DNS and DHCP Failure: First 30 Minutes
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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Ethernet Cabling and Rack Infrastructure for Yachts
A practical reference for yacht Ethernet cabling, fibre backbones, connectors, racks, pathways, labelling, bonding, testing, and acceptance evidence.
10 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Firewall Platforms for Yacht Networks: FortiGate, Palo Alto, and KerioControl
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.
10 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Guest Wi-Fi Privacy and Performance Checklist
A practical checklist for yacht guest Wi-Fi covering SSID policy, client isolation, bandwidth control, captive portals, logging, privacy, and trip reset steps.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Account Lifecycle for Crew Changes
A practical account lifecycle checklist for yacht crew changes, covering onboarding, MFA, shared mailboxes, groups, data transfer, device wipe, and offboarding evidence.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Microsoft 365 for Yacht Email, Identity, and Administration
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.
5 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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NAS vs SAN for Yachts
A practical explanation of NAS, SAN, iSCSI, shared storage, backups, media libraries, virtualization, and where each storage model fits onboard.
4 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Onboard Server, NAS, and Backup Roles Explained
A practical guide to yacht onboard servers, NAS units, media storage, virtual machines, monitoring systems, backup ownership, and restore responsibilities.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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Owner's Laptop Won't Connect: Yacht Network Troubleshooting Flow
A practical troubleshooting flow for the common high-pressure scenario where an owner's laptop will not connect to the internet onboard.
4 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026