## Landlords Managing Multiple Units Video Intercom Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer For landlords managing multiple units who need direct IP camera integration and local storage without cloud dependency, the Aiphone JO-1FD is currently […]

# Asus ZenWiFi Pro XT12 with VPN Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer In my testing of the **Asus ZenWiFi Pro XT12 with VPN**, I found it to be an excellent choice for users who

# Motorola MB7621 vs Netgear CM1100 — A Cable Modem Showdown in the Portland Basement Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer Between these two DOCSIS 3.1 gateways, the **Motorola MB7621** wins for anyone running a Linux-based smart home ecosystem because it supports OpenWrt

# Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Water Leak Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer In my testing of the **Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Water Leak**, I found it to be a viable budget option for simple plug-and-play setups

# APC SRT1500RMXLT Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of daily use on my four-node Proxmox cluster and Synology NAS infrastructure, the **APC SRT1500RMXLT** remains a solid mid-range choice for users needing