Network equipment needs clean, continuous power and a controlled environment. Power problems and heat are among the most common causes of outages and shortened equipment life, and they often cause confusing intermittent faults rather than clean failures. Network+ expects you to plan for both: choose the right power protection, calculate Power over Ethernet budgets, and know the environmental limits and fire suppression options for equipment rooms.
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