EFTA02536986.pdf
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From: Richard Kahn <
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:37 AM
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: James thoughts on Network Upgrade Option
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
5=5 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New Y=rk, NY 10022
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From: james I person=l genius < cmailto >>
Date: January 16, 2018 at 11:29:33 PM EST
To:</=> Richard Kahn < <mailto >>
Subject: Re: Network Upgrade Option
I'm hesitant to of=er opinions since I don't know this vendor or their reliability and=my expertise isn't in
enterprise WiFi solutions like Ruckus (tho Br=ce can manage them at Zorro, so they can't be too difficult). =div>
My instinct is to be hands-off since there's ver= little I can do to help from up here, but I *know* no matter what
gets ins=alled, I'm going to end up supporting it, so....
1.=We still have no answer as to what is causing the internet to drop i= and out in PB. They're offering a solution
of essentially ripping t=e entire network out and starting from scratch — which MAY be the c=rrect way to go — without
giving an actual diagnosis. The Cisco &am=; AirPort setup has always had its coverage gaps, but instability wasni,=99t
an issue.
Are we replacing everything for the s=ke of "upgrading" or is there an actual problem / solution p=an here?
2. I still don't know w=ere that firewall came from, who installed it, when it was installed, or wh=t its configured
to do. That it just showed up out of nowhere and now we ha=e all these problems makes me wonder if it's just not setup
correct=y.
3. You're right. Their prices a=e inflated:
Ruckus 901-R710-US00 Their price: $ 1,295 ea. Amazon: $750-830&nbs=;
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https://www.amazon.com/Ruckus-Wireless-ZoneFlex-Dual-Ba=d-802-11ac/dp/B012E4BWXI
<https://www.amazon.com/Ruckus-Wireless-ZoneFlex-Dual-Band-802=11ac/dp/B012E4BWXI>
HP .19773A ProCurve 24-PoE Their price:=$1,296 =Amazon: $575
ht=ps://www.amazon.com/HP-19773A-2530-24G-PoE-Switch-rack-mountable/dp/BOOTTCG=6Q/
<https://www.amazon.com/HP-J9773A-2530-24G=PoE-Switch-rack-
mountable/dp/BOOTTCGW6Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=3DUTF8&qid=1516161488&sr=1-
2&keywords=.19773A+ProCuive>
HP J9774A ProCurve 8-PoE Their price $663 ea Amazon: $414=ea
https://www.amazon.com/HP-J9774A-Procurve-Switch-2530-8G-Poe/dp/rOODD66M1E/
<https://www.amazon.com/HP-19774A-Procurve-Switch-2530-8G-
Poe/=p/BOODD66M1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=151616175=&sr=1-
2&keywords=.19774A&refinements=p_n_condition-type%3A=224371011>
HP J4858C Tranceivers Their price $276 ea<=pan class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> Amazon: $27
ea (yes, 1/10th)
https://www.amazon.com/J4858C-Compatible-1000Base-SX-SFP-Procurve/dp/BOOK=MZEHQ/
<https://www.amazon.com/J4=58C-Compatible-1000Base-SX-SFP-
Procurve/dp/BOOK6MZEHO/ref=sr_1_4?s=elec=ronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1516161842&sr=1-4&keywords=.14858=>
btw the only reason we need these is because the switches th=y've chosen use a different fiber port than the
Cisco's
Wattbox WB-700-IPV-12 Power conditioner Their price $652 Amazon: $480
https://www.amaz=n.com/gp/offer-listing/B077GHKMB6/
<=iv>4. They=E24040re including a $593 annual monitoring fee, on top of their $1890 in=tallation fee AND their
$2945 configuration fee. Plus $420 for "pro=ect management".
I'm seriously underb=lling.
5. Their plan includes "several=separate v-fans" with managed switches... By JEE standards, this ho=se is not that
big square footage wise, at most there will be what 5-10 peo=le there?
What POSSIBLE need would there be for 40=9Cseveral" separated virtual local area networks??!! In other
words= they want to have more than three networks completely isolated from each o=her, to support MAYBE a dozen
devices.
I can see a case for=separating the phones from the rest of the network, but when you start divi=ing WiFi from
wired, you have all sorts of unintended problems — su=denly the printers don't show up if you're not on the corre=t
wireless network, and the boss can't stream music from his iMac t= the speakers by the pool anymore. Terrible idea for
how his networks are u=ed.
I haven'= had any free time this week at all, but as soon as I can steal away a f=w minutes, I'd like to research
the difference in usable range of r=ckus vs. unifi vs. Netgear's Orbi vs. Apple AirPorts vs. eero. =
In 2014 there were 9 airport devices driving the P= network; today there are 7. The Ruckus are supposed to have
dramatically w=der range, so I'm wondering why we'd need 9 of them to cove= the main house, cabana and staff house.
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Thank you,
James Ce
your Personal Genius
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ii>=A3* Certified Support Professional 10.6
please review and lets discuss
li=e ruckus but think quote is overpriced by 25-30%
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexin=ton Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Beg=n forwarded message:
Bella Klein
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Subject: Fwd: Network Upgrade Option
Da=e: January 16, 2018 at 3:45:14 PM EST
To: =ichard Kahn >>
Quote for PB Network i= attached
Thank you,
Bella
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From: =/span>Fred Ogg < >>
Subject: RE: Network Upgrade Option
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Date: <=b>lanuary 16, 2018 at 3:33:11 PM EST
To: Bella Klein IMP
Charlie Teran
Good afte=noon,
I've attached our recommendation for the network upgrade.&n=sp; Normally, it takes about
two weeks to get all of the material, th=n the installation will follow shortly after.
We'd need the down payment before we can=order anything. I can pickup a check, we can
arrange a wire tra=sfer, or we do take credit cards but there is a 3% service fee. =Let me know what works best for you.
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me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
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Fred Oggq=pan>
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Sent: Tuesday,=January 16, 2018 12:35 PM
To:Cc= Charlie Teran; Loren= Go
Subject: Re: Network Upgrade Option <mailto:
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Thank you,
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Bella,
Thank you for calling. We are putting=together the recommended network design, I will
forward it to you by email a= soon as it's done.
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