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I. Receiving and Physical Inspection
- Each received item that arrives is thoroughly inspected to ensure it is free from physical damage.
- It is verified via the external and internal serial numbers to be authentic.
- All markings, stickers, and labels must be intact and authentic.
II. Testing and Performance
A. Testing
- Every item is powered on for inspection.
- Chassis are cleaned and inspected.
- Motherboards and daughterboards are cleaned and tested.
- Slots and power connectors are populated to ensure proper operation under load.
- Connectors, ports, and pins are all visually inspected.
- All Internal memory is verified, recorded, and tested.
- Processing Units are verified, recorded, and tested.
- Indicator lights are tested.
- Validate and upgrade software if needed.
- All configurations are cleared and the software is restored to factory defaults.
- All network equipment is upgraded to the latest IOS version as needed.
- Logs are checked for errors.
- Licenses are verified.
- Applicable diagnostic tests are run to verify the system status.
- Errors are reported.
B. Performance
- Equipment is inserted into a live network environment and tested.
- Ports on routers and switches are tested based on speed capacity, 100 MB, 1 GB, 10 GB,
etc. in a live network.
- Real traffic is generated in order to stress-test all ports to test bandwidth capacity and
interface functionality.
- Power supplies are tested under load.
III. Refurbishing, Quality Control, and Shipping
A. Refurbishing
- After all the above criteria are met, and any additional testing is performed, all items are refurbished or repaired to the highest standards.
B. Quality Control
- Before shipping, all items go through a final inspection including but not limited to. A final cleaning process, power and post test, configuration confirmation, and any applicable accessory kit is included.
- All of our equipment goes through this stringent process to ensure that every piece meets factory specifications and is ready for real-world production environments.
C. Shipping
- All items are professionally packaged by our experienced shipping department using the only the highest quality materials to ensure damage free delivery.