Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

Capturing wireless frames is a must know skill for any Wi-Fi network engineer. Capturing Wireless Frames with a Mac The Macbook Pro is an excellent tool for capturing wireless frames. The built-in wireless adapter can be used to sniff wireless frames in the air. As I like to say, the best troubleshooting tool you can […] The post CTS 121: Capturing Wireless Frames with a Mac appeared first on Clea...

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi in a warehouse environment can get complex. We outline 6 tips to help you out.   6 Warehouse Wi-Fi Troubleshooting Tips Warehouse environments are tricky. They're complex. Many factors can limit how well Wi-Fi works. There are tall racks which go as high as 30 feet or more. Depending on what kind of […] The post CTS 120: 6 Warehouse Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Tips appeared first o...

Coming off the Cisco Champion Radio podcast, François and Rowell share their RRM experience.   Our Cisco RRM Experience We use Cisco RRM on a daily basis and in most of the environments we configure and manage. It's come a long way since it's introduction but we're both still learning so much about Cisco RRM. […] The post CTS 119: Our RRM Experience appeared first on Clear To Send .

Rowell had the pleasure of meeting with Quantenna at their headquarters in San Jose, CA. Quantenna Just around the corner from my own home is the headquarters of Quantenna, in San Jose, CA. Their sign is prominent from the street and I drive by it several times. This time, I find myself sitting inside one […] The post CTS 118: Quantenna – A Wi-Fi Chipset Company appeared first on Clear To Send .

What's coming up for Wi-Fi with developers and how can we learn to automate our Wi-Fi day-to-day? DevNet Create 2018 I was expecting to be amongst the developers but I left feeling inspired about what we can create while working with Wi-Fi. This was my first time attending DevNet Create and it certainly won't be […] The post CTS 117: A Wi-Fi Engineer Goes to DevNet Create appeared first on Clear T...

Robert Boardman joins the show to share his experience as a first-time attendee at Aruba Atmosphere. Aruba Atmosphere 2018 Hosted at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Aruba Atmosphere packed in about 3000 wireless professionals for a great conference. Robert Boardman joins the show to share his experience in attending for the first time. Robert […] The post CTS 116: Aruba Atmosphere 2018 appeared fir...

Free Space Path Loss (or FSPL) represents the amount of energy that a given radio wave loses as it travels through the air away from its source. Understanding FSPL will help us understand how far a Wi-Fi signal can go. It is also widely used by Wi-Fi survey tools to predict Wi-Fi signal propagation. Free […] The post CTS 115: Free Space Path Loss appeared first on Clear To Send .

Automation and programming is making its way into the WLAN engineer's daily work life. Jake Snyder joins the show to provide his experience and use cases. Automate or Die We've seen automation take over the server and networking world. Wi-Fi is the last to fully embrace programming, APIs, and automation. It's slowly making it's way. […] The post CTS 114: Automate or Die appeared first on Clear To...

Robert Boardman, of WiFi of Everything, joins the show to tell us his thoughts on the upcoming Cisco Live conference during the summer of 2018. Cisco Live 2018: What To Expect Cisco Live 2018 will be from June 10 – 14, 2018 in Orlando Florida. Robert and I are both Cisco Champions. We decided to […] The post CTS 113: The Wizarding World of Cisco Live 2018 appeared first on Clear To Send .

Fred Niehaus and Wes Purvis, of Cisco, discuss how the network sensor brings an impact with Wi-Fi assurance. The Network Sensor This episode was all brought together because of a recent announcement of Cisco's dedicated Wi-Fi network sensor. A smaller AP-looking device, similar to the Cisco 1815, that can be wall-mounted or placed close to […] The post CTS 112: Wi-Fi Assurance With Sensors appeare...

This year, Rowell wasn't able to attend WLPC. But François made it to Phoenix and presented too! Why You Shoulnd't Skip WLPC WLPC 2018 was packed with a lot of great presentations by different people in the Wi-Fi industry. The format of this years' conference was a little different: 3 Main sessions of 55 mins […] The post CTS 111 – Why You Shouldn’t Skip WLPC appeared first on Clear To Send .

Teaching & learning is taking advantage of Wi-Fi. Are you ready for the connected classroom? The Highly Connected Classroom Students are bringing more Wi-Fi capable devices into the classroom. Professors have used the “closed lid” method with students for a while now to prevent distractions from happening during lectures. Other professors have shifted their teaching […] The post CTS 110: The Wi-Fi...

Special guests, Samuel Clements and George Stefanick join the show to discuss the Ekahau Sidekick with Rowell Dionicio and Jussi Kiviniemi. Ekahau Sidekick Wireless site surveys have been performed with USB adapters for a long time. Many have had grueling battles with getting these USB adapters working, we've had them fail, and have seen varying […] The post CTS 109: Ekahau Sidekick, Spectrum Anal...

Which Wi-Fi metrics are worth tracking and what can you do with those metrics? This episode was sponsored by Metageek Useful Wi-Fi Metrics To Track Today's Wi-Fi networks are the main point of access to network resources and have become mission critical service to employees. To monitor the Wi-Fi network, which metrics should you track […] The post CTS 108: Useful Wi-Fi Metrics To Track appeared fi...

Are you fully utilizing CleanAir to it's maximum capability? We dive into the intricacies of Cisco CleanAir. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Cisco CleanAir Download your free CleanAir Reference Sheet PDF The earliest Cisco WLC version where Cisco CleanAir was released dates back to the 7.0 days. Sometime around the year 2010. Cisco CleanAir […] The post CTS 107: What’s The Purpose of Cisco C...

Vijay Nagarajan of Broadcom joins CTS to discuss what's new with 802.11ax and it's future with Broadcom. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Broadcom Delivers 802.11ax Solutions On August 15, 2017 Broadcom announced their 802.11ax ecosystem of products labeled Max WiFi. In this episode, Vijay Nagarajan joins us on the show to discuss the future […] The post CTS 106: 802.11ax with Broadcom appear...

What's new with Nyansa Voyance since Mobility Field Day 2? I take a look into Voyance in this new episode… This episode is sponsored by Metageek Wi-Fi Analytics with Nyansa Voyance I wanted to look back at what Nyansa has been doing with Voyance since Mobility Field Day 2. Nyansa has been around since 2013 […] The post CTS 105: Measuring User Experience with Voyance appeared first on Clear To Send...

What is Cisco DCA and how does it work with RRM. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Cisco RRM DCA – Dynamic Channel Assignment DCA, or Dynamic Channel Assignment, is a core component of Cisco Radio Resource Management (RRM). It runs a critical algorithm which dynamically changes an access points (AP) client serving channel based […] The post CTS 104: Cisco DCA appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we go over the Cisco Neighbor Discovery Protocol. The basis of Cisco RRM. This episode is sponsored by Metageek. Cisco WLC Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) Cisco NDP, short for Neighbor Discovery Protocol and Neighbor Discovery Packets, is a critical component of Cisco’s auto RF feature, Radio Resource Management (RRM). The purpose of […] The post CTS 103: Cisco WLC NDP appeared...

François and Rowell discuss their experiences capturing wireless frames for analysis and what tools they used to do it. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Capturing Wireless Frames It's one of my favorite things to do. Capture wireless frames anywhere there's a wireless network present. I know. I'm a boring guy. But I can't help […] The post CTS 102: Capturing Wireless Frames appeared first on...

Robert Boardman joins the podcast to discuss his install of Ubiquiti AirFiber24 at his campus. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Ubiquiti AirFiber24 Robert Boardman is a network engineer in Monterey, CA. He recently deployed a point-to-point link using Ubiquiti AirFiber24. These are 24 GHz radios operating in unlicensed spectrum. This is one of the […] The post CTS 101: Ubiquiti AirFiber Insta...

A look back at the podcast all the way to the beginning! Be sure to check out the giveaway at the bottom of this post! This episode is sponsored by Metageek We Made It To Episode 100! I never thought I'd make it to episode 100 of this podcast. The first episode was published in […] The post CTS 100: Retrospective – Episode 100! appeared first on Clear To Send .

Steve McKim shares his experience in starting a new WISP in his town, how he gets customers, and what equipment he uses. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Starting A WISP Steve McKim, a good friend of ours, lives in Rossburn Manitoba, Canada. He recently started his own WISP to provide high speed internet to the […] The post CTS 099: Starting Your Own New WISP appeared first on Clear To Send .

Raymond Hendrix joins the show to discuss his experience in deploying event Wi-Fi. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Event Wi-Fi Raymond Hendrix is the man behind Veni Vidi Wi-Fi. It is operated by Hendrix IT. He is located in Merselo, Netherlands. This episode is an expansion of his Ten Talk from WLPC EU. Raymond […] The post CTS 098: Setting Up Event Wi-Fi appeared first on Clear To Send .

François talks about this experience in studying for the CCNP Wireless certification and how you can get started. This episode is sponsored by Metageek CCNP Wireless In order to get the CCNP Wireless certification, you need to pass the following 4 exams: 300-360 WIDESIGN – Designing Cisco Wireless Enterprises Networks 300-365 WIDEPLOY – Deploying Cisco […] The post CTS 097: Studying For CCNP Wirel...