Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

In this episode, we are trying to assess how easy it is to troubleshoot common Wi-Fi problems using RUCKUS cloud. We want to give you an idea of what it would look like to perform troubleshooting from our point of view. We outline what we like and what we would want to see improved. We […] The post CTS 262: Troubleshooting Common Wi-Fi Problems with RUCKUS appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we are trying to assess how easy it is to troubleshoot common Wi-Fi problems using the Mist solution. We want to give you an idea of what it would look like to perform troubleshooting from our point of view. We outline what we like and what we would want to see improved. […] The post CTS 261: Troubleshoot Common Wi-Fi Issue with Mist appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we are trying to assess how easy it is to troubleshoot common Wi-Fi problems using the Meraki Health solution. We want to give you an idea of what it would look like to perform troubleshooting from our point of view. We outline what we like and what we would want to see […] The post CTS 260: Troubleshoot Common Wi-Fi Problems with Meraki Health appeared first on Clear To Send .

Are we relying too much on proprietary tech to optimize Wi-Fi for client devices? Recently, Rowell had to optimize a wireless network which became this episode. What do we think about features like client load balancing? Can it work efficiently and how do client devices react to it? Is there a better way to load […] The post CTS 259: Optimizing for Client Devices appeared first on Clear To Send .

New IEEE-802.11 Standard The IEEE published, on February 26th, a new version of the IEEE 802.11 standards. It is called IEEE-802.11-2020. Did you get your copy yet? But take note: 802.11ax didn’t make it to this version – womp womp. You can buy it here if you cannot wait: https://standards.ieee.org/standard/802_11-2020.html Here is the timeline of […] The post CTS 258: This Week In Wireless – 802....

In this episode, Rowell and I talk about some of the reasons why we do some AP-on-a-Stick site surveys. Both of us share some of the APoS work we have been doing in different environments. We get into some of the equipment we used to make our measurements. And we also talk about what we […] The post CTS 257: When Should You Do APoS? appeared first on Clear To Send .

This week, we have Troy Martin on the show to talk about IoT. We talk about the IoT landscape and which wireless technologies are used both at home and in the enterprise space. Troy Martin, CWNE #90 and CWNE Advisory Board Member, works as a Principal Consultant for Trogen Consulting. He also co-host a podcast […] The post CTS256: IoT with Troy Martin appeared first on Clear To Send .

Following episode CTS 252 where we talk about our general Wi-Fi Design methodologies, we wanted to do a deep dive on warehouse Wi-Fi. Enjoy the episode: We covered a few things that are even more relevant in a warehouse / manufacturing environment: Installation heights Choosing the right antenna Choosing the proper installation type Choosing the […] The post CTS255: Our Warehouse Wi-Fi Design Walk...

We've had many discussions about using APIs with Wi-Fi. Mostly it's been around learning Python, practicing with simple projects, or using scripts to enhance our work with clients. Today, we bring on Jonas Dekkers from Wiflex. Wiflex is an cloud-based service to help organizations onboard their customers and end users onto the Wi-Fi network. Jonas […] The post CTS 254: How Wiflex uses APIs for the...

In this episode, we are welcoming John Breth to talk about the Mist AI JNCIA certification. John Breth work as an IT/Cyber Architect. His focus is security but he decided to go for all Juniper JNCIA certifications last year, which led him to try out the JNCIA Mist AI certification. It was nice to hear […] The post CTS 253: Mist AI JNCIA Certification with John Breth appeared first on Clear To Send...

We're providing a view of how we use Ekahau Pro to perform predictive modeling of an office floor plan. In a future episode, we will do a walkthrough of a warehouse predictive model. François and I perform Wi-Fi design differently. This episode we talk about our differences, the goals we're trying to achieve, and an […] The post CTS 252: Our Wi-Fi Design Walkthrough appeared first on Clear To Send...

In this episode, we're going to cover a small topic of the CWAP certification. We're taking a look at the frame exchanges that occur during 802.11r or Fast BSS Transition. In our scenario we'll use my iPhone which associates to AP1 and roams to AP2. Without 802.11r, the roam will take additional time to complete. […] The post CTS 251 – Fast BSS Transition Frame Exchanges (CWAP) appeared first on C...

After 47 episodes we're closing the book in another year of podcasting. We missed 5 episodes which is not bad for publishing every week. We run this podcast in addition to our careers and while being with our families. We've certainly enjoyed the process along the way and have learned a lot. There was plenty […] The post CTS 250: 2020 Year in Review appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we talk about the different behaviours that an RF signal can have while travelling through different environments. This will help you better understand what happens to Wi-Fi signals as they travel away from their transmitters. This is a very nice episode if you are studying for your CWNA or if you are […] The post CTS 249: RF Behaviours appeared first on Clear To Send .

This week, we are showcasing how you can deploy freeradius on your WLAN Pi. This is, yet, another way to take advantage of your WLAN Pi to do your work as a Wi-Fi Engineer. Why would you want to deploy freeradius on a WLAN Pi? Here are a few reasons why: Start a quick radius […] The post CTS 248: Deploy FreeRADIUS on your WLAN Pi appeared first on Clear To Send .

We have the author of the best Wi-Fi apps for MacOS, Adrian Granados, joining us on this  episode. Adrian went full-time with his company, Intuitibits, to dedicate more time to his applications so we can be better working with Wi-Fi. We last had Adrian on the show on Episode 7! He describes what it was […] The post CTS 247: The Best Wi-Fi Apps for MacOS appeared first on Clear To Send .

This episode comes from our live stream of Wi-Fi Coffee Hour where we discuss industry news. Watch the video version below. And be sure to follow us on YouTube! I've had a brand new access point sitting in a box for a while now, why don't we unbox it. And what are the differences between […] The post CTS 246: Wi-Fi Coffee Hour – Unboxing, Quadrants, UNII4, and more appeared first on Clear To Send...

Celona joins the podcast to show us the platform capabilities of Celona Edge and enterprise integration. We also take a look of a live demo running on San Jose State University. Take a look at how CBRS can be used in a private network environment. For a visual look at the solution, check out the […] The post CTS 245: Celona Edge Architecture and Live Demo appeared first on Clear To Send .

Which tools are best to use for Wi-Fi troubleshooting? Maybe you're using a handful of tools to complete the job. Each tool performs a specific function and in the end we need to merge the data collected into a single report or next action. For a few months, I've been testing the netAlly EtherScope nXG. […] The post CTS 244: Handheld Wi-Fi Tools with netAlly appeared first on Clear To Send .

Power saving is a normal function of mobile devices. It's required to conserve battery. In this episode, we summarize what we've read about Power Management from the 802.11 standard. Power save (PS) is a power management mode in which a station (STA) alternates between two states: Awake: STA is fully powered Dozing: STA is not […] The post CTS 243: 802.11 Power Saving appeared first on Clear To Se...

Dynamic bandwidth operation occurs when a transmitter attempts to acquire the medium for a bonded channel but is only cleared to use a smaller channel width. For example, let's consider an access point configured to serve devices with a 40 MHz channel width. A device would transmit an RTS for 40 MHz but the receiver […] The post CTS 242: Dynamic Bandwidth Operation appeared first on Clear To Send...

Meraki has been around for a long time. With over 508k customers, 2.5 million active networks, and in 190 countries, it's about time there's a certification around Meraki technologies. The Meraki-specific certification is the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist Certification. The exam is called Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions, exam number 500-220 ECMS. Meraki's ECMS certification covers […] The p...

Juniper is coming out with a new certification track for Mist under the Juniper certification portfolio. This track will be focused on Wi-Fi as well as anything Mist related. JNCIS-MistAI is the first official certification. Became available on September 28th 2020. JNCIA-MistAI will be coming before the end of the year. The new Juniper Mist […] The post CTS240: New Mist Training & Certifications a...

Inside of Google's in-house incubator, Area 120, is the birth of Orion WiFi. A new way for network operators to offer their Wi-Fi to carriers and generate revenue. In this episode, we have two guests from Google: Raj Gajwani Rich Mazzola Orion WiFi lets businesses such as public venues sell their Wi-Fi capacity to cellular […] The post CTS 239: Google’s Orion WiFi appeared first on Clear To Send .

In this episode, we're bringing on some special guests from Juniper Networks. We're going to discuss the integration of Juniper Networks switches into the Mist dashboard. Our special guests are: Sujit Ghosh Ahbi Shamsundar Jussi Kiviniemi Our agenda for this episode is to get a look behind the scenes of integrating other platforms, such as […] The post CTS 238: Integration of Juniper Switches in M...