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Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Jim and John have a spirited discussion about...favorites. As in, what are their favorite APs and controller platforms to run them on. There are no right or wrong answers, but if you ask Jim... To see the entire AP lineup, check out this link https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/wireless-access-points/ To learn more about the RUCKUS SmartZone, follo...

Send us Fan Mail In this totally sort of not really impromptu hype session, Jim and John do a little pre-registration chat about the 2023 WLPC-Prague event. Registration opens August 15th, with a number of RUCKUS staff planning to be present...and presenting! You can check out the event website here for more information on the deep dives and presentations https://www.thewlpc.com/conferences/prague...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, Jim and John spend time with Bart Giordano, President of NICS and GM of RUCKUS Networks, diving into the upcoming Wi-Fi 7 goodness. To read more about Wi-Fi 7, check out this link here https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/solutions/technology/wi-fi-7/ To learn about CommScope Sentry, check them out here https://www.commscopesentry.com/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, a...

Send us Fan Mail On our latest RUCKCast, Jim and John are joined by Adam Cutts to have fun with some Security Story Time! Security is more than one device or one service, it's more of a mindset and everything thing can either contribute to, or expose holes, in your network security posture. Listen is as they discuss tactics, theories, and challenges with securing today's networks. #rucku...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, the Johns outnumber the Jims, as John Murphy joins our hosts to dig more into the RUCKUS WAN Gateway. John (Murphy!) first presented on this at the recently concluded Mobility Field Day. You can see his presentation in the link below. https://techfieldday.com/video/ruckus-wan-gateway-with-john-murphy/ Follow this link to learn more about the RUCKUS WAN Gatew...

Send us Fan Mail RUCKUS One is the next evolution of the RUCKUS Cloud controller platform and Mittal Parekh joins the crew to talk about this evolution and what it means for the future of cloud controllers. Listen in as Mittal hits all the high points about what RUCKUS One is and how it can help organizations and administrators alike deliver exceptional user experiences. RUCKUS One Press Release:...

Send us Fan Mail During his presentation at Mobility Field Day 9, Rajiv Iyer, a Sr Director in the Product Management Team at RUCKUS, introduced everyone to Cloud RRM. Jim and John had some questions and invited Rajiv to the show to dive a little deeper. What is Cloud RRM, how does it work, and why people should consider embracing RRM in the cloud after spending so much time avoiding RRM. To see R...

Send us Fan Mail On our latest episode, Jim and John have a timely-and timed!- debate about whether to deploy Wi-Fi 6e or Wi-Fi 7, as well as what thoughts might go in to making those decisions. To follow what RUCKUS Networks is talking about concerning Wi-Fi 7, follow their website here https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/solutions/technology/wi-fi-7/  Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https:...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, Jim and John discuss the upcoming Mobility Field Day 9, where RUCKUS will be presenting on May 18th at 1:30PDT/4:30EST. You can watch the stream live, or get more information, here:  https://techfieldday.com/event/mfd9/ For some prior Field Day presentations, check out these links! https://techfieldday.com/appearance/ruckus-networks-presents-at-mobility-fiel...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, Jim and John talk about some perishable skills that WiFi engineers have-specifically, surveying and troubleshooting. And while there are loads of tools to be used, the best tools are the ones you have.  Some tools vaguely discussed in the show: https://www.intuitibits.com And Eddie Forero doing his WireShark thing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSjGo2DZ...

Send us Fan Mail On our latest epsiode, Jim and John are joined by Christopher Mohammed, PLM for RUCKUS CloudPath, to talk about some of the best things that CloudPath can do, that perhaps you weren't aware of. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Send us Fan Mail On our latest RUCKCast, Jim and John virtually sit down with Keith Wong, PLM for the RUCKUS R series indoor access points, to talk about our latest indoor AP, the Wi-Fi 6E capable R560!  For additional technical information: https://www.commscope.com/product-type/enterprise-networking/wireless-access-points/indoor/r560/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtub...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, Jim and John spend time talking with Jeff Sojourne about the new RUCKUS ICX 8200 line of entry-level switches. For more information on the product line: https://www.commscope.com/product-type/enterprise-networking/ethernet-switches/icx8200/ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/al...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode, Jim and John manage to record face to face while attending WLPC2023 In Phoenix. This episode has a bit of it all, summarizing the WLPC experience thus far, plus some interesting configuration conversations that have recently popped up. Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgro...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, we take a bite out of the Internet of Things, discussing vRIoT servers, the oh-so-important Ruckus IoT Insights, and some really neat real-world applications for this increasingly popular technology. https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/iot-networking-systems/ You can read the blog about this subject here https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/blog/2023/the-littl...

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode of the new year, Jim and John catch up on things and dive into a hot topic: eSports and networking! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, John and Jim finish their WLPC discussion, as the pair discuss the exciting Deep Dive and Boot Camp opportunities awaiting WiFi fans in February! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Send us Fan Mail In this first full episode of the season, John Deegan and Jim Palmer discuss all things WLPC. Starting with a quick recap of the recently concluded Prague WLPC, and then finishing with an in depth discussion on what lies ahead for Ruckus relative to WLPC 2023! Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexg...

Send us Fan Mail With some new hosting comes a re-introduction of the Ruckcast. John Deegan takes the reigns and gets things rolling Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Send us Fan Mail Jim Selby, President of Aspen Wireless stops by to talk with Damien Holloway, Ruckus Networks VP of Customer Services and Support about Ruckus Big Dogs, Support, and...Dogs!  Video version available here: https://youtu.be/2zJ7TjNM5jQ Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Send us Fan Mail Damien Holloway, Ruckus Networks VP of Customer Service and Support sat down with Bryce Nordstrand, VP GM Managed Services at Access Networks. Damien and Bryce discussed the ins and outs of being a Support Partner, Support overall, and the good and the bad. It was a great conversation to be able to listen to, and I think you'll enjoy it! https://www.accessnetworks.com/ Video...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Palmer sat down with NetAlly's Director of Marketing, Dan Klimke to discuss the value and benefit to their tools in managing and supporting wired and wireless networks. https://netally.com/  Video version available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tM2Q9huEK08 Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_E and https://pixabay.com/users/a...

Send us Fan Mail Ruckus Networks very own Erik Heinrich sits down with Infiot CEO Parag Thakore to discuss Infiot SD-WAN and the Ruckus Networks Partnership. https://www.commscope.com/ruckus/alliance-partners/infiot/  https://www.infiot.com/  Episode is also available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrF8ezhh0dw SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG NEWSLETTER on our blog home page:  https://www.commscope.co...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 is coming soon! Apologies for the hiatus, but we are coming back with an all new format, and great new content. In this quick update episode I provided a few links you'll need. RUCKUS Education YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RuckusEducationCommScope RUCKUS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ruckuswireless Looking forward to this upcoming season. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Palmer is headed to Vegas! For Black Hat! We recorded while he's waiting to board his flight, and filled us in on what he's getting up to out there. Jim will be presenting on the Black Hat NOC Twitch channel on Thursday August 5th at 11AM PST. He will be covering how they built the network, and the challenges that go in to it. Keep an eye out, we are doing a follow u...