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Ekahau AI Pro brings many features and benefits for any Wi-Fi engineer. That's why we're being joined by Matt Sterling and Mac Deryng of Ekahau to educate us on what these features are. First off, Sidekick 2 is updated to support 6 GHz with packet captures and be fully useable with Ekahau Analyzer. Then there […] The post CTS 309: Wireless with Ekahau (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Jiri Brejcha joins us on this episode to discuss his testing of 6 GHz capable clients (iPad and Google Pixel) and how they discovery 6 GHz Wi-Fi networks. Jiri demonstrates how important the Reduced Neighbor Report plays an important role in 6 GHz AP discovery. Jiri is an enterprise architect at Cisco UK and part […] The post CTS 308: Reduced Neighbor Report appeared first on Clear To Send.

Our special guests are Jussi Kiviniemi and Joel Crane of Hamina. I'm a previous episode, cleartosend.net/286, Jussi gave us a rundown of Hamina before it was a beta product. In this episode, Hamina is a full product now, available for everyone to use and we decided to learn how Wi-Fi tools are built. Jussi and […] The post CTS 307: How Wi-Fi Tools Are Made – Building Hamina (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Shownotes Multiple BSSID sets out to aggregate individual beacon frames from an access point to a single beacon frame. It helps solve the issue of beacon overhead. As it is today, each SSID broadcasts a beacon. The more SSIDs you're broadcasting, the more the beacons eat up airtime. Airtime is a precious resource for Wi-Fi […] The post CTS 306: Multiple-BSSID appeared first on Clear To Send.

We had the pleasure of attending WLPC in Prague for 2022. It was the first time joining a larger conference since the pandemic started. It was great to be around our peers having insightful discussions and catching up. In this episode, we're providing our thoughts about WLPC EU and which presentations were our favorites. In […] The post CTS 305: WLPC EU Recap appeared first on Clear To Send.

Wi-Fi gets all the blame for any type of network or device issue. Lean teams struggle to streamline their IT operations and lack the actionable insights needed to make smart decisions. In this episode, we're talking to Wyebot and how they are able to help many organizations troubleshoot Wi-Fi efficiently with the use of network […] The post CTS 304: Proactive Wi-Fi Monitoring and Automation (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Selecting the right antenna for a warehouse can be challenging. There are many factors to take into consideration and different mounting options available. You can mount antennas from top down or at the end of an aisle. When selecting the antenna of choice, keep the device capability in mind. There are various antennas available that […] The post CTS 303: Warehouse Antenna Challenges appeared first on Clear To Send.

NetAlly has had a history of announcing new products at Mobility Field Day. At MFD7 they continued that tradition with the announcement of the AirCheck G3. James Kahkoska gave us a historical rundown of NetAlly innovations prior to the announcement. With Wi-Fi 6E upon us, the AirCheck G3 will have 6 GHz capability. It has […] The post CTS 302: MFD7 – Your Ally for Wi-Fi Troubleshooting appeared first on Clear To Send.

Private 5G is another wireless solution aimed at use cases requiring low latency and dedicated throughput for critical applications. But 5G for Wi-Fi engineers is an enigma. We know of 5G but how many Wi-Fi engineers have configured and deployed it? Celona believes that private 5G is so easy that any Wi-Fi engineer can deploy […] The post CTS 301: MFD7 – Private 5G So Easy Anyone Can Do It appeared first on Clear To Send.

With over 15 patents and 300+ well known customers, monitoring Wi-Fi from the client perspective is a big deal. 7Signal plants sensors on the network to monitor and gather various Wi-Fi metrics to determine root cause analysis. This is done through passive or active monitoring on one of their two products, Mobile Eye or Sapphire […] The post CTS 300: MFD7 – The Eye of 7Signal appeared first on Clear To Send.

Cisco has been an occasional presenter at Mobility Field Day (MFD7). We were expecting Cisco to reiterate their announcement from Cisco Live. Briefly mentioned was the additional Catalyst access points capable of being managed by a controller or in the Meraki dashboard. Jim presented incredible detail and analysis of 6 GHz compared to 5 GHz […] The post CTS 299: MFD7 – Cisco's 6 GHz Analysis appeared first on Clear To Send.

Fortinet is a security-based company pulling in $4.1B in revenue. And as you'd expect, they are securing Wi-Fi users differently from others. Today, their customers are facing many challenges from sophisticated attacks, operational technology, work from anywhere, and the application journey. Their vision is to reduce complexity and have rapid response. There's a convergence of […] The post CTS 298: MFD7 – FortiFi the Network appeared first on Clear To Send.

Ruckus Networks unveils their latest logo of the iconic dog, creating a Ruckus. I couldn't help noticing how much more confident the dog appeared. Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? Ruckus dived into the scalability of their platform, empowering property owners, hospitality, and higher education with the tools of efficiently managing […] The post CTS 297: Ruckus Gains Confidence appeared first on Clear To Send.

Mobility Field Day (MFD) is the traditional format of Mist product announcements. It's no different for MFD7. In the room with MFD delegates sits two new Juniper EX4100 network switches. Described to be deliver cloud-native telemetry data to improve Marvis and the AI-driven dashboard. Speaking of Marvis, Mist announced an expansion with the Marvis Windows […] The post CTS 296: EXpanding Mist appeared first on Clear To Send.

Mobility Field Day 7 is taking place from Wednesday July 13 to Friday July 15 2022. As always, it will be streamed live on LinkedIn as well as on the Tech Field Day website. Tune in at: https://techfieldday.com/event/mfd7/ This year, the presenters will be: Juniper / Mist Ruckus Networks Betacom Fortinet Cisco 7Signal Celona NetAlly […] The post CTS 295: We're Going to MFD7! appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this episode, we introduce the topic of Wi-Fi DevOps. François and Rowell defines what Wi-Fi DevOps is and how it can improve some of the operations of Wi-Fi Engineers. DevOps is used more and more on the wired network side but is coming, slowly but surely, to wireless. Listen up in order to understand […] The post CTS 294: Introduction to Wi-Fi DevOps appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this episode, Heather Paunet and Ed Chapman from Arista talk about their new product: Cognitive Unified Edge. Arista is making a move in the commercial enterprise space by offering a new product that will let its customer manage the full stack of network equipments: APs, switches, firewalls and WAN appliance. Here are a few […] The post CTS 293: Cognitive Unified Edge with Arista Networks (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Our guest, Kjetil Teigen Hansen is a System Engineer at Conscia Norge AS in Norway. In this episode, we have a discussion on how he leverages Grafana to graph Wi-Fi telemetry data from the Cisco Catalyst C9800. Telemetry data is network monitoring data streamed from network devices. Kjetil has built his own dashboards with Telegraf, […] The post CTS 292: Use Case for Wi-Fi Telemetry Data appeared first on Clear To Send.

Jim Florwick, of Cisco, joins us on this episode to discuss many new features about the Catalyst 9136 access point. 6 GHz is a big competitive landscape with many new access points hitting the market. The Catalyst 9136 will be available with 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz radios. Jim Florwick provides us an […] The post CTS 291: Wi-Fi Cisco Updates with Jim Florwick (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Ekahau has just released their latest version of the desktop software but with a new name, AI Pro. With revamped features and algorithms we will look into how AI Planner has changed. We will also dive into the newest additions such as Network Simulator. We find this feature to be useful for client projects. Wall […] The post CTS 290: First Look – Ekahau AI Pro appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this episode, we're bringing on special guests to provide insight into career interviews in wireless positions. We're joined by Dave Benham and Sam Clements, experts in their field who have hiring responsibilities for their team. Both Dave and Sam bring their own experience and perspectives. If you're trying to find your path to a […] The post CTS 289: Wireless Job Interviews appeared first on Clear To Send.

It can be challenging trying to migrate to a Wi-Fi only role. But it's not an impossible task. In this episode, we're going to share some of our own experiences and tips. There are many more tips for getting Wi-Fi experience. But this is a way to get started right now. We ask that you […] The post CTS 288: 7 Tips for Getting Wi-Fi Experience appeared first on Clear To Send.

Does hiding your SSID make it more secure? Will hiding your SSID keep the hackers away? We'll show you how to reveal a hidden SSID with ease using your laptop. If the SSID is hidden, how does a device know how to find it? In this episode, we'll discuss why hiding your SSID is not […] The post CTS 287: Not So Hidden SSID appeared first on Clear To Send.

What if you could design your next Wi-Fi project without downloading any software onto your computer. It's entirely possible to design Wi-Fi in the browser leveraging CPU and GPU resources. https://youtu.be/gHSJgcO3qnI Hamina is giving us our first look into a new Wi-Fi design tool. With any laptop you'll be able to increase your productivity and […] The post CTS 286: Predictive Surveys with Hamina (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

As 6GHz access points are starting to ship, we wanted to talk about how 6GHz will change our day-to-day life working as a Wi-Fi Engineer. In this episode, we talk about how 6GHz will impact the way we design and configure Wi-Fi networks. Here is a quick agenda of the topics covered in this episode: […] The post CTS 285: 6GHz – What is it going to change for us? appeared first on Clear To Send.

Wi-Fi security hasn't changed much in many years. The most common security method is using a pre-shared key, one that hardly changes. Next, you have a more complex configuration using 802.1X with certificates. But what if we could flip this model and think about it differently by leveraging the cloud? We could use passwordless multi-factor […] The post CTS 284: Zero Trust Wi-Fi Access with Beyond Identity (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

Wi-Fi news is heating up this year. With vendors coming out with Wi-Fi 6E access points to surprising vendors in 5G space. This episode is about the latest Wi-Fi news. Check out the video version of this episode and see who won our Juniper Voucher giveaway! In this episode we're talking about 6 GHz APs […] The post CTS 283: News – 6E APs, WLPC, Acquisitions, 5G and more appeared first on Clear To Send.

Gone are the days of not knowing what is happening on your Wi-Fi network. Traditional WLAN systems would be able to tell you if a client is connected or not but it wasn't enough to understand the end-user experience on your Wi-Fi network. Network Assurance is how you're able to understand the client journey, from […] The post CTS 282: Network Assurance with Arista Networks (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

We're continuing our discussion of certifications and career growth by diving into something different – Python certifications. Automation and scripting is making its way into Wi-Fi. As Wi-Fi engineers, we need to educate ourselves and determine whether we can find good value by leveraging Python. François came across Python Institute which has its own set […] The post CTS 281: Python Institute Certifications appeared first on Clear To Send.

Are you interested in taking the Juniper Mist JNCIA-MistAI or JNCIS-MistAI certifications? Rowell recently took the JNCIA-MistAI and he provides his thoughts on the exam. The JNCIA is an entry-level type of certification. There won't be any configuration type of questions. But what you will need to know is identifying the different components of MistAI. […] The post CTS 280: JNCIA-MistAI & JNCIS-MistAI appeared first on Clear To Send.

Wi-Fi has always been important. People are mobile and it seems as though any issue gets pinned on Wi-Fi. That's why this year it is your time to get into Wi-Fi, learn the fundamentals, and become the Wi-Fi expert at your workplace. In this episode, we're going to discuss how to get started and what […] The post CTS 279: Getting Started with Wi-Fi in 2022 appeared first on Clear To Send.

The year is coming to a close and this is our last episode. We want to thank you, the listener, for supporting us. Thank you for listening to our episodes and sharing them with others. If you have 5-10 minutes, please fill out our annual audience survey. It will help shape the direction of the […] The post CTS 278: 2021 Year in Review appeared first on Clear To Send.

With the pandemic to continue on, how does this impact future carpeted office Wi-Fi projects? More workers are wanting to work from home, avoiding long commutes, easier way of life, and just avoiding the office altogether. Some businesses have opted to move towards a more remote workforce thus reducing their office footprint. Many other businesses […] The post CTS 277: Pandemic Impact to Office Wi-Fi appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this episode, Arista Networks joins the podcast to provide an overview of their Wi-Fi solution – Arista Cognitive Wi-Fi. Arista Networks acquired Mojo Networks in 2018. Today, it forms CloudVision Wi-Fi that provides network administrators with a view of end user experience on their Wi-Fi networks. Robert Ferruolo and Metka Dragos join us from […] The post CTS 276: Arista Networks Wi-Fi Solution Overview (Sponsored) appeared first on Clear To Send.

A common question we get and see on the CTS Slack is what equipment we have in our AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) kit? In this episode, we discuss the core components of our APoS kit including the tripod, AP stand, casters, cases, etc. The most common question about APoS is the tripod. Which one should you get […] The post CTS 275: What's in Your APoS Kit? appeared first on Clear To Send.

Designing Wi-Fi for university lecture halls can be challenging. From dealing with BYOD, high density, aesthetics, and more.. How do you tackle it? What should you consider? And what will the results be? There are many challenges to consider such as high density, high capacity, BYOD, aesthetics, application usage, and more. All must be considered […] The post CTS 274: Designing Wi-Fi for Lecture Halls appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this episode, we talk about what updates Fortinet brings to Mobility Field Day 6. Fortinet reminds us that they have a full stack offering with security first. We like to call it their FortiOffering. Security is always at the heart of their solutions. They have products to answer a lot of needs – Very […] The post CTS 273 – Fortinet at MFD6 appeared first on Clear To Send.

NetAlly continues to add features to their existing handheld tools. In this episode, we're going to take a look at two features for the EtherScope nXG, the BLE survey and LANBERT which was showcased at Mobility Field Day 6. BLE is integrated into more and more APs nowadays (Mist, Aruba, Meraki…). BLE is leveraged for […] The post CTS 272: NetAlly's BLE Survey & LANBERT appeared first on Clear To Send.

A new release that has both of us excited is the VenVolt 2 from Ventev. We do quite a number of AP-on-a-Stick surveys that require a portable battery pack for an access point. The previous VenVolt provided a lot of runtime when it came to the battery. But the unit itself was rather large and […] The post CTS 271 – Ventev VenVolt 2 at MFD6 appeared first on Clear To Send.

At MFD6, Mist has released their framework for how to design Wi-Fi networks. There are many videos to go through with supporting content. Many more videos are in the works. The Wi-Fi design framework was developed by Peter Mackenzie. There's a lot of great information on the site and they make it entertaining with characters […] The post CTS 270: MFD6 – Juniper / Mist appeared first on Clear To Send.

Arista Networks rejoins Mobility Field Day and in this episode we're discussing Arista's cloud solution and the openness. The solid cloud solution presented by Arista comes with their own Autonomous Artificial Intelligence named Ava. The AI has a lot of data at her disposal. It's an impressive amount of data stored in the cloud giving […] The post CTS 269 – Arista at MFD6 appeared first on Clear To Send.

Aruba Central is the future of Aruba Networks. The vision of cloud being a central platform is taking shape with the addition of services beyond AP management: Edge Services Platform AI Insights AI Ops Remote Troubleshooting Over the last few years, Aruba Networks has improved Aruba Central significantly as it becomes a huge part of […] The post CTS 268 – MFD6 Aruba Central & Wi-Fi 6E AP Reveal appeared first on Clear To Send.

You are probably burned out. This pandemic had some of us working in overdrive to connect users, COVID clinics, remote users, and more. So how do we, as IT professionals, tackle mental health and burnout? We're working to capacity and often more than 8-10 hours a day. Morning, day, and night we're working. In between […] The post CTS 267: Tackling Mental Health and Burnout appeared first on Clear To Send.

We welcome Brian White, Director of Systems Engineering at Celona. He handles customer deployments and interactions and provides initial education consulting of the product with the customers. One of the primary reasons for using private cellular is the promise of reliable mobility. It lends itself to specific use cases. We've had Celona on the show […] The post CTS 266: Private Cellular Demystified appeared first on Clear To Send.

In this week's episode we are talking about what has been happening in the Wi-Fi world in the past couple of weeks. 6GHz More and more countries are allowing licence-exempt use on 6GHz. In the Americas, most countries are allowing use of the entire 1200MHz. Follow Chuck Lukaszewski on Twitter to get the updates: https://twitter.com/RF_ChuckCanada […] The post CTS 265: Wi-Fi News – 6 GHz, Wi-Fi 6E AP, Stress Test, Tools/Apps appeared first on Clear To Send.

It's been a while since we last talked about Spectrum Analysis (SpecAn). It was all the way back on Episode 39. In this episode, we're going to define what Spectrum Analysis is. We'll then discuss why we should perform SpecAn. Maybe it's because you want to locate a source of interference. What are the different […] The post CTS 264: Spectrum Analysis appeared first on Clear To Send.

Mathy Vanhoef, a well respected Wi-Fi security researcher, has identified a dozen vulnerabilities in the 802.11 protocol called FragAttacks. FragAttacks is short for Fragmentation and Aggregation Attacks. It’s based upon how wireless frames are received and reassembled on a device or access point (AP). Unfortunately, this vulnerability has been present since Wi-Fi existed  and nearly […] The post CTS 263: Wi-Fi Vulnerability – FragAttacks 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 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 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 260: Troubleshoot Common Wi-Fi Problems with Meraki appeared first on Clear To Send.