No Strings Attached Show

On todays show Sam and Blake discuss the newly released Ekahau Pro 10 and Ekahau Connect Suite. We go under the hood of the new Ekahau Pro software and talk about the performance improvements as well as the new look of the UI. Ekahau Pro is the new name for ...

On this episode of the NSA Show Sam and Blake talk about RSSI and a new tool, RSSI|COMPARED, that will help with understanding the variances in RSSI.

Join us as we discuss Virtual BLE with Bob Friday from Mist Systems. We’ve discussed BLE before on past episodes but this is a new take on BLE that doesn’t require tags for some of the use cases.

On this episode of the No Strings Attached Show we talk with Bob Friday from Mist Systems. We talk about what AI means for Wireless networks and engineers alike discussing how AI will help not replace the Wireless engineer.

No Strings Attached Show joins forces with Wireless LAN Professionals Podcast in this special edition to talk all about Ekahau’s new Sidekick

On this episode of the NSA Show Sam and Blake talk about their experience at Aruba Atmosphere 2017 in Nashville. One of the hot topics was the live update Aruba performed on their controllers during the technical keynote. Talk about taking a risk?

We’re back! Sam and I take a few moments while at Atmosphere 2017 to talk about what’s been going on, our FRA paper, WLPC, and ATM17!

We are heading back to WLPC on this episode of the NSA Show. We recorded this live at WLPC with our guests Lee Badman, Keith Parsons, Mike Leibovitz, and Jake Snyder. We talked about building communities, analytics, and white label APs/controllers.

Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 2 part series on the new Cisco 3800 & 2800 access points. On todays show we are talking again with Mark Denny & Brian Levin but this time we add in Jim Florwick. Jim is one of the most entertaining speakers from Cisco ...

Welcome to this first part of a two part series on the new Cisco 3800 and 2800 series access points. Today we talk with Mark Denny and Brian Levin, product managers for the two new access points. This first part of the series is an introduction to the new APs ...

Welcome to a very special episode of the NSA Show. On this episode we are joined by Ryan Adzima (@radzima) from Whiskey and Wireless as well as Stew Goumans (@wirelessstew) to discuss a bunch of different topics. This episode was recorded back at the Cisco Partner VT in October. Some ...

Welcome back to the NSA Show podcast! We are starting up our winter season with an update episode. On this episode Sam and Blake talk tools with George Stefanick.

On this episode of the No Strings Attached Show we chat with GT Hill about 802.11ac Wave2. Now that we are starting to see infrastructure devices hit the market based on Wave2 chips it’s important to take a look at what this means for channel widths, impact on clients, and ...

Another Aruba Atmosphere event is in the books, this one had some big news at it regarding Aruba Networks as a company. Sam and I give our opinions on the matter and what we think it means for Aruba as well as the industry. Again this is our opinion and ...

Sam takes the reins on this episode of the NSA Show to talk with Devin Akin, Eddie Forero, and Chris Lyttle about devices, monitoring, and the end user perception of what is working and not working when it comes to wireless networks.

Welcome to part 1 of 2 for the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference “After Dark” podcasts we recorded at WLPC 2015. On part 1 we discussed a concept of the Wireless Advisory Board as well as 2.4GHz and designs utilizing that frequency.

We love talking about 802.11ac here at the NSA Show. There’s a lot to it and it isn’t always about speed. On today’s show we talk with Walt Shaw from Cisco to get the lowdown on all the latest 802.11ac APs from Cisco. We also have a nice article up ...

On this episode of the NSA Show we talk with Jake Synder (@jsynder81) about WiFi Pineapple and other types of security concerns that exist when using public networks. One of the questions asked during the show is should you turn off your wireless when not intentionally connecting to a wireless ...

Welcome to E49 of the NSA Show. Today we get a refresh on the MSE and see what is new in the 8.0 release. This release decouples quite a bit of the configuration tasks generally performed in Prime and moves them to the MSE.

On today’s show we take a look at the recent Marriott FCC ruling regarding containment of MiFi devices. Marriott recently settled with the FCC over a complaint that they were “jamming” personal MiFi devices at one of their convention centers in Nashville. Sam and I give our opinion on the ...

On this episode of the NSA Show Jennifer Huber joins us to discuss some of the recent stadium deals out there, cellular alternatives, everything is AWESOME with Lego’s, and IoT.

Have you ever got a new product and wondered where to start with designing and configuring it? First place you looked was probably google and then tried to find some configuration guide. On today’s show we talked with members of the Cisco Validated Design (CVD) team and learned about what ...

For episode 45 we took the podcast mobile and brought our gear to Cisco Live. We had 4 mics and a good group of engineers talking about the wireless at Cisco Live as well as some other topics. Take a list and learn about the design used for Cisco Live.

Welcome to E44 of the NSA Show Podcast. Today Sam and I are joined by our good friend Vic Nunes (@nunesvic) to discuss DARPA using drones for WiFi hotspots in the field, TWC looks to join other cable companies doing hotspots in your house, more bandwidth in the skies, and ...

Cisco has introduced their new AP 2700 which supports 802.11ac Wave 1 and we get a first hand look at with Sangita Mahishi. The AP 2700 joins the AP 3700 as Cisco’s 2nd purpose built 802.11ac APs. Learn about all the features and differences between it and the AP 3700 ...

Welcome to E42 of the show! Today we get a recap and hear about the future of Cisco CMX. Retail analytics is a hot topic right now, whether you are for it or against it. Take a list to hear about CMX and the new features. I even learned something ...

We are back with all new equipment which will hopefully fix some of the recent audio issues. On this episode of the show we talk about the latest Apple SSL bug that has caused quite an uproar being called a wireless vulnerability. We also chat about a wireless virus being ...

Welcome to E40 of the NSA Show, today we have one of our featured bloggers, George Stefanick, on the show with us to discuss WiFi being pulled from schools down under for health concerns, municipal wireless deployments, fun with gaming consoles, welcoming back our friend in blue, and a quick ...

Welcome to 2014! On this episode of the NSA Show we talk with Carlos from Aruba Networks about identity management and where it is heading. Let’s face it the BYOD craze is done in terms of marketing so what is there left for identity management going forward? Was it just ...

We end 2013 with the last in our Cisco series this one focusing on wIPS solutions. We chat overlay vs builtin, benefits of having an MSE, and more. Take a listen and learn a little about wIPS!

Generally speaking when we talk about wireless networks we typically only talk about indoor deployments, but there is another scenario that is popping up more and more now with the increased mobile connectivity demand: outdoor wireless. We talk with David Wolf from Cisco to hear about their outdoor AP products ...

On this episode of No String Attached Show we discussed a few questions from a listener. We discuss static IPs vs DHCP for your APs, hurdles you might hit in a deployment, directional antenna use, and purpose built outdoor APs or enclosures.

Welcome to another episode of the NSA Show, this is part of the 802.11ac series with Cisco. On this episode we talk with Jim Florwick from Cisco where we discuss some of the concerns with high density designs. We also toook a look back at the past Cisco Live US ...

Welcome to E34 of the NSA Show. This is the 2nd part of our series of 802.11ac podcasts featuring Cisco Mobility solutions. Jameson Blandford and Wes Purvis join Sam and Blake to talk about some of the tools used to tune a newly deployed 802.11ac network. Take a listen and ...

It’s time for another Analyzing the Noise, this time we asked for topics you’d like to hear from us and we got some good ones from Richard McIntosh (aka ciscotophat on twitter). Aruba flies a helicopter AP 3700 Aerohive 802.11ac Real world 802.11ac testing CWNP retakes and …. Matt Damon, ...

Cisco originally entered the 802.11ac market with their 802.11ac module for the 3600. At Interop NY 2013 Cisco introduced the AP 3700, a full featured 802.11ac Wave 1 access point. We talked with Walt Shaw to get the scoop on this new product for E32.

Samuel Clements and Blake Krone give you the low down on some of the latest tech stories regarding wireless. We talk about the new iPhone with its lack of 802.11ac, Boingo buying up AWG, Google’s supposed massive database of WiFi passwords, and the state of union on vendors.

On Episode 30 we welcome back our friends from Aruba Networks to hear about their 802.11ac product launch. Not only is Aruba launching their 802.11ac product but they also have a neat new technology called ClientMatch to help with sticky client issues and other clients behaving poorly. Sit back and ...

Samuel Clements and Blake Krone give you the low down on some of the latest tech stories regarding wireless. We talk about the new MacBook Air with 802.11ac, back to school fun with the explosion of new devices, Google’s Chromecast device and what it means for wireless, Amazon’s Wireless service, ...

Blake Krone and Samuel Clements talk with Ekahau about the features in the new Ekahau Site Survey 6.0 which features 802.11ac planning.

Blake Krone and Samuel Clements talk with Fluke AirMagnet regarding their wireless tools available to help assist in designing and troubleshooting wireless networks.

Blake Krone and Samuel Clements talk with Terrawave from the Cisco Live World of Solutions regarding their antenna options and also training available via GigaWave.

Blake Krone and Samuel Clements talk with Metageek regarding their new Chanalyzer Pro with Cisco CleanAir technology. Metageek is now licensing the Cisco CleanAir technology allowing you to connect to a CleanAir capable AP to Chanalyzer for spectrum analysis.

Are you ready for faster performance from your wireless networks with 802.11ac? Sam and Blake talk with Cisco to get the scoop on the 802.11ac module for the AP 3600. Cisco has created a modular solution for wave 1 and wave 2 of 802.11ac that plugs into the back of ...

Welcome to episode 23! Sam and I had the pleasure of talking with Abby Strong and Anoop Dawar of Aerohive about their recently launched switch lineup as well as updates to HiveManager 6. Take a listen to learn about what Aerohive is doing for switches that they have done for ...

We wrap up our spring series of Cisco podcasts with a discussion revolving around their network management platform, Cisco Prime Infrastructure. Cisco has been evolving their network management platform for awhile now with WCS, NCS, and now PI. If you haven’t upgraded yet to PI or just curious on some ...

On this episode of the NSA Show we talk with Walt Shaw from Cisco about the G2 AP series that is comprised of the AP 3600, 2600, and 1600. Learn about the differences between these APs, the modularity of the 3600 AP, and more!

We all know that wireless is great for getting mobile users connected but did you know there is also a new trend in the industry called location analytics. Location analytics is the tracking of devices as they flow through your building using wireless beacons and probes. On today’s show we ...

On E18 we talked about the new Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch that includes a WLC, on this episode we are going one step further in the new Cisco Unified Access design and talking about the Cisco WLC 5760. The Cisco 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controller is designed for 802.11ac performance ...

On this episode we talk with Cisco about the new Catalyst 3850 IOS switch with a built-in Wireless LAN Controller. The 3850 is a PoE Gigabit switch capable of terminating CAPWAP tunnels allowing for a distributed architecture within a Cisco Unified Wireless Network. For more information head over to http://www.cisco.com/go/switching ...

On this episode we talk with Jagdish Girimaji, Product Manager for Wireless Networking Business Unit (WNBU), and Mark Denny, Product Manager for WNBU, from Cisco about the Mobility Services Engine, MSE. The MSE allows for enhanced services to be ran on your Cisco Unified Wireless Network. By deploying a MSE ...