Five Reasons Why You Should Come to Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas The Vegas Strip is calling! Leave the tech doldrums behind and join me for one of the most exhilarating IT conferences in Las Vegas during the first half of June 2024 – Cisco Live. Think bright lights, buzzing energy, and a non-stop flow of…
Full Frame Captures with Ekahau Sidekick 2 The Sidekick 2 from Ekahau allows you to perform packet captures leveraging the four built-in Wi-Fi NICs. The only way to configure and gather the captures is by using the Analyzer app, available on iOS. There is an Analyzer app for Android; however, packet capture is not supported on Android with version…
HPE Aruba Networks Launches Wi-Fi 7 AP with external directional antennas for high density & manufacturing applications Today, HPE Aruba Networks launched its newest Wi-Fi 7 APs, the AP-735 and AP-734. With support for external antenna options, the AP-734 makes it easy to design and deliver great 6 GHz Wi-Fi services everywhere—particularly in high-density environments…
Five Reasons Why You Should Come to HPE Discover (Atmosphere) in Las Vegas 2024 What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas or gets uploaded to the cloud for AI insights! Get ready to roll the innovation dice and hit the tech jackpot at the hottest IT conference in Las Vegas during the second half of…
Data Collected During an Active Survey Overview This article details data that can be collected based on the configuration of active survey mode when using Ekahau. I’m skipping the debate over whether an active survey should be performed and assuming that a business decision requires one. With an active survey required, this article identifies the…
Which iOS device should I purchase for Wi-Fi Survey Projects I’m often asked to recommend an Apple device model to support wireless practitioners when performing a Wi-Fi survey or spot-check troubleshooting using Ekahau. This article summarizes the features that should weigh into your consideration of which model to purchase. I provide a table summarizing the…
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone In the vast, somewhat confusing, and occasionally bizarre tapestry of the universe, where the improbable is merely waiting for teatime to become possible, there exists a curious tale of innovation, rivalry, and a device now considered nearly as essential as a good towel: the telephone. This narrative orbits around…
WLPC Phoenix 2024 Recap This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Wireless LAN Professional Conference (#WLPC). The inaugural conference occurred at a convention Center in Austin, TX, close to the Airport. Keith Parsons took a massive leap of faith, laying down a deposit for a conference venue, hoping people would sign up to cover that deposit.…
10 Books to Read in 2024 A list of books that I read over the past year which I recommend to others. The links below are to Amazon Kindle editions, but I find it effective to use Audible for Blinkist (The Cole’s Notes version of audiobooks) to listen while commuting or walking. Less screen time…
Wyebot – Wireless Intelligence Platform Wyebot recently presented at #MFD10 hosted by TechFieldDay. Wyebot offers a stress-free Wi-Fi optimization solution. Their Wireless Intelligence PlatformTM (WIP) is a fast and easy way to proactively eliminate mission-disrupting Wi-Fi issues at remote locations while allowing WLAN practitioners to remotely optimize the network before users even know there is a problem. It’s always exciting to…
