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Wi-Fi Technical Nugget - Configuring WLAN Profiles with Group Policy

Many people have asked me if there is a way to centrally configure WLAN profiles in Microsoft environments over the years. Indeed, there is, using Group Policy. This video demonstrates the basic process. Continue reading...

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The WiSE Article Series: Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (Throughput Algebra)

In this first article in a multi-part WiSE Article Series, Bhaskaran Raman explains the formulas you can use to estimate throughput on WLANs. Continue reading...

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Dynamic Rate Switching (DRS) and Performance - WLAN Foundations

An intentional part of the 802.11 standard is Dynamic Rate Switching (DRS). DRS adjusts the data rate in order to reduce retransmissions. If the data rate remains at a high rate when the client is farther from the AP, it will result in so many retransmissions that the actual throughput is greatly reduced. Continue reading...

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I'm Thankful for the 802.11 Protocol

Today, I was thinking about the 802.11 protocol (no surprise there) and how it relates to Thanksgiving. I realized that Thanksgiving is a time when many of us who celebrate it reflect on the year behind us and appreciate the good things and maybe even some of the bad things that turned out better than we expected. So I began to think about all the good things we have because of the 802.11 protocol. Continue reading...

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Tablet-Based Site Surveys with AirMapper

Both AirMagnet and Ekahau provide a tablet-based product for performing site surveys. By focusing on AirMapper in this blog post, I can narrow my comments, but I am not suggesting that it is a superior product to Ekahau’s tool. However, AirMapper is less expensive (in the Pro edition) and also comes in a limited feature free version available through the company website at flukenetworks.com.

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Windows 8, 802.11w and Other Wi-Fi Enhancements

Windows 8 introduces several very important enhancements to 802.11 networking either directly in the OS or through requirements in the Windows logo certification program. In this post, I will introduce you to these new wireless features.

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Wireless Field Day 3 - Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks claims to have the best performing AP in the industry. Whether that is true or not depends on real-world results and independent analysis; however, they do offer controller-based WLANs that redirect data transmissions directly to the LAN and not through the controller. This can provide improvements in performance in certain scenarios with congested LANs and may provide improved performance as WLANs are more heavily used. Continue reading...

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Wireless Field Day 3 - Cisco Mobility

Cisco addressed the topics of Hotspot 2.0 (HS 2.0), 802.11ac, Bonjour and AVC in their presentation at Wireless Field Day 3 (WFD3). Everyone knows what Cisco does, so I'll address some of their comments without more introductory remarks. Continue reading...

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Wireless Field Day 3 - Aruba Networks

Aruba Networks (Aruba for short) provides enterprise-grade Wi-Fi equipment supporting high density deployments indoors and outdoors. The demonstrated multicast-to-unicast conversion for streaming video as well as multi-client throughput tests including iPads, iPhones and laptops. Continue reading...

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Wireless Field Day 3 - Meraki

Meraki opened their presentation by sharing their continued growth numbers. They have grown 2-3 times year over year and the have hired new staff with major expansions in R&D. Expanding customer support has been a large focus during this time of growth. Continue reading...

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