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Wifi-7 (802.11be) was ratified last year and we have now started seeing vendors shipping APs based on these new standards. In this post lets discuss what is new with Wifi-7 and compare it to how it its an improvement over Wifi-6e.

I've been doing a fair amount of wireless surveys lately, and part of the survey process includes generating the report that I present to the customer. These reports come with a series of heatmaps that aren't always self explanatory. This often leads to a discussion with the customer where i provide additional interpretation of the heatmap. In this post lets talk about the different heatmaps you...

Hey there! The Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) are pretty awesome, and one cool trick up their sleeve is the Always-On Tracing feature. It’s a total lifesaver for figuring out what’s going wrong in your wireless network. Let’s break it down quick—what it is, how it works, and why you’ll love it!

Once logged into the wireless controller, creating a WLAN is very simple. Configuring the WLAN’s setting is where it can become difficult. Creating the WLAN is as easy as entering one command in configuration mode. That command is the wlan command. In this blog I will be covering some basic commands for you to create and configure some general properties of a Wireless network.

I recently completed my Ekahau Design training and certification. During the first day of class the instructor went over wireless fundamentals. Now as an experienced wireless engineer most of the topics were ideas that I had already known, however there were a few idea's that changed the way I understand wireless for the better. Lets walk though each of these idea's together!

Hi People, welcome to another exciting edition of my blog. Today I will be covering IOS best practices (some of them at least). While these will be specific to Cisco IOS they’re also applicable to other types of Cisco devices. You’ll also find many of these best practices are also seen on IOS-XE/NX-OS platforms, however the syntax may differ (please verify before attempting to apply).

With the explosion of wireless technology we have experienced in the last few years, wireless networks are being asked to handled more and more demanding traffic. Between laptops, cell phones, and wireless IoT devices, the importance of having your wireless infrastructure optimized has never been greater.

Hello all! Today we will be talking about Mobility Anchoring with Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC). While this concept has been around for a while, and is commonly used for guest networks, I have used it for several other reasons. But first let’s go over the premise of mobility anchoring.

Wireless networking is now considered a must have in nearly all industries. It’s no surprise I get a lot of comments from clients who believe they are experiencing wireless trouble in some form or fashion. They aren’t sure if it’s related to wireless controller configuration, AP placement, coverage gaps, interference, or even client machine problems. Even though Wi-Fi is nearly as prevalent as...

A few months of ago I was asked to help bring up a branch site for one of LookingPoint’s clients.   This was unscheduled work and it was the first time I encountered Cisco’s Mobility Express. My previous projects have been enterprise deployments either using the traditional WLC or Meraki’s cloud managed APs. With Mobility Express, Cisco allows an AP to run as a wireless controller. Starting with...