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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series
The 1140 series served me well. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps10092/end_of_life_notice_c51-727649.html Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the...
View ArticleEnd-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1260 Series
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps10980/end_of_life_notice_c51-727739.html Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Aironet 1260 Series. The last...
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WLC: AP Managers Are Pingable - 7.x onwards
Since the very beginning the AP manager on a Cisco WLC would never respond to pings. Well that has all changed if you use LAG and an AP manager with 7.x code! I like how Cisco hides little nuggets in...
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Aruba 802.11ac coverage tomorrow @ 10:00 PDT! Follow on Twitter #11ac
Aruba Networks will be announcing their 802.11ac (wave 1) offering next week 5.21.2013 @ 10:00 PDT. This is an exciting time for Aruba Networks. Aruba's been pretty tight lipped about their 802.11ac...
View ArticleCisco client debug - 802.11 Association Status Code
When you enable client debug you can be hit with a ton of information. One of the things I look at is the 802.11 association status code. The status code is very telling. It can provide information...
View ArticleAruba 802.11ac Announcement
ClientMatch Since the very beginning WiFi clients have been a challenge and they still are today. There is no standard for WiFi client vendors to follow. Vendors implement their own roaming algorithm...
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Cisco 802.11ac Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance
Cisco's 3602 and the RM3000 AC Module certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance! Read about it here ...
View ArticleEnd-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Identity Services Engine
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5712/ps11640/eol_C51-728424.html Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Identity Services Engine. The last day to order...
View ArticleTAC Recommended AireOS 7.6 and 8.0 - 2Q CY15
TAC code recommendations for AireOS 7.6 and 8.0 customers. Folks on 7.6 and 8.0 or who might be thinking about going to these versions Cisco is recommending the following releases: 7.6 - 7.6.130.24...
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Top 10 Sessions From Interop Las Vegas 2015
Interop Las Vegas 2015 was a blast! Few conferences bring together a rich mix of vendors, products, solutions and attendees all in one place. I was particularly interested in Cisco's Hyperlocation,...
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Revolution WiFi Capacity Planner
Did you miss Andrew von Nagy's Capacity Planner webinar ? No worries because the links are below. It's one of those sessions you will want to watch a few times and let it soak in. This session will be...
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Client Debug Macro Change - Cisco code: 7.6.130.0 - 8.0.110.0
A quick blog post on an observation I made while debugging in the lab. The command debug client enables a set variable of commands which enable muliple debugs. You can see what these commands are with...
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Field Notice: FN - 63697 - Protective Boot on Certain Network Cables Might...
Sorry, but I had to really LOL when I read this field notice! Picture is worth a thousand words! http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/field-notices/636/fn63697.html
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Which antenna gets deactivated when you provide less than full power to a...
A question was asked on Cisco Support Community (CSC) enquiring about what antenna is deactivated when a Cisco 3700 access point doesn't receive a full 16.1 Watts. We have purchased 3702e and some of...
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More Power More Problems! When Excessive RF Power Degrades your WiFi...
In the wireless world we often think more power is good. The louder the signal surely higher the performance gain. I’m sorry to say that’s not true in most cases. RF power is like a delicate flower...
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Field Notice: FN - 64003 - AIR-ANT2568VG-N - Potential Moisture Intrusion to...
Important Cisco Field Notice for antenna AIR-ANT2568VG-N http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/field-notices/640/fn64003.html?emailclick=CNSemail
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802.11 - Action Frames
The 802.11 standard section 8.5 comments on action frames. Action frames are interesting. Action frames can be triggered by access points or client stations. The action frame provides information and...
View ArticleCisco 8.0 MR3 Beta Open to Public
Cisco announced public participation in 8.0 M3 beta testing. If you're interested visit Cisco Support Community. https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12755726/80mr3-beta-availability...
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802.11 - TIM and DTIM Information Elements
In this blog post I investigate 802.11 TIM and DTIM. Read the entire blog post here: http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Technology-Blog/802-11-TIM-and-DTIM-Information-Elements/ba-p/256997 Traffic...
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"Wi-Fi doesn't stand for anything. It is not an acronym. There is no meaning.”
Let's start 2016 with a blog post that will surely get some of you thinking. As a professional who focuses on Wi-Fi communication I’m asked from time to time what does Wi-Fi mean? The conversation...
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