Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

We recap the presentation Cape Networks provided during Mobility Field Day 2. It aired live on July 26th, 2017. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Cape Networks at MFD2 A company was born a little over 3 years ago. Their goal, to help network admins and MSPs to enable a great experience on their networks. […] The post CTS 088: Cape Networks At MFD2 appeared first on Clear To Send.

We recap Netscout presenting at Mobility Field Day 2 (MFD2) which aired live on July 26th, 2017.  This episode is sponsored by Metageek Netscout At Mobility Field Day 2 Netscout has a number of network and application tools but for Mobility Field Day 2 (MFD2) they brought out the AirCheck G2 and Link-Live. The greatest […] The post CTS 087: AirCheck G2 w/ Netscout at MFD2 appeared first on Clear To Send.

Let’s welcome Andrew von Nagy of Revolution WiFi and Capacity Planner, Brandon Gilles of Ubiquiti, and Jeff Hansen also from Ubiquiti. They join us on this episode to inform us about the collaboration of Ubiquiti with Andrew’s latest version of Capacity Planner. Ubiquiti also goes into details about the FedEx Forum UniFi deployment to fill […] The post CTS 086: Capacity Planner, Ubiquiti and FedEx Forum appeared first on Clear To Send.

This is a recording from Cisco Live 2017 in the Podcast Domain. We had a few Cisco Advanced Services members join the podcast to discuss various topics about wireless. This episode is sponsored by Metageek. Podcast Domain at Cisco Live 2017 We were fortunate to have a dedicated podcast space at Cisco Live 2017 called […] The post CTS 085: Cisco Advanced Services Team at CLUS appeared first on Clear To Send.

Devin Akin joins us on the show to talk about using wider channels on wireless networks. What are the pros and cons, what should we know when configuring wider channel widths and how does it affect the clients? Channel Widths Devin Akin joins CTS to drop some knowledge on channel widths. Devin is the founder […] The post CTS 084: Channel Widths with Devin Akin appeared first on Clear To Send.

Check out some of the Wi-Fi apps I’ve listed for Android. This is the last episode in a series of Wi-Fi apps for different platforms. This episode is sponsored by Metageek Android Wi-Fi Apps Ekahau Site Survey Mobile Use this app with your Ekahau Site Survey Pro software. It can provide a perspective from the […] The post CTS 083: Wi-Fi Apps for Android appeared first on Clear To Send.

Here are Wi-Fi apps we use under iOS. Although limited to the adapter, there are many good apps available to use for Wi-Fi purposes. This episode is sponsored by Metageek. Wi-Fi Apps for Apple iOS Hurricane Electric Oscium Airport Utility Speedtest Nperf Speedspot Tamograph Throughput Test Client SSID Overhead Calculator Cisco Fast Traffic Cisco Wireless […] The post CTS 082: Wi-Fi Apps for Apple iOS appeared first on Clear To Send.

We couldn’t do our work without the valuable apps used in the Windows operating system. That’s what we’ll discuss in this episode. Wi-Fi apps for Windows. This episode is brought to you by Here are the Wi-Fi apps for Windows that Rowell and I use regularly when we are working at client sites or for […] The post CTS 081: Wi-Fi Apps for Windows appeared first on Clear To Send.

Let’s face it, we enjoy our Wi-Fi tools and apps. This episode talks about the apps we use in macOS. So if you’re a Mac guy, this episode is for you. This episode is happily sponsored by Metageek Wi-Fi Apps for macOS Being a Mac user meant not having enough apps to do your job. […] The post CTS 080: Wi-Fi Apps for macOS appeared first on Clear To Send.

How do you like to configure and maintain your Wi-Fi infrastructure? Do you use GUI or CLI? If both, when do you use CLI? When do you use GUI? How we are trained might affect the way we approach management. In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of using both GUI (graphical user interface) […] The post CTS 079: GUI or CLI appeared first on Clear To Send.

Cisco Live 2017 is coming up and there’s much to see. Clear To Send will be there to do a live recording. We will also be giving away Clear To Send stickers at Cisco Live if you can find us! Upcoming Cisco Live 2017 The Mandalay Bay will be hosting Cisco Live 2017 again in […] The post CTS 078: Cisco Live 2017 – Get Ready appeared first on Clear To Send.

When it comes to challenging environments, warehouse Wi-Fi makes it to the top of the list. Each warehouse is a different environment housing different types of inventory which affect how the RF propagates. François speaks about his experience designing for warehouses. Warehouse Wi-Fi François has done a few warehouse designs and deployments. He is going […] The post CTS 077: Warehouse Wi-Fi appeared first on Clear To Send.

High density, capacity, BYOD, channel planning, etc. All terms you hear when lecture hall or auditorium style seating comes to mind in a campus environment. We are joined by Robert Boardman as our guest to discuss the challenges and solutions around lecture hall Wi-Fi. Lecture Hall Wi-Fi Robert Boardman is our guest to discuss how […] The post CTS 076: Lecture Hall Wi-Fi appeared first on Clear To Send.

Today’s wireless networks can be built using controller-based hardware or controller-less (cloud managed). Which solution is best for your needs depends on what the requirements are. Wi-Fi Question Thanks Matt for submitting a question to the podcast: Hi Guys, I’m fairly experienced with networking but just starting to focus on wifi for my current employer. […] The post CTS 075: Controller vs Controller-less? appeared first on Clear To Send.

Wi-Fi monitoring is an important aspect of operating a WLAN. Where hard-wired is easy to do nowadays, how do you monitor a network connection of hundreds or even thousands that use an invisible signal to connect back to your network? David Wilson of Cape Networks talks about how it can be possible to monitor Wi-Fi […] The post CTS 074: Wi-Fi Monitoring with Sensors appeared first on Clear To Send.

This is Roundtable II, where we gather other Wi-Fi professionals in our industry to talk about a topic we all are passionate about – wireless. Roundtable II Thank you for listening to today’s episode. We have gathered three individuals to share Wi-Fi issues with the listeners and to discuss how they resolved them. That is […] The post CTS 073: Roundtable II – WiFi Issues appeared first on Clear To Send.

Why should you use external antennas in your Wi-Fi environment? There are many reasons you should use them. In this episode, we talk about what to look for in external antennas, what to watch out for when deploying them, and what details to keep in mind. We are used to internal antennas from our access […] The post CTS 072: Guide to Using External Antennas appeared first on Clear To Send.

Our special guest, Anand Srinivas of Nyansa, joins the show to discuss Wi-Fi analytics with their platform Nyansa Voyance. As many organizations are shifting towards getting data usage on the Wi-Fi networks, Nyansa helps fill that void. Anand provides us his insight into analyzing data from our wireless networks. Wi-Fi Analytics with Nyansa Voyance Anand […] The post CTS 071: Wi-Fi Analytics with Nyansa appeared first on Clear To Send.

We welcome Thomas Baudelet from France. Together, we talk about network and Wi-Fi troubleshooting in general and we go over the Mac OS application called Debookee that Thomas created which could be use to troubleshoot a Wi-Fi network. Thomas Baudelet works as an independent Network Engineer and specializes in troubleshooting. He has been involved in […] The post CTS 070: Wi-Fi Troubleshooting with Debookee appeared first on Clear To Send.

Jussi Kiviniemi, Senior Vice President of Ekahau, joins the show as our special guest as we record together in Santa Clara. Jussi goes over the conferences he attended and the upcoming updates to Ekahau Site Survey. Interview with Jussi Video demo of Ekahau Site Survey version 9.0   Attending WLPC and Aruba Atmosphere Great presentations […] The post CTS 069: Jussi Kiviniemi of Ekahau appeared first on Clear To Send.