Category: Wi-Fi

On my Wi-Fi Terminology page, I mention a few bits of information about organizations. This is a slightly different take on those definitions, with some additional clarification (hopefully). The idea is that all of these, with exception of “wireless” are … [read more]

I have no doubt that no two people’s journeys to becoming a CWNE (Certified Wireless Network Expert) are alike.

For those who may not be familiar with that certification, it is run by the folks at CWNP (Certified Wireless Network … [read more]

This is by no means an exhaustive explanation, but a quick overview that was two slides of a Wi-Fi talk I gave at the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association’s 2024 Fall Conference.

People over a certain age (and nostalgia … [read more]

Seamless roaming. The dream. Many articles and presentations have been given on this topic.

Brief aside: The three main roaming-related IEEE 802.11 task groups are: k, r, and v (my pneumatic device was “I krave … [read more]

I happen to work for a company that makes Wi-Fi RGs. “What’s an RG?” you might ask. The short answer is that it’s similar to a consumer Wi-Fi router, plus extra “carrier grade” capabilities (and a carrier grade certification*). … [read more]

In my previous article on MCS and Windows, I laid some groundwork on what MCS is and why it’s useful. Check out the first few paragraphs for that background info.

This time, let’s turn our attention toward macOS. The … [read more]

MCS, or Modulation and Coding Scheme, is a way to “… [evaluate] the quality of the RF environment – the RF media that devices are working in, which is reflected in every single transmission” (from MCS Table and How To … [read more]

Most of my Wi-Fi career was thinking about the enterprise. No doubt that the enterprise is where you really have to put on your “Wi-Fi hat,” because you’re typically dealing with many (many!) access points. The smallest design and installation … [read more]

When I did enterprise Wi-Fi on a daily basis, my mindset was that enterprise wireless was the only “real” Wi-Fi. Home routers were cheap toys, and only wimps used a router supplied by their ISP. As I’ve aged (and gone … [read more]

March 1, 2025

Cisco bought Airespace back in 2005. Airespace had this great operating system called AireOS that Cisco continued to use as its primary WLAN controller OS until they released the 9800 series in 2018. That means Cisco used … [read more]