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This week I purchased a NetAlly NXT-2000 Spectrum Analyzer from ProVantage, you can get yours here. Shipping was fast and free via UPS Ground. Before you run out and buy one to connect to your Aircheck G3, you need to check the date of manufacture. There's a versioning issue for older models. Per NetAlly "NXT-2000 is not supported by AirCheck G3 or CyberScope Air testers manufactured before August 2024. Contact Customer Service for more information and available options."

Spring is here, and Summer is coming. Around my house that means it's time for some BBQ Smoking. Along with that comes live streaming...

*image created on firefly.adobe.com Introduction I woke up this morning thinking about the concepts of Radio Frequency traveling at the...

During the Mist Customer Advisory Board meeting in September I was able to touch an non-functioning Mist AP47 for the first time, above all else, I remember it being big, and loaded with promise. In December 2024 I was privileged enough to collaborate with the product team from Juniper/Mist. As our work together wrapped up, I found myself with a Pre-Production model for testing, and permission to share my thoughts with the General Public. The finish on the top cover is sm

Finished Product! For the past few years I've been wanting to build a dedicated Lab Server for my house. Something I can have up and...

I just came in from #WLPC24 in Phoenix, AZ and I cannot describe how excited I am to be part of this awesome community. I will be...

My CWNE was officially awarded on April 13, 2022. This was the culmination of an intensive 18 month self-study program. During the...

In this post we'll review the training and preparation for the CWSP exam. I took my CWSP in July 2021. The CWSP exam was one of my...

Let's work through a few DHCP Issues I've witnessed over the years. All of these issues I have encountered in my work in WiFi or Unified...

Today I'd like to document a portion of my first experience working in Cisco ISE 3.0 to craft a Wireless Access Policy. This task was a...

This year I performed a number of site surveys for facilities all over the US. In doing so, I captured a lot of photos from my cellphone....

I have recently been testing a new employee guest network I have built out on our Cisco 9800 series controller from my home lab. This...

I recently saw yet another piece of vender marketing materials espousing all the benefits of Heat-Mapping and how great it is. It got me...

This was a challenging project to work on, primarily because we were blazing a new trail. In my opinion if you are going to perform a...

Previously I wrote about some RF properties and postulated a theory on wave propagation and effective distances for different channels. ...

Fresh off my win from the CWNA, I set my sights on the CWDP. I had some help again with this one as I had just taken the ENWLSD course...

Following your Network Assessment you'll want to begin discussions in earnest on your future design. Just as in WiFi, you'll want to...

In Cisco WLCs there is a setting called Scan Defer Priority. I've often seen this when performing configurations and I've been curious...

This was BY FAR the toughest CWNP exam I've taken to date. The level of detail in the CWAP was tough. You really have to understand how...

During a conversation with a project manager who works for one of my vendors recently, I was informed that a project we worked on...