WiFi and Mobility
Multi-tenant and IoT deployments have a unique problem. Often there are devices that need to talk to each other, like neighbors in a neighborhood, but not be allowed to talk between neighborhoods. It's a problem that's been around for a long time, and it's getting bigger as we do more with "headless" devices. Check out …
An Access Point, as defined by 802.11, can take a packet out of thin air and convert it to ethernet and has the ability to do all the stuff it needs to do to make it all happen. That's called an "Autonomous" or "Standalone" AP. The standalone AP is great but it doesn't scale very well. …
Continue reading "Cisco WLAN Controller AP Modes – An Incomplete Guide"
When I was young, maybe early teens, I remember having a friend who’s dad was super proud of his stereo system. I remember it had a stereophonic hifi turntable, 2 cassette decks (for dubbing), and it was even hooked to his reel-to-reel. I remember thinking of how powerful it was… I mean, LOOK at all …
Continue reading "Is My WLAN Controller Healthy (or, how do I program my stereo’s equalizer)?"
HDX is acronym speak for Cisco’s High Density Experience, which is marketing speak for a series of patented features that specifically address the challenges that stem from the ever growing number of WiFi clients and their need for more reliable, higher bandwidth network access. The truth is in order to be WiFi Compliant, especially in …
Continue reading "The 5 Major Features of @Cisco_Mobility HDX and How To Turn Them On"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAupyq0wdAo Do all of my WiFi clients "dumb down" to the speed of the lowest speed client? No, not exactly. WiFi is a broadcast medium, meaning only 1 "station" (AP or client) can talk at one time. Even if a client is not in range of another client, but both are in range of an …
