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• Wi-Forti-Fi March 12, 2010
  Way back in the days before 802.11i, Wi-Fi security was immature. WEP was the best the industry had to offer and WLAN education was in its infancy. Features like SSID hiding and MAC filtering became popular, and Wi-Fi inherited a reputation like the nervous kid in high school: insecure. As we all know, Wi-Fi uses a shared and openly accessible medium, so it […]
  Marcus Burton
• CWSP Certification Exam Update March 9, 2010
  Much has changed in Wi-Fi security in the last 7 years, but one thing has remained constant: The security of your Wi-Fi is directly related to the knowledge of the engineers in charge of securing that network. […]
  kevinsandlin
• Hands-On Fluke March 8, 2010
  Most of you know by now that I spend most of my days in my home lab…writing, testing, reading, and exploring different implementations of the technology with hands-on experience. A few weeks back, I was invited by Fluke to get a little hands-on exposure to their new handheld tool, AirCheck™. Normally, when we say "hands-on," what we really mean is […]
  Marcus Burton
• An Open Forum March 8, 2010
  The CWNP Forums are now back open for business. A mere 2 weeks after closing them to clean out our database, some spam, and a few other housekeep items. I've heard from more than one user that they felt "disconnected" with us because they couldn't converse on the forums. For that, we sincerely apologize, and invite you back for some new d […]
  kevinsandlin
• New and Improved! ;-) March 3, 2010
  Welcome! How do you like it? Our web site refresh has been a long time in the making, and all of our months of careful planning and testing and retesting and re-re-testing still couldn't stave off a few days (and then some) of headache for us and our audience. […]
  kevinsandlin
• Come and Get Your Love! March 1, 2010
  Will you, or someone you know, be the next NPA-AFP’s “Best Networking Professional"? Here’s an opportunity for WLAN professionals to gain recognition among the broader family of IT professionals. […]
  Rick Murphy
• Subjectivity, Scrutiny, and Simpletons February 9, 2010
  Every few months, we see press from vendors pointing to tests that show why they’re the best. Best throughput, best coverage, best capacity performance, best multimedia, best whatever. Sometimes the test is done by a contracted third-party, and other times we’re graced with simple marketing tests conducted by the “best” vendor itself. Before I go any further […]
  Marcus