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April 16, 2013

The WiSE Article Series: Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (Quality of Service [QoS] Controls)

In this fourth installment of the WiSE article series from AirTight Networks, you will learn about some controls that matter in QoS implementations along the Wi-Fi data path.

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February 22, 2013

CWTS - What Changed? - Webinar

CWTS What Changed? webinar slides available for download. Continue reading...

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February 14, 2013

The WiSE Article Series: Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (Channel Bonding)

In this third installment of the WiSE article series from AirTight Networks, channel bonding is considered. Some surprising results will cause you to rethink your network design plans and possibly how you will implement newer 802.11 technologies.

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January 23, 2013

The WiSE Article Series: Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (Parameters that Matter)

In this second article in the Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (WiSE) series, Bhaskaran Raman talks about parameters that impact Wi-Fi throughput. You may be surprised to learn that it's not all about the lower layers (Physical and Data Link), but the TCP communications have a significant impact as well.

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January 17, 2013

Wi-Fi Technical Nugget - Configuring WLAN Profiles with Group Policy

Many people have asked me if there is a way to centrally configure WLAN profiles in Microsoft environments over the years. Indeed, there is, using Group Policy. This video demonstrates the basic process. Continue reading...

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January 04, 2013

The WiSE Article Series: Wi-Fi Subtleties Explained (Throughput Algebra)

In this first article in a multi-part WiSE Article Series, Bhaskaran Raman explains the formulas you can use to estimate throughput on WLANs. Continue reading...

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November 28, 2012

Dynamic Rate Switching (DRS) and Performance - WLAN Foundations

An intentional part of the 802.11 standard is Dynamic Rate Switching (DRS). DRS adjusts the data rate in order to reduce retransmissions. If the data rate remains at a high rate when the client is farther from the AP, it will result in so many retransmissions that the actual throughput is greatly reduced. Continue reading...

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November 20, 2012

I'm Thankful for the 802.11 Protocol

Today, I was thinking about the 802.11 protocol (no surprise there) and how it relates to Thanksgiving. I realized that Thanksgiving is a time when many of us who celebrate it reflect on the year behind us and appreciate the good things and maybe even some of the bad things that turned out better than we expected. So I began to think about all the good things we have because of the 802.11 protocol. Continue reading...

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October 17, 2012

Tablet-Based Site Surveys with AirMapper

Both AirMagnet and Ekahau provide a tablet-based product for performing site surveys. By focusing on AirMapper in this blog post, I can narrow my comments, but I am not suggesting that it is a superior product to Ekahau’s tool. However, AirMapper is less expensive (in the Pro edition) and also comes in a limited feature free version available through the company website at flukenetworks.com.

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October 12, 2012

Windows 8, 802.11w and Other Wi-Fi Enhancements

Windows 8 introduces several very important enhancements to 802.11 networking either directly in the OS or through requirements in the Windows logo certification program. In this post, I will introduce you to these new wireless features.

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