Wi-Fi Design Resources v4 This is a list of Wi-Fi resources I have found myself referring to many times: Understanding Wi-Fi Visualizing Waves Gjermund’s Airtime Calculator Fourier transform (“simple” explanation) Fourier transform (“less simple” explanation) WLANPros Wireshark Colouring Rules Wi-Fi Client Data Rate Calculator from SemFio (François Vergès) Wi-Fi Client Capabilities SemFio Clients Clients.MikeAlbano.com RSSI…
Ekahau Template Reporting Cheatsheet v1 Before we start, you can always find the full documentation for Ekahau Report Templates here. The following is a list of useful quick references when building out Ekahau Report Templates: Data Tags <#${project-name}#> <#${project-file-name}#> <#${project-owner}#> <#${project-notes}#> <#${project-customer}#> <#${project-location}#> <#${floor-name}#> <#${ap-name}#> <#${ap-number}#> <#${ap-model}#> <#${ap-vendor}#> <#${ssid}#> Loop Tags <#“loop-start”: {“type”: “floors”}#><#“loop-end”: {“type”:…
Extreme Private-PSK (PPSK) This post provides an overview of the Private Pre-shared Key (PPSK) feature available in Extreme Networks’ access points connected to ExtremeIQ. Explanations below provide greater detail with additional context and options for advanced configuration; however, it takes less than 5 minutes to configure a PPSK enabled SSID with three unique PPSKs to…
Wi-Fi Generation Names In October 2018, the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA @ wi-fi.org) announced a new marketing scheme to brand different generations of Wi-FiTM. The initial three brands are summarized in the following table as described in the WFA Generational Wi-Fi User Guide. Highest level of technology supported Generation Name Band (GHz) 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 2.4…
Translating Business Requirements into Technical Requirements A quick post to provide a link a presentation I delivered at the WLCP US conference in 2020. The presentation started off with a short story on the origins of the Michelin Star rating system as I first heard on the Under the Influence radio show on CBC hosted by Terry O’Reilly. Michelin was looking for…
Extreme Site Survey AP Configuration This post captures useful commands when performing site surveys for configuring access points from Extreme Networks (formerly Aerohive). Sometimes events happen in the field and you need to factory reset or re-configure an AP in the middle of a site survey. What follows are some notes about relevant commands to configure an…
With Extreme Power comes Extreme Responsibility Have you ever wondered why RSSI values from validation surveys don’t match your predictive design? Have you wondered why changing the AP transmit power doesn’t always correspond with RSSI values for the client? There are some subtle nuances to be aware of when setting the transmit power on Extreme Networks (formerly…
Extreme Packet Capture With some of the new features coming down the pipe with WiFi6, affectionately known as “11ax”, it may prove a little more challenging to capture all the frames. This blog describes the process to capture WiFi6 traffic using WiFi6 radio interface(s) of an Extreme (formerly Aerohive) access point. It’s often thought that…
“Connecting with Wi-Fi” is like “Connecting with Whisky” First, let me start by saying – It’s your whisky, it’s your palate. After sampling a particular whisky, if it turns out you don’t like it, try another. If you find the whisky in your glass tastes better with ginger ale…then keep adding ginger. What matters most, is…
