Wi-Fi Trends for the Next 5 Years
It's an exciting time to be in the Wi-Fi industry with the market continuing to grow and the promise of new standards, technologies, and...
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RF Engineer in an IT World
Back in 2010, I was working at a large defense contractor as an RF Engineer sitting in a cubicle day after day when I decided I wanted to...
Where do I place my APs?
How to determine where to place Access Points depends on network requirements and careful analysis of the RF environment. As someone with...
Aruba Central: What is it?
Aruba Central is a cloud-based network management solution that offers built-in analytics and configuration/monitoring of Aruba Networks'...
Wi-Fi Myth: Point Your Antennas Perpendicular To Each Other
Source: LifeHacker and others. Myth Theory Radio reception is maximized when both the Access Point and client (laptop, smartphones,...
Wi-Fi Myth: Most People Use Channel 1, 6, or 11 so choose another channel.
This is the first of a series, which intends to debunk widely publicized statements about Wi-Fi networks. Myth Theory Most wireless...
Decibel Math
As a primer reading our section on What's a decibel? is recommended. How can you convert dBm to mW, and vice versa, easily? When working...
What's a decibel?
A decibel is a logarithmic unit used to express a ratio between two values. The decibel is used to conveniently represent very large or...
Signal Strength - What everyone is looking for
The Holy Grail of Wi-Fi parameters, signal strength is considered as one of the most important design goal to meet. With the...
How does interference and noise impact Wi-Fi performance?
Even the best designed network can be taken down by interference and noise. If signal strength, channel overlap, and other Wi-Fi...
Importance of Spectrum Analysis for Wi-Fi Design
On February 24th, 2016, I presented the Importance of Spectrum Analysis for Wi-Fi Design at the 2016 WLAN Pros Conference (WLPC). The...
How do walls affect Wi-Fi signals?
Attenuation is an important physical property that all Wi-Fi designers need to be aware of to avoid dead spots, or more common today,...