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802.11 Networks – Your Friendly Neighborhood Wireless Experts Episode 1: AP Benchmarking, Optimize Performance, Minimize Cost!

Want to know which enterprise class Wi-Fi Access Point offers the best value for your enterprise network? We recently pitted the Ruckus R350 against the Edgecore EAP101 (running OpenWiFi firmware) in a series of rigorous tests. Here’s what we found: Setup Environment: The testing was conducted Over-The-Air (OTA) within an RF isolation chamber to ensure […]

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OpenWiFi Deployments with Multi-PSK Solutions

Recently, solutions offering MPSK-RADIUS services have gained traction in various deployment environments, including MDUs, parks, and venues. These systems provide a versatile solution, enabling user authentication, accounting, and attribute assignments such as VLANs, rate limiting, and quotas, all without requiring EAP support. Some solutions, like those built on Passpoint 2.0, offer a smoother user experience […]

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Multi-Vender MPSK deployment with Dynamic VLAN Assignment on FreeRadius 

In today’s diverse networking environments, there’s a growing trend towards combining proprietary vendor solutions with open-source alternatives to achieve a balance of reliable performance and cost-effectiveness. This article explores this idea by demonstrating a Multi-Pre-Shared Key (MPSK) Wi-Fi solution using both Juniper APs and OpenWiFi APs, where authentication and accounting is managed through FreeRadius server. […]

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Why choose a 4×4 AP over a 2×2 one ?

In today’s market, 2×2 APs are widely available, and several suppliers promote them as a less expensive, high-density deployment-capable alternative to the 4×4. On paper, 2×2 APs can theoretically offer a 2×2 client the same throughput numbers as a 4×4 one, which makes them more desirable. The actual query is, in practice, do they realistically […]

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CableLabs Innovation Bootcamp

CableLabs Innovation bootcamp was a unique experience. It was different from the wireless oriented events that I have attended in the last couple years. The camp was designed to introduce the attendee to the FIRE framework of Innovation. FIRE (Focus, Ideation, Ranking, and Execution) is a framework put together by Phil McKinney the current CEO […]

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