Well after much hard work, and weeks of waiting I was confirmed as a CWNE receiving number 256. For anyone wanting to become an expert in the wireless field, or someone wanting to learn more about wireless from a vendor neutral point of view I highly recommend the CWNP track. Head over to their website …
KRACK Vulnerability
There are already quite a number of blogs going into detail about the KRACK, I wont go into detail about the actual vulnerability, feel free to look over the links provided below: https://www.krackattacks.com Andrew von Nagy's - Revolution WiFI Blog Twitter #KRACK The question I will propose is how in future do we manage getting …
Netscout Aircheck G2 V2 and Test Accessory
Last week Netscout released their Aircheck G2 V2 update (software update to the G2 for all customers with current support agreements, no need to purchase new hardware). What's New: This update brought with it: Captive Portal connectivity One of the features I have wanted to be brought to the Aircheck for awhile, allowing us to …
Traditional RSSI Location Vs Cisco’s Hyperlocation Accuracy Real World Results Part 2 – The Open Planned Office
Updated Noticed that someone turned on an ACL between the WLC and CMX so the Hyperlocation data did not correctly come through for this test. Updated the data below I previously wrote about Traditional RTLS vs Cisco's Hyperlocation in the real world for a walled office. This post is to put to the test the …
Conducting An Outdoor Site Survey Using Ekahau With A GPS Receiver.
Have you ever had to conduct a site survey for an outdoor area, it might be fine if only a very small area, clicking everywhere you stand/ walk, but imagine doing a city block or a mine site, this would be come very hard to manage. This is why site survey software normally supports a …
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Cisco Identity PSK
Well after quite a while (maybe a few years) from one of my colleagues annoying the Cisco Wireless BU, saying we need per device PSK, as we have quite a large IoT and Student Network with devices not supporting WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, Cisco have finally delivered. With the release of the Cisco WLC 8.5 code came …
Traditional RSSI Location Vs Cisco’s Hyperlocation Accuracy Real World Results Part 1 – The Walled Office
Ever wondered if Cisco's Hyperlocation lives up to the hype? This post is part 1 of a 2 part series looking at real world results of Cisco's Hyperlocation vs the traditional RSSI location accuracy in a traditional walled office environment.
The Dreaded Hallway Design
Well I have seen my fair share of Hallway designs, and I can tell you I am not a fan. I find the reason they have been used is legacy designs, and companies trying to keep costs down. I have in some situations also found that people don't like APs placed above their desks as …
Hyperlocation Antenna
Just a quick post to give some insight into the Cisco Hyperlocation module Cisco released a little while ago their Hyperlocation module for the 3600 and 3700 AP series. This technology proposes to enable wireless location of associated clients of between 1-3m. If this technology holds up to its claims of 1-3m accuracy it will …
We have a new Domain
The WLAN Blog has a new domain name. From now the new site is www.thewlan.com.au Later this year thewlan.net domain will be retired from service for this blog. Please ensure that you update all your bookmarks.
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