Asymmetrical Tx power (or Megaphone side effect)

Asymmetrical Tx power (or Megaphone side effect) One of the common problems with the wireless network is a non-adjusted transmit power and low power devices. Most of our wireless portable…

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AP On Stick Survey Using Eakahau

Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for proper planning, preparation, and identification of the key items required for the three types of surveys: Passive,…

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Data Rates

One of the parameters that we can adjust during the Wireless Optimization are Mandatory/Supported rates. The mandatory rate could dramatically improve or reduce your throughput and overall performance. Please see…

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Site Surveys

Site Surveys After The information gathering step, will start working on the design of the wireless network and determining the ideal placement of the access points.  There different types of…

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Information Gathering

Designing your WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) involves lots of planning work to build a reliable Wireless network. Few factors to take into consideration for the wireless design. Some of the things…

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Site survey coverage results vs real site coverage

When we are doing a site survey with Ekahau Sidekick or antennas most likely you will find out that you have excellent coverage, however, the network users still complain about…

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Why clients stuck on 2.4 GHz instead of connecting to 5 GHz?

Many of us are experiencing low performance with a wireless connection, and after short troubleshooting, we found out that our device is using 2.4 GHz band (with a lot of…

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How to configure Cisco AP as a Spectrum Analyzer – lightweight mode.

In this guide, we will show you how to configure Cisco Access Point in Spectrum Analyzer mode. Spectrum Analyzer mode is supported in all Cisco access points with CleanAir capability….

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