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WPA2 KRACK Fallout in the Enterprise
The big news Monday that security researchers had discovered vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 protocol sent WLAN professionals scrambling to understand the scope of the problem and...
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How Networks Are Changing
In a recent blog post, I discussed how the WAN is changing for some organizations. This post considers the broader topic of what else might be changing in networks, affecting staffing and skills. In...
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Aruba Vs. Aerohive: IT Pros Weigh In
Based on real user reviews at IT Central Station, Aruba, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise company, and Aerohive Networks are widely compared among enterprise tech professionals who are researching and...
View ArticleConfiguring Guest Wireless in Cisco ISE
In this video, Katherine McNamara shows you how to create a sponsored guest wireless SSID using the setup wizard in Cisco Identity Services Engine 2.2 to enable a user or group of users to create and...
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802.11ax WiFi Faces Technical Challenges
In the past, IEEE 802.11 standards (g, a, n, ac) delivered WiFi performance improvements out of the box. They focused on progressively increasing the data rate over the wireless link. All it took to...
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5 Enterprise WiFi Pitfalls to Avoid
In many enterprise environments, WiFi has successfully replaced wired Ethernet as the primary mode of end-user connectivity. Consequently, it’s critical that network administrators deploy and manage a...
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Improving WiFi Client Connectivity Management
WLANs use techniques such as band steering, AP load balancing, and sticky-client prevention for performance optimization. They require directing client connections to specific frequency bands and/or...
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Location-Based Tech: NFC, WiFi, and BLE
Location-based services have changed how we manage our daily lives. They've revolutionized how we travel, track packages, and keep an eye on friends and family. In the corporate environment, knowledge...
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Improving WiFi Connections in High-Density Environments
In a recent article, I discussed the shortcomings of improvised client-steering techniques used for band steering, load balancing, and sticky client prevention in WiFi networks, and how the Wi-Fi...
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WPA2 KRACK Fallout in the Enterprise
The big news Monday that security researchers had discovered vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 protocol sent WLAN professionals scrambling to understand the scope of the problem and...
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Apple iOS 11 Cripples WLAN Troubleshooting Apps
Many networking pros use free mobile apps for WLAN troubleshooting, but Apple's latest iOS release breaks a lot of the tools' functionality, experts say.According to a Change.org petition circulating...
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Is Your Network Optimized for WiFi Calling?
WiFi calling through smartphones has been around for a few years. But despite it being a common feature on Android and iOS devices, many don't realize that it’s disabled by default. Still, looking at...
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Aerohive Dives into SD-WAN
The software-defined WAN market remains red-hot, and the list of vendors contending for a piece of it grows longer all the time. In addition to the startups that pioneered the space, established...
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The Network in 2018: Cloud, Containers, and Connections
Hear ye, hear ye! I have looked into the future and seen what lies ahead in 2018 for the network.Yes, I know. Like everyone else I’m mostly just winging it, but it sounds so much more authoritative...
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IoT Security Using BLE Encryption
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is suitable for battery-powered wireless IoT sensors that perform short data transfers. To function, the IoT sensor communicates with a gateway over a BLE wireless link. The...
View Article4 Intriguing Network Trends of 2017
These four highly related trends will see the introduction of powerful new networking solutions.SD-WAN popularity rises Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) products continued to increase in popularity. Back...
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QoS Best Practices for Better Bandwidth Management
Quality of Service (QoS) offers administrators the ability to prioritize certain data traffic as it traverses a corporate network. But in order for QoS to work, a great deal of planning and...
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A Networking To-Do List for 2018
It’s that time of year for predictions, but I won’t join the crowd in offering a crystal ball. It’s too difficult to make specific predictions such as who Cisco may try to buy or which software-defined...
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Cisco Keeps Lead in Enterprise Infrastructure
Public cloud adoption is on the rise in the enterprise, but companies are still investing in IT infrastructure and Cisco remained the top supplier in 2017, according to a new report from Synergy...
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Wi-Fi Alliance Strengthens Security
The Wi-Fi Alliance today unveiled enhancements to Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 and previewed new technologies to further strengthen WiFi security, called WPA3.The alliance's Wi-Fi Certified program is...
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