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Why More Transmit Power Does Not Mean Better Wi-Fi
I get this question in almost every deployment: why not just run every access point at maximum transmit power?
François Vergès, CWNE #1804 min read
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What’s in our APoS Kit?
APoS site surveys can be an essential part of designing and deploying Wi-Fi networks. To conduct a successful APoS site survey, you need the right equipment. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at the equipment we include in our APoS kit and why we think it's important.Note: other tools and products might be available. We are just covering what we use (or have used) at SemFio.
François Vergès, CWNE #1804 min read
Python – Auto Rename Cable Notes in Ekahau
Naming cable notes in Ekahau is quite a manual process. You have to enter your note description at the end of drawing the cable note on the map.What I like to do on my projects is rename the cable notes in the following way: "IDF-1 to AP01". We then re-use this description in our report to provide the information to both the customer and the installers.
François Vergès, CWNE #1802 min read
Ekahau Template Reporting – Export Project Note Pictures
In this article, we will show how to export the project note pictures into our template reports.It seems like it would be something easy but it is actually a little tricky.
François Vergès, CWNE #1801 min read
API Call to Enable Mist AP Name Broadcast
In this blog post, we will see how we can make a simple API Call to the Mist cloud in order to have all APs, supporting a Wi-Fi network, broadcast their name.
François Vergès, CWNE #1804 min read
Configure a Cisco IOS-XE AP for an APoS Site Survey using Python
I wanted to play around and see how I could automate the process of preparing a Cisco AP for an APoS site survey. So I decided to try it out on a Catalyst 9120 running IOS-XE. In this article, I will explain how to use the script.
François Vergès, CWNE #1804 min read
Assessing the Wi-Fi Network of a Warehouse
In this article, we will talk about the important of assessing the Wi-Fi in a warehouse and talk about specificities brought by these type of environments.
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Python – Extract AP Pictures from an Ekahau Project
When I perform Wi-Fi validation or Wi-Fi assessments, I like to take pictures of the access points and document it later. I also save these pictures and provide them to the customer.
François Vergès, CWNE #1801 min read
Retrieving the Scale from a CAD File in AutoCAD
This is a video showing you how to retrieve the scale of a floor plan in AutoCAD in order to scale it in Ekahau.
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Preparing Floor Plans for Ekahau in AutoCAD
Floor plans are very important for us WLAN professionals. We need them to do our designs and surveys. Sometimes, the quality of the floor plans we receive from our customer (when we receive some) is not always the best.
François Vergès, CWNE #1802 min read
Talking Warehouse Wi-Fi at WLPC
This year WLPC was another great event. If you missed it and would like a recap, listen to the ClearToSend podcast episode #111 Rowell and I recorded.
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Aruba Controller Upgrade Checklist
This blog article describe the process of upgrading an Aruba controller. It provide a checklist of tasks to perform in order to prepare, perform and validate the software upgrade. You can also download the PDF version of this checklist.
François Vergès, CWNE #1803 min read
Convert a Cisco CAPWAP AP to a Mobility Express AP
This article will explains how to convert a CAPWAP AP to a Cisco Mobility Express AP. The AP model used as an example in this article is a Cisco Aironet 2802i.
François Vergès, CWNE #1804 min read