Month: November 2024

  • It’s always the Wi-Fi (even when it isn’t)

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    I was recently speaking with a colleague after they returned from visiting their college freshman for parents weekend. The student was frustrated they’re smartphone wasn’t working as well as they expected and were blaming the Wi-Fi. The colleague pointed out to their child that they were in an area where there wasn’t any Wi-Fi and… Read more

  • Merakiwifi.app

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    Disclaimer – When using tools of this nature it is strongly recommended to create a separate, read-only API key. There is no need to risk your API key being compromised and allowing a bad actor to perform irreparable harm to your organization. While this tool open states it does not store API keys, I find… Read more

  • Managing Large Networks

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    Managing large networks come with a considerable number of complexities. Most of these complexities can be managed but considerable care must be taken as seemingly minor changes can have major impact. The network I manage currently has more than 14,000 wireless access points deployed across more than 200 sites supporting more than 150,000 users. Below… Read more