Becoming a better Wi-Fi engineer with this list of resources. Even if you are just getting started in Wi-Fi, you should check out each resource.

Happy New Year! We made it to 2017! I am so glad we are done with 2016.

I spent a lot of time in 2016 studying for the CWNP exams working my way up to CWNE. But in 2017, I’d like to focus on becoming a better Wi-Fi engineer.

What does that mean? I’m talking about really learning how Wi-Fi works. Understanding the technical details of creating a good experience for the end users. In addition, we have to apply what we learn in the field. Whether that is improving your home Wi-Fi, installing Wi-Fi for a church, for your office, or doing high density Wi-Fi.

So in this episode, I want to outline a lot of resources that are available to help us become better Wi-Fi engineers.

Wi-Fi Resources

* CWNP Books

* CWNA

* CWAP

* CWDP

* CWSP

* Get the previous editions as well

* The 802.11 books by Matthew Gast

* 802.11 Wireless Networks Definitive Guide

* 802.11n: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi Above 100 Mbps

* 802.11ac: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi at Gigabit and Beyond

* IEEE 802.11 Standard

* 802.11-2012

* 802.11ac-2013

* 802.11ad-2012

* Blogs

* MRN-CCWIW

* Revolution Wi-Fi

* WLAN Pros

* My 802.11

* SC Wi-Fi

* Get yourself an AP

* Meraki webinar

* Open-Mesh webinar

* Engenius (I may have been wrong about the free webinar but they have a trial program)

* Wireshark

* Start capturing frames

* Airtool is a good application for macOS

* Use this tool from Riverbed for Windows

* Vendor-specific

* CCNA Wireless

* CCNP Wireless

* Aruba has some good docs

* Read Cisco configuration guides

* Get out there and volunteer your services

* Install Wi-Fi for someone in need,