On this episode we talk with Jagdish Girimaji, Product Manager for Wireless Networking Business Unit (WNBU), and Mark Denny, Product Manager for WNBU, from Cisco about the Mobility Services Engine, MSE.

The MSE allows for enhanced services to be ran on your Cisco Unified Wireless Network. By deploying a MSE into your network you will receive enhanced CleanAir features, RTLS location features such as Mobile Concierge and new tracking analytics, as well as be able to have an integrated wIPS solution that doesn’t require an overlay network.

Take a listen as Samuel Clements and Blake Krone talk MSE and feel free to leave some feedback!

Interesting day today as we find out the Cisco has decided to buy Meraki for 1.2 billion in cash! What does this mean for Cisco and Meraki? Take a listen as Blake Krone, Samuel Clements, and Tom Holingsworth talk about the deal.

Welcome to episode 15 of the NSA Show! WARNING!! This episode is what we would call a “rough cut” in that adult beverages were consumed during the recording. We recorded this episode late at night (1130pm – 13oam) after #WFD3 concluded. The audio levels on the podcast might be rough at times given that we had a very large group of delegates there for the recording as well as noise from San Jose Airport. We hope you enjoy the delegates candid feedback and don’t mind Stephen Foskett aka “Basil Reindeer”.

 

In case you are wondering about the intro well Sam Clements on E14 changed my intro script to read I’m your huckleberry and I just about did read it word for word, nice one Sam!

On this episode of the No Strings Attached Show Blake Krone and Samuel Clements chat with Sean Rynearson and Tom Holingsworth aka NetworkingNerd about certifications and what it takes to pass the test. We talked about various resources used to help study and gain the knowledge needed. We also talk about a hot topic: brain dumps. Sit back and enjoy the show!

This episode is a syndication of the Packet Pushers Podcast episode that I recently participated on regarding BYOD. While we originally thought it was going to be a show about solving the technical issue the table turned quickly and went into a heated debate about policies, tech adoption, tech savvy users, and management headaches. It was a great show to be a part of and I hope you all enjoy listening. The panel consisted of Ethan Banks (PacketPushers.net), Greg Ferro (EtherealMind.net), Michele Chubirka (PacketPushers.net), Troy Martin (@troymart), and Blake Krone (NSAShow.com).

After a short hiatus the show has returned! Sam and I discuss using tablets for surveying and deployment of wireless networks. We talk about some of the apps developed by Access Agility for the Apple iOS platform as well as some other misc tools. We also talked about full fledged site survey applications running on the Android platforms. Take a listen, download some apps, and provide feedback on your thoughts about the tools in the comments!

 

Apple iOS Apps:

WiFiMedic

iPad WiFi Survey App

WiFiPerf

Sensor Pro

Get Console

Mobile TFTP Server

 

Android Apps:

Wolf WiFi

Ekahau Mobile Survey

On this episode of the NSA Show we talk with Joel Vincent from Aerohive networks about their Bonjour Gateway product offering. With the “consumerization of IT” and BYOD craze happening today there is a need to be able to utilize technology features such as AirPrint and AirPlay which are geared more towards simple home networks on enterprise networks. Aerohive’s Bonjour Gateway gives enterprise admins a way to solve the issues created by subnets when trying to use bonjour services and also allows you to selectively filter the services presented to the devices through this solution.

For more information check out the following links:

http://www.aerohive.com

Bonjour Gateway Press-Release

While attending Wireless Field Day 2 in San Jose all of the NSA Show team was able to talk with Ekahau regarding their RTLS and Site Survey product lines. After talking with Ekahau we thought this would be a great show to do. So take a listen as Blake, Jennifer, and Sam talk with Jussi Kiviniemi from Ekahau about the RTLS solution and what we have seen after testing their product for a few weeks.

For more details on the Ekahau RTLS solution please see our recent blog post and visit Ekahau.com.

On this episode of the NSA Show Podcast we talk with Chris Lyttle, Jennifer Huber, Sean Rynearson, and Blake Krone about the recent Aruba AirHeads Conference that was in Las Vegas. Chris, Jennifer, and Sean were asked to attend the show as top wireless bloggers. We asked them to come on the show to discuss what they saw and heard at the conference. Get the low down on the Microsoft presentation, Aruba Air Group [PDF] technology, and other banter on Episode 8 of the NSA Show Podcast.

Welcome to Episode 7 of the NSA Show Podcast. On this episode Blake Krone and Samuel Clements discuss some of the hardware and software that is recommended for a home Wireless lab. Listen as we discuss number of APs, WLCs, VMware, routers/switches, and software that one should have in their home labs.

Here are the details of what is in my Skeletek rack:

IP Telephony

* Cisco 7985, 7961 (2), 7921G

* Cisco 2801 CME Router

Route / Switch

* Cisco 2600 (4)

* Cisco 3550 24 10/100 Inline Power

* Cisco 3550 24 10/100, 3550 48 10/100 (2)

* Cisco 2500 terminal server

* Linksys SRW2024 24 10/100/1000

* PowerDsine 24 10/100/1000 midspan PoE

Wireless

* Cisco WLC 4402-12

* Cisco WLC 2106

* Cisco 3600, 1142 (3), 3502 (2), 1252, 1242 (3), 1131

* Cisco 2710, MSE (VMware)

* Cisco WCS (VMware), NCS (VMware)

* AeroHive HiveAP 330, BR100

* Aruba Instant 135

* Meraki MR16

* Ruckus ZoneDirector 1100

* Ruckus ZoneFlex 7962

* AeroScout MobileView and T2, T3, T5a tags

* Ekahau Vision and A4, T301BD, T301W, HS1, TS2, TSc tags

Servers

* Whitelabel ESXi

* Intel DH67GD

* Intel Core i5-2500K LGA1155 3.3GHz

* SKill 8GB DDR3 1333 (2)

* Western Digital Green 1TB SATA

* IN WIN 1U Rackmount Compact Server Chassis

* Apple G4 Xserve (2)