WiFi For Beginners Podcast

WiFi For Beginners Podcast

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WiFi For Beginners Podcast episodes

  • Episode 21 – Wireless Control and Management
    In episode 21 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we complete module 6 of the series, taking a look at Wireless Control and Management [Slides: Module 6: 25 – end].
    In this episode we look at:

    * Additional WLC functions
    * WLC sizing
    * Local vs Central switching
    * AP discovery
    * Alternatives to wireless controllers

    A copy of the slides that accompany module six can be found here
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    38 min
  • Episode 20 – Wireless Control and Management
    In episode 20 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we continue module 6 of the series, taking a look at Wireless Control and Management [Slides: Module 6: 16 – 24].
    In this episode we look at:

    * The management plane of a WLAN
    * The control plane of a WLAN
    * Wireless LAN controller form factors

    A copy of the slides that accompany module six can be found here
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    31 min
  • Episode 19 – Wireless Control and Management
    In episode 19 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we begin module 6 of the series, taking a look at Wireless Control and Management [Slides: Module 6: 1 – 15].
    In this episode we look at:

    * The need for control and management
    * An updated network reference model
    * A brief history of wireless LAN controllers
    * The concepts of the control, management and data planes

    A copy of the slides that accompany module six can be found here
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    30 min
  • Episode 18 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 18 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we conclude module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 45 – 53].
    In this episode we look at:

    * Wireless NICs
    * Drivers & Setup Utilities
    * Client behaviour review questions

    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    28 min
  • Episode 17 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 17 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we continue module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 35 – 44].
    In this episode we look at:

    * Factors affecting client characteristics: size, radio components, 802.11 amendment support
    * Methods for finding client capabilities
    * Characteristics of 4 typical WLAN clients

    In the podcast I mentioned a blog post I created to help you find client capabilities. You can find the post here: http://bit.ly/how_fast_clients
    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    32 min
  • Episode 16 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 16 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we continue module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 31 – 34].
    In this episode we look at:

    * Client link quality
    * Client capabilities affecting connection speed
    * SISO
    * MIMO
    * 20MHz, 40MHz & 80MHz channel widths
    * Matching client and infrastructure capabilities
    * Factors affecting achievable client connection speeds

    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    29 min
  • Episode 15 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 15 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we continue module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 25 – 30].
    In this episode we look at:

    * 802.11 frame types overview
    * Magament frames
    * Control frames
    * Data frames
    * The client roaming process

    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    25 min
  • Episode 14 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 14 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we continue module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 16 – 25].
    In this episode we look at:

    * 802.11 amendments & client capabilities
    * Evolution of Wi-Fi clients
    * 802.11: PHY layer
    * 802.11 frame types introduction

    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    40 min
  • Episode 13 – Wi-Fi Clients
    In episode 13 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast we begin module 5 of the series, taking a look at Wi-Fi Clients [Slides: Module 5: 1 – 15].
    In this episode we look at:

    * What is a Wi-Fi client?
    * Basic client components
    * Client connection process
    * Factors affecting client connection speed
    * The effect of poor connection speeds
    * Client roaming

    A copy of the slides that accompany module five can be found here
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    32 min
  • Episode 12 – More RF
    In episode 12 of the Wi-Fi For Beginners podcast, we complete module 4 of the series, taking a look at more RF theory[Slides: Module 4: 29 – 39].
    In this episode we look at:

    * The 5GHz band
    * What is unlicensed spectrum
    * The importance of RF design

    A copy of the slides that accompany module four can be found here

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    33 min

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