Wi-Fi

May 15, 2015

NETWORKING

Enhancing HDX: Introducing FlexDFS – Not All DFS Solutions Are Created Equally

2 min read

Cisco Systems is announcing a new set of features that enhance its HDX (High Density Experience) suite. This blog is the second in a series that explains the new features that comprise the enhancements to HDX. 5 GHz is a great place to operate a WLAN. There is ample spectrum, and it’s far less crowded […]

May 14, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco ISE Express Now Offers Enterprise Guest for Less

1 min read

It’s a familiar scene – people sitting in a coffee shop or waiting room, fiddling with their mobile phones – punctuated by a single question. “Do you have Wi-Fi?”  As Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous in everyday life, customers have come to expect some level of access when visiting businesses – from coffee shops to hospitals, […]

May 12, 2015

NETWORKING

New Avenues for Learning

1 min read

South Island School in Hong Kong is made up of students from around the world with 1,400 students from over 35 countries. One value that sets the school apart is its commitment to using technology in the classroom. For instance, all students have a laptop that they use to access e-books, watch educational videos, and […]

May 8, 2015

NETWORKING

Enhancing HDX: Introducing Dynamic Bandwidth Selection – Automatically Choosing the “Best” Channel Width

3 min read

Cisco Systems is announcing a new set of features that enhance its HDX (High Density Experience) suite. This blog is the first in a series that explains the new features that comprise the enhancements to HDX. Every advancement in Wi-Fi technology comes with corresponding complexities and tradeoffs.  You just don’t get something for nothing. For […]

May 5, 2015

NETWORKING

The shift in Education towards Mobile Learning

1 min read

Technology is important to children in terms of how they learn and how they live. A challenge for many school districts is the ability to offer a mobile learning by putting digital resources in a student’s hands with constrained funding for education. Katy Independent School District located in Katy TX needed a wireless infrastructure that […]

April 30, 2015

TECHWISETV

Fundamentals of 802.11ac Wave 2

4 min read

Wi-Fi technologies continue to pick up speed as 802.11ac Wave 2 is now making its way into new deployments. What is really happening within these latest changes and what do they mean for your strategy? Watch and learn as Robb Boyd shares the five most important nuances found within these advancements on this TechWiseTV Fundamentals.

April 27, 2015

NETWORKING

What is 802.11r? Why is this Important?

4 min read

Fast BSS Transition 802.11r (often abbreviated to Fast Transition or FT) describes mechanisms by which a mobile device can reestablish existing security and/or QoS parameters prior to reassociating to a new AP.

April 22, 2015

NETWORKING

Creating a new guest Wi-Fi experience with CMX Connect

4 min read

Guest Wi-Fi has become a must-have, not a nice-to-have requirement for our customers.  Today, let’s talk about building customer engagement through guest Wi-Fi and how CMX Connect creates a new guest Wi-Fi experience. We also have a special offer to share if you’re interested in trying out CMX (Connected Mobile Experiences) Connect. Offering Guest Wi-Fi […]

April 13, 2015

NETWORKING

Why the 802.11k and Neighbor Report are Important?

4 min read

A lot of air time (pun intended) has been provided for the PHYsical layer amendments to the 802.11 standard. These would include 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ad, and others. These amendments tend to get a lot of publicity because they have increased the speed/throughput of 802.11 over the years (from 1-2 Mbps in 1997 for the original […]