This is an example process to operationalize replacement of failed AP Hardware in a production environment. The Prime 3.2 Copy and Replace AP process is very important to the operations side of managing a Cisco Wireless Infrastructure. It allows the easy replacement of defective AP(s). The key point to know however, is that if there … More How-To Copy and Replace Wireless Access Point in Prime 3.2
Blog posts are a tool I use to help record information for my own use as well as sharing with my colleagues in the WiFi Space. This blog might not be super interesting. Client devices are often times difficult to determine WiFi capabilities. I have used the FCC website to research devices. Located HERE. Mike Albano’s … More WiFi iOS and OSX Specifications and Cisco Best Practice References
Found this tweet and wanted to test it and record it for future reference. I envision the most useful aspect is to t-shoot secure paging to personal devices in Medical Verticals. For example: Hospital System has an issue with secure paging being delayed. Where is the delay? Or is the transmission simply not being transmitted … More Packet Capture on iOS Device
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail – Benjamin Franklin Having a plan is very important in almost every endeavor. The more important the endeavor, the more time and effort you should put into your plan. Having a wireless lifecycle plan and philosophy should be defined and documented. Once your plan is documented then it … More Wireless Lifecycle and Unicorns
Rogue AP: Any device that is transmitting/Receiving Wi-Fi and is connected to a company’s wired distribution system without authorization; Or any device that is owned by the company and is transmitting/receiving Wi-Fi without authorization. PCI DSS 11.1 and 11.1.2 require that you do the following: 11.1 Implement processes to test for the presence of wireless access … More Rogue AP Mitigation
MAC OSX Airport is a powerful tool to explore the 802.11 information from the wireless interface. I used a form of this command to troubleshoot a roaming issue in a client’s emergency department with their Patient Access Services WOWs (Workstations on Wheels). I was able to see my test device’s 802.11 statistics. With a slight … More OSX Wireless Airport Tool and Roaming
Part 2 of 2 In this blog we will look at some of the CLI commands you can now run to gain efficiencies when deploying or operating a Cisco Wireless Infrastructure using AireOS. I just deployed AP(s) in a small remodeled two story office area within a hospital. There are a lot of deployment tasks … More Cisco AireOS CLI and Importance of AP Name Convention (Part 2)
