All WiFi professional agrees on the best practice to limit the number of SSIDs which can cause massive overhead on the WLAN network. I have experience working specially in one company where common practice was to create SSID for every office in a multitenant site to provide different VLANs. It took me a while toRead more about SSIDS overhead effect on channel utilisation[…]
Question Time: I was quite confuse before I started my journey towards CWNE that why we have 802.11 states order as shown below. Why on the earth we have authentication before we successfully passed security. 802.11 Machine States: STA connecting to an open SSID. The summary of it all is as follows: STA is unauthenticatedRead more about Authentication Frame Misunderstanding[…]
The 802.11 standard ensures that all stations, both radio-based network interface cards (NICs) and access points, implement access methods for sharing the air medium. When installing wireless LANs (WLAN), most people don’t give much thought to these mechanisms. A solid understanding of 802.11’s medium access methods, however, will enable you to deal more effectively withRead more about 802.11 Deferral Process (Medium Access Method)[…]
In the post I would like to go through CWDP exam preparation. CWDP is one of the exam where you need to not only read the book and understand the topics but real life experience is very necessary. You will come across few questions where real life design and deployment knowledge will be tested. LikeRead more about CWDP® – Certified Wireless Design Professional (Exam Preparation)[…]
I am happy to say that yesterday 10th June 2018 I managed to pass my CWSP-205 exam. I used only self-study method by going through the CWSP-205 study guide in my own phase. If you get an opportunity for an instructor led course (normally 3 days) that would be a very helpful for your CWSPRead more about CWSP® – Certified Wireless Security Professional (Exam Preparation)[…]
What’s In Your Go-Kit? As a Wi-Fi professional what is your Go to Kit for a job such as survey on site. I am going to add what I would like to carry. Frame Analysis Sub-Kit: Packet analyser kit is something I would carry to my jobs which we have several options. 1- Commview forRead more about WiFi Go to-Kit[…]
CWNA exam Preparation: CWNA exam test consists of 60 questions and probably one of the hardest exams you will come across. You will need to answer a minimum of 42 questions (70%) correctly to achieve passing grade. Study Technique I used: 1) Objectives: It is very important to read the CWNA OBJECTIVES. Once you haveRead more about CWNA® – Certified Wireless Network Administrator (Exam Preparation)[…]
Twitter IDs of CWNP Certified Wireless Network Expert #CWNE Twitter IDs of CWNP Certified Wireless Network Expert #CWNE It is always great idea to follow the people who already achieved what you are trying to accomplish in your life. On my journey to CWNE I wanted to know and ask advise from senior CWNE andRead more about CWNE List[…]
The journey to CWNE is not a straight path. It takes preparation, determination, and patience with a lot of studying. In 2018 I decided to tackle CWNE. I set myself a reasonable time scale to achieve my goal which was to submit CWNE application before Nov 2019. While the certifications were not required for my jobRead more about CWNE JOURNEY[…]