MIMO Power Save / Downgrade MIMO If power is not enough for full MIMO capability access points operate in MIMO Power Save / Downgrade MIMO mode. In this mode MIMO capability is reduced to match the max power available from POE injector or POE switch for access points. For clients, dynamic MIMO Power Save technique [...]

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MacPerf to WiFiPerf Testing Results Test Hardware – MacBook Air 2011 with Ethernet USB Adapter (Lion) – Mac Mini Server 2010 (Snow Leopard) – iPhone 4 (iOS 5) Test Software – WiFiPerf is a bandwidth performance measurement app for iOS. The app can operate as a client and/or server. WiFiPerf can be used for iOS-to-iOS [...]

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iPerf / iPerf3 iOS to Mac OS Testing Examples Following software and hardware used for examples. WiFiPerf – iPerf app for iOS iPerf3 – iPerf for Mac OS iPhone 4, iOS 5 Beta 7 Macbook Air, Mac OS Lion Test results between an iPhone 4 running iOS 5 beta 7 and Macbook Air running Mac [...]

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Getting Started with 4G Wireless Internet When you move into a new home there are lots of things to consider. Firstly, there’s the fun things like furniture, deciding what interior colors you want and picking a new TV. Then comes the more fiddly, but very important service for every modern home, the internet. The first [...]

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In Building Cellular Coverage Over Category 5/6 Cables (TIL ;-) from #TechFieldDay) A way to use existing cabling to improve cellular coverage without installing a traditional distributed antenna system (DAS) solution. The cat 5 / 6 cable has a Mobile Access “Cellular Access Pod”. The Pod can be daisy chained to an access point. The [...]

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Vendor Client Relationship Video Check out video below titled vendor client relationship that captures the life of a consultant perfectly. So funny but sadly so true. WiFi Consultant Client Relationship Below are some customer questions/comments I hear often on wireless / WiFi projects. Can you skip the site survey and just tell me how many [...]

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World’s Largest WiFi Hotspot A little WiFi humor…. Question: Who has the world’s biggest WiFi hotspot? Answer: Linksys A few years ago the above was probably true because all Linksys WiFi routers shipped with default SSID linksys, configure for channel 6 and no encryption. Based on WiGLE stats, linksys is still the top SSID and [...]

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Which Airline Has WiFi? Ever wonder if your flight has WiFi before purchasing the ticket? You’re in luck there is a new web site called HasWiFi that allows you to search if your flight will have WiFi using using the carrier name and flight number. Hopefully there will be a day when all flights have [...]

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WiFi In Africa Africa is the second-largest continent, after Asia, in size and population; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the Indian Ocean. But when it comes to Internet access access, Africa has very low Internet penetration at 10.9% and when Internet is [...]

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Why Tower Climber Certification and Training Is Important The video below has been circulating around the ‘Net for a few weeks and is a great example of why tower climber certification and training is so important. If you thinking about installing WiFi equipment on anything above 20 feet I recommend a lift and anything above [...]

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