When the teachers and students at the high school in one of the largest school districts in central Massachusetts started complaining about its wireless network, the district’s network administrator knew exactly what to do. Working with the building’s technology person, he took Wyebot’s Wireless Intelligence Platform™ (WIP) and designed a test scenario to really stress […]
On the 5GHz spectrum, there are three possible channel widths: 20MHz, 40MHz, and 80MHz. In dense environments such as schools, we often see clients immediately jump to the 80MHz bandwidth, assuming the wider channels will provide better speeds and service. While this can be the case in less crowded environments, schools will actually see better […]
WiFi Assurance is the guarantee of a wireless network that is predictably high performing, and highly reliable. In the past, that might have been a nice-to-have, but now it’s a mission-critical necessity. What’s driving this need? It comes down to two, recent market trends: mobile connectivity and cloud computing. Mobile Connectivity WiFi usage has grown […]
In part one of the series, we discussed what multicast/broadcast traffic is, and why you should worry about having too much of it on your network. This week we want to share the 9 possible mitigation solutions. They are: Make smaller broadcast domains Use multicast to unicast conversion (if available with your AP vendor) […]
THE PROBLEM: A school was having issues with their network and were unsure why. The teachers and students were having serious performance issues on the secure network versus the guest network. Therefore, staff was frequently using the guest network instead of the secure network. WIP INVESTIGATES: The School was doing a trial of the Wyebot […]
This is Part 1 of a two-part problem/resolution series Multicast and broadcast traffic are a normal part of all networks today. Many devices use multicast/broadcast traffic to advertise and discover services on the network. Protocols such as Bonjour and MDNS make streaming to an Apple TV or connecting to a printer simple – but that […]
802.11ax, also referred to as WiFi 6, is the new wireless standard of 2019. It comes with a new set of complex technological features and improved performance capabilities. If you start researching the nuts and bolts of this new standard, you’ll probably see OFDMA pop up a lot. What is that and why should you […]
“Automated attacks that rely on IP and port scanning are the new normal,” according to Bitdefender. It makes sense. The world is inundated with new technology and gadgets. From the latest mobile devices, to the greatest IoT devices, innovation is everywhere. The downside is a proliferation of vulnerable targets and IT departments pulled in multiple […]
There are about 680 middle and high school students at the Tampa Preparatory School, and about 2000 wireless devices on the school’s network. This includes personal devices and the school’s Apple TVs and iPads. If WiFi stops working on the campus, in some ways, the classrooms shut down. Wireless access is critical for learning and […]
A client purchased the latest and greatest access point (AP) to create a space where every device in their school would get over 25 Mbps. However, a quick check on device analytics revealed that they were operating at a far lower streaming speed. The client wondered if there was an issue with the AP, or […]
