I am excited to share that I now work for Cisco! I am not yet sure how (or if) this will affect the content of my blog in the future. However, it is important for me to clarify that all things written prior to this post were written from the perspective of a non-Cisco employee […]
Year: 2022
Cisco Catalyst CW916x Access Points – The Choice is Yours
The Cisco Catalyst CW9166, CW9164 and CW9162 Wi-Fi 6E Access Points feature the ability to be managed either in the Meraki cloud, or with a Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controller. Many of us have wanted this feature for a decade! Each of the ”CW” access-points are convertible between the two modes, which allows you to […]
Quick Start Guide to Cisco Live
Planning on attending your first Cisco Live? Or are you a Cisco Live veteran, but perhaps feeling a bit out of practice after the 2-year break from in-person events? Akin to my Cisco Live Survival Guide post, I hope this guide helps streamline the process leading up to Cisco Live. If you are looking for […]
Aruba’s Self-Locating AP Technology is Truly Remarkable
At Aruba Atmosphere 22, Aruba announced their new Self-Locating AP technology. Using an integrated GPS receiver on the 6xx series Access Points, the APs can locate themselves and and automatically be positioned on a floor plan. I was very skeptical when I first heard about this technology. I thought, how is a GPS going to […]
Digging out of the COVID “rut” by attending in-person tech conferences
This post is going to be a bit different from my regular stuff. You won’t learn anything technical here, but I hope you will still find value in what I have to say. Last week I attended the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference (WLPC) in Phoenix, AZ. I’ve attended this conference many times in the past, […]
The Cisco Catalyst 9136 Access Point
The Catalyst 9136 is Cisco’s latest addition to the Catalyst 9100 AP line up, and is their first AP with Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) capability. This is the big brother to the 9130, in pretty much every way. The Cisco Champions program allowed me to test the 9136, and I was pleasantly surprised when I first […]