Join us as we discuss everything from access points to endpoints and the wireless experiences of everything in between. As the leader in wireless experience monitoring, 7SIGNAL delivers insight into wireless networks and control over Wi-Fi performance so businesses and organizations can thrive. Learn more about us at 7signal.com.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
The Wi-Fi site survey is fundamental to understanding any WLAN environment. It also happens to be misunderstood at times - many know what site surveys are, but don't understand how short their shelf life is. Let's dive into some of the key elements of these surveys so we can better comprehend their value and impact.
In this session, we’ll talk about:
- The shelf-life of a wireless survey
- What a wireless survey provides (and what it doesn’t provide)
- Heatmaps as selling point, support tool, source of frustration
- Why all surveys are not created equal
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
We're doing our part to help combat the Covid-19 crisis by giving organizations the power to find and fix Wi-Fi issues for their remote workforce. This week, we'll teach you how to access and use the industries #1 remote troubleshooting platform.
The new normal for network engineers and IT professionals is directing attention away from corporate networks and toward home networks where troubleshooting can be much more complex.
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Get visibility into network performance, no matter where your clients are
- Give end-users actionable advice to improve their home network performance
- Validate end-to-end connectivity to critical application servers
- Validate that home networks meet your application requirement
- Access and use Mobile Eye
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Project management is evolving to strategizing rather than straight-forward execution. Understanding the basics of project and program management can help keep your WLAN projects on-time and on-budget.
Topics we'll discuss:
- 4 most common project management styles
- Tips and tricks for keeping your projects on-time and on-budget
- Understanding stakeholder needs
- Goal setting
- Defining deliverables
- Assessing risk
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wi-Fi 6E is the biggest change to Wi-Fi in a generation. Are you ready for it? Learn from 7SIGNAL’s Jim Vajda about the basics of Wi-Fi 6E, what to expect this year, along with technical differences with Wi-Fi 6 in the legacy bands.
Some topics we'll cover:
- What is Wi-Fi 6E and why is it important?
- What use-cases will drive early adoption?
- Timing for the enterprise
- A technical comparison of 802.11ax in 6 GHz vs. 2.4/5 GHz
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Many IT groups must now support work-from-home users and their home networks where they have no visibility and control. Further, these users are using enterprise applications on residential-grade internet circuits. Without visibility, you don’t know where to start troubleshooting, let alone proactively identify WFH users suffering from poor Wi-Fi. We’ll look at how Mobile Eye delivers visibility into WFH Wi-Fi networks, along with actionable problem identification that can be used to resolve real WFH Wi-Fi problems.
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Get visibility into network performance, no matter where your clients are
- Give end-users actionable advice to improve their home network performance
- Validate end-to-end connectivity to critical application servers
- Validate that home networks meet your application requirement
- Access and use Mobile Eye
- Real use cases
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
This week, we are joined by special guest, Lee Badman! As automation permeates ever more aspects of business operations, the temptation to use Wi-Fi to connect it all is strong. But despite Wi-Fi’s appeal, it’s not always the best option. One example of this is in Building Automation Systems (BAS).
In this session, we’ll discuss:
- What is a BAS?
- Why isn’t Wi-Fi the best fit?
- What other choices are out there for BAS?
- How the wirelessly connected world on the whole is evolving
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
The structure of our Wi-Fi comes from two different design types - single channel and multichannel. Understanding the basics of these two channels can help you determine which is the best to utilize when encountering certain Wi-Fi roadblocks, such as interference and roaming.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Definitions of single channel and multichannel design models
- The historical context behind these two approaches
- Advantages and disadvantages of each model
- Troubleshooting
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
What impact will Covid-19 have on the Wi-Fi industry? Some believe that Wi-Fi will emerge stronger and more relevant than ever. Jim Vajda, CWNE #183, explains why when he interviews Claus Hetting, the CEO and Chairman of Wi-Fi Now.
Interview topics:
- The impact on home Wi-Fi
- Demand for optimized networks
- Higher-performance gateways and extenders, including those supporting Wi-Fi 6
- The impact on the cellular industry and reduction in 5G spending
- Why Wi-Fi will emerge stronger after Covid-19
- And more!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Covid-19 has caused a significant disruption to our lives on so many levels. With network engineers and IT professionals directing attention away from corporate networks to home networks, troubleshooting has become more complex. Learn the tips and tricks that will help you support the employee at-home digital experience that has become your new normal.
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Get visibility into network performance, no matter where your clients are
- Give end-users actionable advice to improve their home network performance
- Validate end-to-end connectivity to critical application servers
- Validate that home networks meet your application requirement