The Digital Experience Podcast

Physical Security and the WLAN

In this webinar, we are joined by Lee Badman, CWNE #200, and long-time friend of the Best Practices Webinar Series! This session focuses on physical security and the WLAN.

Questions we'll answer through this webinar:

• What is unique about WLAN when it comes to physical security?
• Are all WLANs created similarly?
• What makes one environment more vulnerable to physical security threats versus another?
• Do your operational policies cover physical security of WLAN assets? Should they?

Supporting IoT in Complex Environments

In this webinar, we are joined by Ken Puffer, former Hospital CTO and CISO, and current Healthcare CTO at ePlus. This session focuses on supporting IoT in complex environments.

Key takeaways:

• Understand how IoT devices enter and disrupt an organization
• How to identify, profile, and manage IoT devices
• Understanding governance, risk, and compliance requirements for IoT

Understanding 802.11 Retries: Basics and More

In this webinar, we are joined by 7SIGNAL's Jim Vajda to discuss a fundamental topic in Wi-Fi. What is an 802.11 retry? Why are they important? What do they tell us about the Wi-Fi network?

This time we’ll go back to the basics and learn about a foundational topic in Wi-Fi: retries. We’ll discuss…

• What retries are
• Why they are used
• What they mean
• How they work at the protocol-level

The Importance of Wireless Security Policy

In this webinar, we are joined by Lee Badman, CWNE #200, and long-time friend of the Best Practices Webinar Series! This session focuses on the importance of wireless security policy and what impact it makes on an organization.

Key takeaways:

• Why wireless security policy matters
• Aspects of effective policy
• How to make a policy effective
• Objectives and examples of wireless security policy

How to Achieve a Successful Wireless Implementation

In this session, join the 7SIGNAL team along with special guest Baydaa Al-Zubaidi, Senior Network Consultant and Wireless Designer at Bell Canada. We will be discussing how to achieve a successful wireless implementation, and how a lack of communication and collaboration can affect implementation.

Key discussion points:

• Wireless project requirements
• RF design
• Implementing a wireless solution
• The post-exit survey
• Communication and collaboration

The 3 Stages Approach to Evaluating an AP

Join the 7SIGNAL team along with special guests Firas Shaari from Comcast. In this episode, Firas discusses the advanced three-stage testing approach to evaluating new AP’s for Comcast. Come see how they separate the wheat from the chaff at one of the largest telecom companies in the US.

Key takeaways:

• Understand how to set up and execute all 3 stages of testing which include conductive, over-the-air (OTA) and test house
• Using testing to understand performance at levels 1 and 2
• Setting up Access Point testing in different test environments
• How to analyze information received from testing your new Access Point

Power Management in Client Devices

During this episode, Mike discusses power management mechanisms in Wi-Fi, starting with legacy Wi-Fi and covering additions in each subsequent standard.

Key Takeaways:

• PS-Poll Mode and TIM and DTIM elements
• WMM and Automatic Power Save Delivery (APSD)
• Power Savings with MIMO
• VHT TXOP PS
• And more!

Ultra-High Density Wi-Fi

In this episode, join special guest Arjan Kievits in a discussion about high-density Wi-Fi. During the session, Arjan will talk about the emerging demand from higher education organizations to design a network that can properly handle large groups of students during online exams. 

Key takeaways: Learn about the requirements, physical challenges, testing results, and [re]designs needed to have a high-performing Wi-Fi network.

Wi-Fi Jamming Discussed

In this webinar, join Lee Badman as he leads the discussion on Wi-Fi jamming. We will discuss what Wi-Fi jamming is, what it looks like, and why it occurs. 

Some key takeaways:

• What is jamming in relation to Wi-Fi?
• Why would anyone jam Wi-Fi?
• What laws exist related to jamming?
• How can jamming be used in WLAN attacks?
• How can we detect jamming?

Best Practices for Mounting Outdoor APs

During this episode, join 7SIGNAL's Jack Clifford as we discuss all things outdoor Access Points. During the session, Jack will talk through best practices so you can avoid sub-optimal performance. 

What we'll cover:

• Design challenges unique to outdoor wireless
• When to use point-to-point and point-to-multipoint network
• Common outdoor Wi-Fi issues and how to avoid them
• Installation requirements of outdoor APs