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The Wireless Field Day 4 delegates discuss the career of a Wi-Fi engineer, including how to get started and what to expect. They suggest starting with a home lab and some basic certifications, seeking out a mentor, connecting online with Twitter and a blog, and moving up in the industry.
Personnel: Blake Krone, George Stefanick, Jennifer Huber, Keith Parsons
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People love to complain about Wi-Fi: It’s slow, they can’t get connected, and things stop working. But many of these issues aren’t actually Wi-Fi problems! This roundtable, introduced by Lee Badman, discusses issues that aren’t actually Wi-Fi related.
Personnel: Lee Badman
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How does a Wi-Fi engineer do his job? In this roundtable discussion, the Wireless Field Day 4 delegates discuss their favorite tools.
Casual tools: NetStumbler, MetaGeek inSSIDer
Predictive Survey tools: Ekahau Site Survey, AirMagnet Survey, Motorola LANPlanner, Cisco WCS
Discovery tools: AirMagnet Survey, WildPackets OmniPeek, AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer, MetaGeek inSSIDer, Fluke AirCheck
The Survey Process and Post-Install Validation surveys (AP on a Stick): Ekahau Site Survey, AirMagnet Survey, TamoSoft TamoGraph Site Survey
Tip: Install AirMagney Survey on a dedicated machine (or in a virtual machine), run it on an SSD, and make sure there is lots of RAM
Packet Analysis and Troubleshooting: Wireshark, MetaGeek AirPcap for data capture
Costing tools: OmniPeek, AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer
AirPcap Tip: The internal NIC on a Mac sometimes outperforms the AirPcap device
Personnel: Keith Parsons
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