David Stiff and Wilson So from Ruckus Networks presented on the 802.11u protocol during their session at Wireless Field Day 2. The primary goal of 802.11u is to enhance the user experience in connecting to Wi-Fi networks, making it as seamless as connecting to cellular networks. Traditionally, users face a cumbersome process to connect to […]
Victor Shtrom talks about Ruckus Wireless’ beamforming and antennas
Victor Shtrom’s presentation at Tech Field Day on January 27, 2012, delved into the intricacies of Ruckus Wireless’ beamforming and adaptive antenna technology, known as BeamFlex. Shtrom began by explaining the fundamental issues with wireless signals, particularly the problem of multipath, where signals bounce off various objects, causing unstable performance. He illustrated this with a […]
Rob Haviland continues his discussion of the HP Wi-Fi product line
In this presentation, Rob Haviland elaborates on HP Networking’s Wi-Fi product lineup, introducing specific hardware and features that cater to the diverse needs of different market segments. He begins by highlighting the omnidirectional antenna suited for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, emphasizing the importance of external antennas for specific products such as the 466 indoor […]
Rob Haviland introduces HP’s wireless product line
Rob Haviland introduced HP’s wireless product line during Wireless Field Day 2, focusing primarily on the new HP Flex Campus mobility solution. The Flex Campus is designed to unify wired and wireless networking within organizational infrastructures, sitting alongside other components of the HP Flex Network architecture, which includes Flex Fabric for data centers, Flex Management, […]
Virtual Controller technology and RF management Q&A with Pradeep Iyer of Aruba Networks
Pradeep Iyer of HPE Aruba Networking discusses virtual controller-based wireless LANs, a concept developed by Aruba to meet evolving hardware capabilities and network management needs. Historically, Aruba built their platform around controller-based WLANs, but advances in access point hardware—such as significantly increased processing power, memory, and storage—allowed Aruba to embed many controller functions directly into […]
Carlos Gomez and Cameron Esdaile demonstrate Aruba’s security and policy controls
Carlos Gomez and Cameron Esdaile walk through a few use cases for Aruba Networks’ security and policy controls. They talk about visitor self-registration with sponsor approvals, BYOD for employees, pre-registration, and 3rd party integration for Wi-Fi devices. In their Wireless Field Day 2 presentation, HPE Aruba’s Carlos Gomez and Cameron Esdaile demonstrated the capabilities of […]
Keerti Melkote of Aruba Networks suggests wireless as a primary network strategy
Keerti Melkote, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Aruba Networks, presents a case for building networks starting with wireless. He discusses the Aruba architecture and strategy, and goes deep into the company’s approach to wireless and networking. Also joining the discussion is Aruba founding engineer, Pradeep Iyer. In his presentation at Wireless Field Day 2, […]
Live demonstrations of Meraki Wi-Fi gear with Pablo Estrada
Pablo Estrada, Solution Architect at Meraki, demonstrated their cloud controller technology during Wireless Field Day 2, showcasing how Meraki is working with TelMex to implement HotSpot 2.0 and offload cellular data to wireless networks. The presentation focused on live demonstrations of Meraki’s Wi-Fi gear and its sophisticated cloud-managed dashboard, designed to give IT administrators an […]
CEO Sanjit Biswas talks about founding and developing Meraki
Meraki’s journey began at MIT with a project called MIT RoofNet, which aimed to create a rooftop network covering Cambridge, MA. The project was led by Sanjit Biswas and John Dickett, who were PhD students at the time. They built the network from the ground up, including the radio chipsets, firmware, management, and routing protocols. […]
EJ Jackson demonstrates Ekahau RTLS in 10 minutes
EJ Jackson gave a brief demonstration of Ekahau’s Wi-Fi Real Time Location System (RTLS). RTLS uses Wi-Fi and infrared beacons to locate tags with sub-1 meter accuracy, and integrates with Site Survey and Vision. In his short but detailed presentation at Wireless Field Day 2, EJ Jackson showcased the different components and capabilities of Ekahau’s […]
Jussi Kiviniemi and EJ Jackson present Ekahau’s wireless site survey tools
Jussi and EJ demonstrated Ekahau’s wireless LAN tools, with an overview of Ekahau Site Survey capacity planning. Jussi also reveals the Mobile Survey application on Android. EJ demonstrated how to use Ekahau Site Survey and took questions from the audience. During the session, the Ekahau team gave an in-depth look at the evolution, functionality, and […]
Aerohive demos at Wireless Field Day 2
Aerohive’s Paul Levasseur demonstrates Secure Guest Access, Branch on Demand, and “Value on Demand”, configuring the BR100 branch routers on the fly. During the Wireless Field Day 2 presentation, Paul Levasseur detailed several of Aerohive’s innovative features, beginning with Secure Guest Access. This approach aimed to improve security and reduce reliance on open networks by […]
Aerohive at WFD2 Part 1: Devin Akin, Matthew Gast, Founders
Devin Akin introduces the company and panel content, then Matthew Gast walks through his vision for Wi-Fi. Next up is Aerohive founder and CTO, Changming Liu. Finally, Abby Hassel Strong presents a review of Aerohive’s progress in 2011 and gives a special gift to Chris Lyttle. At Wireless Field Day 2, Aerohive showcases their latest […]