Cisco Spectrum Expert vs Metageek Chanalyzer using CleanAir
As a cost-free alternative for Cisco Partners, Cisco Spectrum Expert can be a reasonable alternative to get a spectrum analyzing setup for a very low price tag. If a non-used older AP with CleanAir technology is available it can converted to be used for this purpose. Hooked up to a PoE switch or injector it…
Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLC sandbox in vmWare Fusion 12
This guide is posted as a follow up to the previous post: Launch a sandbox Cisco WLC 8.x vm for lab in vmWare Fusion 12. [link] Cisco’s new Catalyst models of WLC can be used in the same purpose. Catalyst 9800 image can be downloaded with a Cisco Partner account and may be found under:…
Launch a sandbox Cisco WLC 8.x vm for lab in vmWare Fusion 12
Sometimes it can be useful to have access to a lab environment just for testing a function, verifying configuration, see alternatives of configuration options or for any other possible reason. Launching a virtual instance of a WLC can provide easy and fast access without any need of additional hardware. This guide will focus on 8.x…
Cisco WLC 8.x automated backups initiated via SSH
Having a Cisco wireless environment, and not implemented other products of Cisco’s ecosystem can sometimes make it troublesome using some of the more important functions. Older controllers running 8.x code is dependent of Cisco’s other solutions for properly updated backups, solutions such as WCS or Prime Infrastructure. If no such system is planned into the…
Review of spectrum analyzers using Chanalyzer
Many options are available on the market for spectrum analyzer hardware. Some of them comes with a cheaper price-tag, while others are more costly. All having different pros and cons. During the past years I have used different options, to sum these down I wanted to make a comparision of the difference in information they…
USB-C Aruba AP console cable
If you tried to connect an Aruba AP/IAP 3-series via console you probably have noticed a special kind of connection that is different from standard RJ45. While AP-205 and others use RJ45, AP-305, AP-315 and also some RAPs are using TTL connectors. Standard RJ45 console According to AP-305 datasheet, Item JW071A is the recommended cable…
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