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 itContinue reading “Cisco Spectrum Expert vs Metageek Chanalyzer using CleanAir”

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:Continue reading “Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLC sandbox in vmWare Fusion 12”

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.xContinue reading “Launch a sandbox Cisco WLC 8.x vm for lab in vmWare Fusion 12”