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Ruckus Certified Finally
I started out using Ruckus Wireless' (Name they were called back then) equipment just over 10 years ago. I have seen the company change...

Matt Crawford
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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So What does 2x2:2 or 3x3:3 actually mean?
So if you ever read any product spec of wireless access points you will see 2x2,3x3 all the way up to 8x8. But what exactly does this...

Matt Crawford
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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New Year, New Goals and Plan
I was fortunate to have an extended break over the Christmas and new year period. This gave me time to reflect on the year 2020 and set...

Matt Crawford
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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CWSP Completed
Last weekend. I successfully passed the CWNP's Certified Wireless Security Professional exam. This was the second exam I did with the...

Matt Crawford
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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Next-Gen Free Guest Wi-Fi
Throughout my career deploying Wi-Fi, I have deployed countless guest/free Wi-Fi hotspots for clients. Whether that be corporate guest...

Matt Crawford
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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Internet Of Things: Marketing Spin or The Real Deal
So I’ll start with the question a few clients have asked me. What the heck is this internet of things all about and how will it affect me...

Matt Crawford
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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Certified Wireless Analysis Professional Conquered
As you probably guess from last few posts I have been studying for the last 15months on the CWNP CWAP exam, as a part of my path to...

Matt Crawford
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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How to unstick sticky clients
One of the most common problems that you will see in 802.11 wireless networks is what is called "Sticky Clients". This is when a client...

Matt Crawford
Jul 12, 20202 min read
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Ekahau ECSE Design Course
I was very fortunate to attend the Ekahau ECSE Design course that was organised by Open reality and hosted by Peter Mckensie. Peter is...

Matt Crawford
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Why restrict the number of SSIDs on an AP
One of the first things I learned when I started getting into Wi-Fi was that it was best practice to have as few SSIDs as possible. But...

Matt Crawford
May 23, 20203 min read
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Why Do We measure Wi-Fi in negatives?
I had a question from my lovely and understanding girlfriend the other day. While I was trying to explain how Wi-Fi works. She asked the...

Matt Crawford
Mar 10, 20202 min read
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Ruckus AP CLI Commands
One of the more infrequent things I do from time to time is login into a CommScope Ruckus access point and every time I am like what is...

Matt Crawford
Feb 22, 20202 min read
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CWAP Chapter 03: Physical Layer
Physical Layer Operations Each station in one of 3 states: waiting for data, transmitting data or listening for clear channel to transmit...

Matt Crawford
Jan 31, 20203 min read
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Will 5G wipe out Wi-Fi?
So a lot of people have been asking me in the past couple of months "Will the new 5G make Wi-Fi redundant technology, Like the MP3 player...

Matt Crawford
Dec 8, 20192 min read
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CWAP-403 Chapter 2: Protocol Analysis
Know that Promiscuous mode and monitor mode is not the same thing. Promiscuous mode allows you to capture all frames on a network to...

Matt Crawford
Nov 30, 20197 min read
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CWAP-403 Chapter 1:The Protocol
Skills required to be a wireless analysis professional Protocols analysis - the ability to capture and analyse frames and packets to...

Matt Crawford
Oct 15, 20194 min read
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My CWAP Notes
In this blog post, I am going to summerise my CWAP notes. This is currently a work in progress. So I will be updating this post as I read...

Matt Crawford
Sep 28, 20195 min read
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The Road To CWAP
So as you may have noticed I passed my CWDP exam back May and then started a new job. Which has then taken all my time with learning a...

Matt Crawford
Aug 31, 20191 min read
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Little Update
So its been a little while since my last post and a fair bit has happen in that time. So I thought I write a quick blog post to keep you...

Matt Crawford
Jul 4, 20191 min read
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The Future of Wi-Fi
2019 is looking like it will be a definitive year in the short 29-year history of Wi-Fi with the anticipated Wi-Fi 6 being ratified later...

Matt Crawford
Jun 15, 20194 min read
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