NetAlly EtherScope nXG Review

At Mobility Field Day 4, delegate Dave Benham was able to see NetAlly introduce their EtherScope nXG network analyzer. He’s been itching to get his hands on one and was able to do so recently! Writing on his blog, Dave gives us the full rundown on the EtherScope nXG including reviews on its connectivity, auto tests, and his general impressions. Head over to his blog for the full review!

Educating Teachers About Wireless With Metageek Rampart

Metageek presented its tool, Rampart, at Mobility Field Day in August 2019. Metageek’s Rampart simplifies troubleshooting and reporting on wireless networks by allowing you to figure out how your Wi-Fi is performing and if there are any issues that need to be resolved. Metageek is offering Rampart Home to education users for free for 90 days. Check out Metageek’s presentation about Rampart to learn more on the Tech Field Day website!

Celona Tees Up Bigtime on CBRS

Celona has tied up with Aruba for customers that need both Wi-Fi and private mobile networking, and has made private 5G networks a reality, finally

Passpoint: The Data Flows

Nick Shoemaker continues his look at Passpoint in this blog post, looking at how data flows and how admins can actually access the carrier network through the Aruba Network wireless LAN. While he wasn’t at the event, Nick found Aruba’s presentation from Mobility Field Day on Passpoint to be invaluable to the piece. What makes Passpoint particularly appealing is that it does not vary that much from standard enterprise wireless other than passing the data along to the carriers for authentication, accounting and services. Be sure to check out the last installment when it comes out, looking at setting up Passpoint on an Aruba wireless network.

Aruba Bridges 5G and Wi-Fi 6 With New Air Pass Feature

Aruba recently announced a new offering called Air Pass, which Drew Conry-Murray looks at in this post. Air Pass bridges 5G cellular networks with in-building WLANs to enable seamless hand-off between 5G and Wi-Fi 6 networks. This effectively allows carriers and enterprises to build seamless handoffs from cellular to WLAN for voice and data on devices. A key technical compontent of this handoff is Passpoint, a Wi-Fi Alliance developed standard to provide automatic authentication between the carrier and WLAN. Be sure to check out Aruba’s presentation from Mobility Field Day last year, where they dug into the specifics of Passpoint and how it operates in their devices and software.

Mist a Refreshing Experience When You Need a Support Case

Haydn Andrews got his hands on a Mist AP43 during Mobility Field Day last summer, and just found time to run it through its wireless paces. In his initial testing, Haydn found the setup process to be incredibly easy. When he did run into some issues and questions while trying to do some advanced configuration, he was even more impressed by the support system at Mist Systems. Instead of having to send all sorts of log and license information over to the support team, they got him answers to his questions within a few minutes. It was a refreshing change of pace for what is considered standard in much of the industry.