CTS 059: Become A Better Wi-Fi Engineer in 2017

Becoming a better Wi-Fi engineer with this list of resources. Even if you are just getting started in Wi-Fi, you should check out each resource. Happy New Year! We made it to 2017! I am so glad we are done with 2016. I spent a lot of time in 2016 studying for the CWNP exams working my way up to CWNE. But in 2017, I’d like to focus on becoming a better Wi-Fi engineer. What does that mean? I’m talking about really learning how Wi-Fi works. Understanding the technical details of creating a good experience for the end users. In addition, we have to apply what we learn in the field. Whether that is improving your home Wi-Fi, installing Wi-Fi for a church, for your office, or doing high density Wi-Fi. So in this episode, I want to outline a lot of resources that are available to help us become better Wi-Fi engineers. Wi-Fi Resources * CWNP Books * CWNA * CWAP * CWDP * CWSP * Get the previous editions as well * The 802.11 books by Matthew Gast * 802.11 Wireless Networks Definitive Guide * 802.11n: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi Above 100 Mbps * 802.11ac: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi at Gigabit and Beyond * IEEE 802.11 Standard * 802.11-2012 * 802.11ac-2013 * 802.11ad-2012 * Blogs * MRN-CCWIW * Revolution Wi-Fi * WLAN Pros * My 802.11 * SC Wi-Fi * Get yourself an AP * Meraki webinar * Open-Mesh webinar * Engenius (I may have been wrong about the free webinar but they have a trial program) * Wireshark * Start capturing frames * Airtool is a good application for macOS * Use this tool from Riverbed for Windows * Vendor-specific * CCNA Wireless * CCNP Wireless * Aruba has some good docs * Read Cisco configuration guides * Get out there and volunteer your services * Install Wi-Fi for someone in need,