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Concepts & Fundamentals

Wi-Fi Channels

SCENARIO: Changing Wi-Fi Channels CATEGORY: RF Tuning Purpose / Use Case: Avoid congestion and optimize performance Steps to Test: Change the channel manually and...

Band Steering: Enhancing Wi-Fi Efficiency by Prioritizing 5 GHz Connections

What It Does Band Steering is a feature that encourages dual-band capable client devices (devices that support both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) to...

Load Balancing in Wi-Fi: Avoiding Overloaded Access Points

What It Does Client Load Balancing is a feature that helps spread wireless clients across multiple Access Points (APs) in a network. When one...

Disabling 802.11g Legacy Rates: Improving Speed and Reducing Airtime Waste

What is 802.11g?   802.11g is an older Wi-Fi standard introduced in 2003, operating on the 2.4 GHz band with speeds up to 54...

Optimize Wi-Fi Performance with Airtime Fairness

What It Does Airtime Fairness is a radio profile feature that ensures each client device gets an equal share of wireless transmission time, rather...

802.11k Explained: Improving Roaming in Wireless Networks

What is 802.11k? 802.11k is a Wi-Fi standard that helps client devices (like phones, laptops, etc.) roam more efficiently between access points (APs) in...

802.11w (Protected Management Frames)

802.11w (Protected Management Frames)  CATEGORY : Security / Standards  PURPOSE / USE CASE : Understand PMF for protecting against deauthentication/disassociation attacks.   STEPS TO TEST : Read documentation, verify PMF settings...

Multi-User Input Multi-User Output (MIMO)

  What is Multiple User Input Multiple User Output (MIMO)?   So what is MIMO?  Most non-technical individuals often come across variations of the...

Hidden SSID: A Basic Wi-Fi Privacy Feature

Hiding the SSID makes your Wi-Fi name invisible during scans, adding a small privacy layer. Steps 1: Navigate to the WLAN profile and select...

Guest Isolation: Keeping Your Wi-Fi Safe and Private

What is Guest Isolation? Guest Isolation is a Wi-Fi feature that prevents devices connected to the same guest network from communicating with each other....