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Office Wi-Fi Design

Introduction This essay outlines the process followed for a recent Wi-Fi design project I completed for a single-floor office in a multi-tenant building in London. The design process has the following steps: The customer requested a wireless survey. A survey can mean different things to different people, so to narrow this down the customer wasContinue reading “Office Wi-Fi Design”

Office Wi-Fi Design

Introduction This essay outlines the process followed for a recent Wi-Fi design project I completed for a single-floor office in a multi-tenant building in London. The design process has the following steps: The customer requested a wireless survey. A survey can mean different things to different people, so to narrow this down the customer wasContinue reading “Office Wi-Fi Design”

My Guide to Wireless Networking

What is a Wi-Fi or wireless network? A wireless network is essentially the same as a wired data network. However, the link between networked devices is – as the name suggests – wireless. As the devices aren’t tethered by a cable, they have the ability to be mobile. The wireless devices can also roam toContinue reading “My Guide to Wireless Networking”

Which is safer; 5G or Wi-Fi 6?

I have always considered the health risks of RF communications as a null concern. The source of the claims that RF is dangerous to health is always from fringe groups. It wasn’t until I saw an advertisement poster in a motorway service station promoting the health risks of 5G that I started thinking this couldContinue reading “Which is safer; 5G or Wi-Fi 6?”

Should I disable 2.4GHz on my wireless network?

I was prompted to write this article after a chat with a customer who proudly said ’Thankfully we have now got rid of all 2.4GHz from our network’ This struck me as surprising, as 2.4GHz is not something that would degrade your network as for example legacy 802.11b clients might. 2.4GHz is a frequency spectrumContinue reading “Should I disable 2.4GHz on my wireless network?”