E24 – Riding the 802.11ac Waves
Are you ready for faster performance from your wireless networks with 802.11ac? Sam and Blake talk with Cisco to get the scoop on the 802.11ac module for the AP 3600. Cisco has created a modular solution for wave 1 and wave 2 of 802.11ac that plugs into the back of their flagship AP 3600. For [...]
E23 – Aerohive Switches and HiveManager 6
Welcome to episode 23! Sam and I had the pleasure of talking with Abby Strong and Anoop Dawar of Aerohive about their recently launched switch lineup as well as updates to HiveManager 6. Take a listen to learn about what Aerohive is doing for switches that they have done for wireless! Podcast: Play in new [...]
E22 – Cisco Prime Infrastructure
We wrap up our spring series of Cisco podcasts with a discussion revolving around their network management platform, Cisco Prime Infrastructure. Cisco has been evolving their network management platform for awhile now with WCS, NCS, and now PI. If you haven’t upgraded yet to PI or just curious on some of the new features take [...]
E21 – Cisco G2 APs
On this episode of the NSA Show we talk with Walt Shaw from Cisco about the G2 AP series that is comprised of the AP 3600, 2600, and 1600. Learn about the differences between these APs, the modularity of the 3600 AP, and more! Podcast: Play in new window | Download
E20 – Location Analytics
We all know that wireless is great for getting mobile users connected but did you know there is also a new trend in the industry called location analytics. Location analytics is the tracking of devices as they flow through your building using wireless beacons and probes. On today’s show we talk with Brenden O’Brien who [...]
E19 – Cisco WLC 5760
On E18 we talked about the new Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch that includes a WLC, on this episode we are going one step further in the new Cisco Unified Access design and talking about the Cisco WLC 5760. The Cisco 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controller is designed for 802.11ac performance addressing the throughput demand of [...]
E18 – Cisco One Network and Catalyst 3850
On this episode we talk with Cisco about the new Catalyst 3850 IOS switch with a built-in Wireless LAN Controller. The 3850 is a PoE Gigabit switch capable of terminating CAPWAP tunnels allowing for a distributed architecture within a Cisco Unified Wireless Network. For more information head over to http://www.cisco.com/go/switching and http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12686/tsd_products_support_series_home.html Podcast: Play in [...]
E17 – Enhancing Your Wireless With A MSE
On this episode we talk with Jagdish Girimaji, Product Manager for Wireless Networking Business Unit (WNBU), and Mark Denny, Product Manager for WNBU, from Cisco about the Mobility Services Engine, MSE. The MSE allows for enhanced services to be ran on your Cisco Unified Wireless Network. By deploying a MSE into your network you will [...]
AirMapper – Not Quite Ready
**** While this initial review is still accurate for the version I reviewed we have received an updated version and will post a new review shortly! **** If you remember we did a podcast episode on mobile devices and tools for them earlier and there wasn’t much out there for tools. Since that last podcast [...]








