The relationship The relationship between APs and STAs (clients), from an outside perspective, looks like a 50-50 split. However, this could not be more wrong. In most aspects of AP and STA relationships, the STA wears the trousers. The STA (I will use STA more than client, as it’s
One task that never fails to remind me why I love working in wireless design is channel planning. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures for me. Even with AI and a million and one tools at my disposal to help with channel planning, I still like to do
A subject close to my tech brain and tech heart. Structured cabling, copper and fibre. Those thin copper cores and delicate fibre strands carry business’s operations day in day out, month after month, year after year without a second thought. They never get the recognition they truly deserve. With
Originally, I was going to write another blog about wireless. However, I was caught up in the aftermath of a power surge, right in the middle of the world’s oldest underground system. As I walked to Warren Street, it started sparking thoughts about how critical stable power is to
Wireless or Wi-Fi is a topic I can chew anyone’s ear for a day or two. Lately, it seems to be getting more attention than ever, with the promised high throughput rates of Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with better modulation and coding rates (4K-QAM) and improved latency and efficiency
Network redundancy When we think and talk about network redundancy, the discussion normally stops at the internet connection. The true workhorse of business connectivity lies in the internal network, it’s just as critical as the edge. The switches, access points, uplinks, and structured cabling that silently do the bulk
Networking
Something easily overlooked when migrating from on-prem to cloud-based resources is network redundancy. What happens if a router fails? An edge switch goes down? Or worst—the business loses its entire internet connection? As organisations shift from traditional on-prem equipment to hosted services such as a cloud PBX, hosted servers,
Hi, I’m Tom 27 year old IT Engineer from North East Derbyshire. I’ve spent the better part of the last decade knee-deep in cables, configs, and client calls—building, troubleshooting, and optimising networks across office spaces, warehouses, factories, and retail environments. I’m currently a Senior IT &
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