Name: A Day in the Life of a WLAN Pro - Challenges of Deploying HUGE! K-12 Networks
Start: 2023-12-06T17:00:00Z
End: 2023-12-06T17:01:01.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

NetAlly helps network engineers and technicians better deploy, manage, maintain and secure complex wired and wireless networks. We simplify network testing, provide instant visibility, and enable seamless collaboration between site and remote personnel.

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You must be dreaming...... 
You just found out it is now possible to attach your favorite Wi-Fi tester to a drone and perform a site survey while up in the air! Then you wake up... Dohhh!!! It was actually a dream.... Many have tried, but Wi-Fi testing from a drone still eludes us. Why is that? What are the challenges involved with mounting your favorite Wi-Fi tester on a drone and using it to perform a site survey or access heights that normally would require you to climb a ladder?

On this sixth episode of the "I LOVE Network Testing" series, Mike Wade - Drone Pilot Extraordinaire, shares with us how he became a drone pilot!
Learn:
- How you can become a certified drone pilot
- For what scenarios using a drone for Wi-Fi testing could be useful
- Pros and Cons of using a drone for Wi-Fi testing
- Challenges involved with mounting your Wi-Fi tester to a drone
- Why is it still a dream?

I LOVE Network Testing - Episode 6, Up in the Air

Mission Never Ending? 
You may be more like Ethan Hunt and his IMF team than you think. And we're not just talking about traveling to exotic places and executing spectacular, death defying stunts. Rather, they never seem to get a break and are constantly in a state of battling yet another arch-nemesis which they must defeat. 

Help (for you) is on the Way! 
You, on the other hand, as a network or security professional, likely have your own ongoing issues for which there is a constant struggle and yet never seem to be completely vanquished. NetAlly customers call them “Nagging Network Security Problems” and in this webinar the aim is to put an end—once and for all—to the “Top 3”! 
• Sporadic PoE delivery resulting in errant device performance and potential security gaps
• New unknown device appearing on the network – Houston, we have a (security) problem!
• Suspect hacker is trying to impersonate a legitimate Wi-Fi access point
• If time permits, a “bonus +1 problem” will be accepted—and then solved!

All these will be addressed in real-world settings using CyberScope® and Link-Live™. 

WIN TICKETS to the latest Mission: Impossible Movie – The Final Reckoning 
We’re looking for additional “Mission: Network Security Problems” we can solve in the future. Take the in-webinar survey for your “problem candidates” and you may win movie tickets the see Ethan Hunt in action! 

What you’ll learn: 
• Feet on the street techniques to quickly address edge performance and security challenges from an industry expert
• Tactics to eliminate problems that impact network health and weaken security posture

Mission: Network Security Problems – Locate, Isolate, Eliminate

Not all fiber optic cabling is created equal—and choosing the right type can make or break your network’s performance. In this engaging and interactive webcast, we’ll cut through the confusion surrounding single mode and multimode fiber, plus explore how fiber type and connectors impact everything from speed to distance to application compatibility.

What You'll Learn:
- The key differences between single mode and multimode fiber
- How to distinguish between OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, and OM5 multimode fiber types
- The characteristics of OS1 and OS2 singlemode fiber
- How fiber selection impacts application compatibility and transmission distance
- Why UPC connectors might be preferred over APC connectors — and why the polish matters
- The difference between LC and SC connectors and where each is typically used
- When to use each fiber and connector type for optimal performance
- How the LANBERT test from NetAlly can be used to verify a fiber’s ability to transport data

Join Mike on this fifth episode of the I LOVE Network Testing series to build a solid foundation in fiber types and connectors.

Whether you're involved in designing, installing, or maintaining fiber optic networks, this session will give you the knowledge you need to plan and support fiber networks with confidence.

I LOVE Network Testing, Ep 5. Demystifying Multimode, Singlemode, and the Connectors that Make Fiber Networks Work

Blake Krone, Mobility Consultant at mobiadroit, is plucked from his office by Dr. J (Julio Petrovitch, Product Manager at NetAlly) just seconds before his Wi-Fi network connection was demolished by a non-Wi-Fi interferer. Together the happy twosome begins an intergalactic journey through the basics of Wi-Fi spectrum analysis and interferer location. 

Some of the questions they will answer during this adventurous webcast include:
- What is spectrum analysis, what is it used for, and how can it help you improve network performance?
- What are the most common non-Wi-Fi interferers on the 2.4/5/6 GHz bands?
- When should you use a spectrum analyzer?
- How can spectrum analyzers be used to quickly identify the source of non-Wi-Fi interferers?
- What are the best ways to use a spectrum analyzer and directional antenna for faster interferer location?
- After I find an interferer, what should I do with it?

See NetAlly tools in action and gain insights on reducing downtime, improving Wi-Fi network performance, and accelerating time to resolution. Plus, find out about a brand-new spectrum analysis offering from NetAlly. Don't forget to bring your spectrum analyzer!

For more information check out www.netally.com

I LOVE Network Testing, Ep 4. The Network Engineers Guide to Wi-Fi Spectrum Analysis

Due to the overwhelming number of questions we had in episode 4 --> https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/18719/639889  , we've recorded a Q&A video. Below are the timestamps and questions asked during the webinar.

00:36 -  Can I use my LinkRunner AT 2000 to test fiber? 
01:49 - what is the model number of the Ubiquiti SFP Mike showed us?
02:41 - FS.com just released a document that states they will "AUTO" attenuate if they see too much power aka short cable on long distance units. What is your opinion on this?
03:51 - Can the EtherScope nXG run these tests as well?
05:16 - What languages does the tester support?
07:42 - Does NetAlly provide certified reports for testing?
09:44 - Does this still only calculate the TX power of the SFP switch? And do I need to swap the fibers to test the other fiber?
10:34 - Do you need a mandrel to wrap the jumper fiber around it before you test it?
15:27 - Does the LinkRunner only test multimode or also singlemode?
16:13 - Is it possible to have reports about the losses you are showing?
17:14 - Most SFPs give a rang of TX Power. Based on what parameters/ settings do they regulate their output power?
18:51 - The fiber in my building is 30 years old. Is there any limit to the usable life of fiber? We both have singlemode and multimode fiber throughout the building.

Q&A Video: I LOVE Network Testing, Ep 3. Understanding and Measuring Optical Loss in Fiber Networks

Cybersecurity teams have powerful tools, but they also know they're not the networking experts. When gaps appear in vulnerability assessments or visibility into edge devices, it's the network team that often steps in with the expertise and tools to fill them.

Today, 86% of enterprises are seeing increased collaboration between network and security teams, according to Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research, and with good reason. Strong partnerships lead to stronger defenses.

In this webinar, EMA Vice President of Research, Shamus McGillicuddy, and NetAlly Senior Product Manager, Brad Reinboldt, will reveal how network teams are becoming vital contributors to cybersecurity initiatives and how the right tools can amplify that impact.

What you’ll learn:
- Proven strategies for improving collaboration between network and security teams
- How network tools enhance vulnerability assessments and provide critical visibility into IoT and unmanaged devices
- The role of NetAlly's CyberScope® Edge Network Analyzer & Vulnerability Scanner in strengthening your security posture

How Network Teams are Powering Stronger Cybersecurity: Closing Gaps in Vulnerability Assessments and Device Visibility

Fiber optic networks are critical to modern infrastructure, but ensuring optimal performance depends on understanding and managing signal loss. In this webcast, we’ll guide you through the fundamentals of optical loss, how to measure it accurately, and how to troubleshoot common issues.

What You’ll Learn:
- The two key considerations when measuring optical loss:
    How to calculate the expected loss of a link
    How to interpret the measured loss and compare it to expectations
- Step-by-step instructions on:
   Calculating estimated loss based on fiber length, splices, and connectors
   Setting an optical power reference using NetAlly tools
   Measuring and interpreting actual optical loss across a link
- Common causes of excess optical loss and how to identify them
- Best practices to prevent and resolve issues causing high loss in fiber networks

Join Mike on this third episode of the I LOVE Network Testing series! Whether you're a technician, engineer, or IT pro, this session will strengthen your ability to maintain reliable, high-performance fiber optic connections.

I LOVE Network Testing, Ep 3. Understanding and Measuring Optical Loss in Fiber Networks

As networks become more complex and IT teams are increasingly distributed, efficient remote troubleshooting and collaboration have never been more critical. Join our webinar where we’ll explore best practices for seamless network issue resolution—no matter where your team or tools are located.

What You’ll Learn:
• Deploy with Ease – Pre-configure and send your NetAlly tool to a remote site before it even arrives.
• Guide Local Staff – Direct on-site personnel to the problem area with precision.
• Remote Control in Action – Use Link-Live to connect to NetAlly tools from anywhere.
• Data-Driven Troubleshooting – Quickly analyze network connectivity and performance and identify root causes.

See NetAlly tools in action and gain insights on reducing downtime, improving efficiency, and enhancing collaboration in your IT operations.

I LOVE Network Testing, Ep 2 - Cut Downtime, Boost Team Efficiency: The Value of Remote Troubleshooting

We love our fiber networks and the transmission speeds they can provide! Still, have you ever found yourself troubleshooting fiber connectivity issues just to find out that your SFP output was the cause of the problem?

On this first episode of the "I LOVE Network Testing" series Mike Pennacchi (Network Protocol Specialist) will talk about:
• SFP types and their differences
• How to test the output of SFPs that will be used in production
• Plus, more!

I LOVE Network Testing, EP 1 - Testing the SFP of my Heart

Hosted by: Nigel Tozer, independent technologist and security specialist 

Register today for this informative NetAlly webinar on helping your organization satisfy several of the NIS2 Directive minimal obligations at the network edge. The focus will be on why securing edge networks for NIS2 is problematic, where the gaps are, why they occur, and what can be done about it. 

Though important and essential organizations within the European Union have known about NIS2 for some time, with the change from a directive to law across the member states in 2025, the urgency to complete preparations to avoid non-compliance and the resulting penalties is rapidly growing. There is some concern that many entities to whom the law now applies will have put a big focus on their network core and on updating processes and training but may have underestimated the risk at the network edge. Even those that believe they have the edge secured are likely to unknowingly have significant gaps, left by insufficient security management tools and unclear delineation between IT/cybersecurity roles.

The live session will include a panel of experts on both edge networking and NIS2, with the emphasis on viewer value and actionable ideas. During the session we will debate the “top five big questions” in this area and provide our point of view on what you can do to best meet the network edge and NIS2 compliance challenges.

Mission: Possible - Securing the Edge for NIS2

It's time to start thinking about your New Year resolutions! After all, 2024 is almost gone and 2025 is just ahead. So, how about striving to achieve the best network performance possible? During this year-end webcast from NetAlly we will talk about good and bad network installation, validation, and maintenance practices that could add you to the naughty list or make some of your new year wishes come true.

Plus...
• Network Performance Testing
• Cable Testing
• Wi-Fi Connectivity and Speed Testing
• Wi-Fi and BT/BLE Site Surveys
• Network Topology Mapping

Join Dr. J (Julio Petrovitch, Product Manager at NetAlly), and Blake Krone, Mobility Consultant, on this very festive webcast to find out more about the Good, the Bad, and the Naughty of network testing. And... Have the opportunity to win a special holiday present!*

The Good, the Bad, and the Naughty - A Year-End Guide to Networking Best Practices

As we move into the holiday season, NetAlly wanted to give to those tasked with maintaining peak network performance the gift that keeps giving.  We’ve got industry expert Mike Pennacchi ready to impart his 25-plus years of hands-on networking experience to quickly find problems and troubleshoot issues that are negatively impacting users.

Via demonstration using EtherScope® nXG, Mike will show how easy finding the root cause of issues can be when you combine the packet capture and in-depth analysis of many NetAlly handheld tools with Wireshark.

Agenda: 
• Use of Discovery app to locate devices on the network
• Use of Path Analysis app to identify the path between the analyzer and the device
• Getting in the path of the packets using both span and taps
• Use of the Capture app to capture the traffic to and from the device
• Use of Link-Live to create a network map and provide easy access to the capture packets
• Use of Wireshark to analyze the capture packets

You don’t want to miss this event, so register today!

Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, and Wireshark Packet Analysis - A Recipe to Network Troubleshooting

NetAlly recently announced that it has partnered with Hamina Wireless, a network design tool company, to introduce a new integration capability between NetAlly’s AirMapper™ Site Survey and the Hamina Network Planner software.

With this new integration, AirMapper site surveys you have or will perform, can now be opened in the Hamina Network Planner tool for in-depth Wi-Fi heatmap analysis and wireless optimization, troubleshooting, or refresh planning, simplifying both site survey data collection and team collaboration!

Join Dr. J (Julio Petrovitch, wireless product manager at NetAlly,) and Jerry Olla, head of technical operations at Hamina Wireless, to learn more about the new Hamina Network Planner integration, and how it can help speed and simplify Wi-Fi network optimization and collaboration.

NetAlly & Hamina Wireless Presents: Integration, Collaboration, and More

Are you ready to go deeper? This session is all about rolling up your sleeves and diving into the technical nitty-gritty of CyberScope and Link-Live secure cloud service platform. Building on webinar 1 material, as well as themes from her book, Wireless Security Architecture: Designing and Maintaining Secure Wireless for Enterprise, Jennifer will build out strategies and techniques to harden your network.

Utilizing the distinct ability of the CyberScope handheld design to “See the edge, from the Edge”, we’ll explore advanced techniques for network hardening and validation, giving you the tools to ensure your network's resilience. Then, Jennifer will demonstrate the powerful reporting and analysis capabilities of Link-Live.

Topics included will be:
• Securing management interfaces from injection, replay, and on-path attacks
• Locating and remediating devices configured with default credentials 
• Validating segmentation and filtering 
• Testing configurations and controls for best practices
• Finding and remediating devices running deprecated and legacy protocols
• Scanning network devices for asset inventory
• Considering advanced hardening for high-security environments

If you're looking to master CyberScope and Link-Live, this is the place to be. Heck, we may even do a little regex while we’re at it!

Cybersecurity: Implementing Network Hardening with Jennifer Minella - Part 2

Kickoff your network hardening journey with this no-fluff overview by Jennifer Minella using concepts and guidance from her book, Wireless Security Architecture: Designing and Maintaining Secure Wireless for Enterprise. You’ll learn, based on your organization’s cybersecurity requirements (“Low”, “Medium”, “High”) how to prioritize your efforts, which tasks to tackle first, and how organization of all sizes can rapidly eliminate gaps in cybersecurity defenses. 

Three key areas of hardening the infrastructure will be discussed:
• Securing management access
• Designing infrastructure for Integrity 
• Controlling peer-to-peer and bridged traffic 

Finding vulnerabilities in network settings, configurations, and devices doesn’t have to be hard. Jennifer will demonstrate this using CyberScope® and Link-Live secure cloud service platform to validate network hardening. The CyberScope handheld design offers a unique “See the Edge, from the Edge” perspective that centralized tools cannot match but whose insights can be fed into larger, enterprise-wide security initiatives.  

Whether you’re addressing audit findings, preparing for a pen test, or looking to meet compliance requirements – this is your starting point for a secure, hardened infrastructure.

Cybersecurity: Validating Network Hardening with Jennifer Minella - Part 1

Whether defending against attackers, preventing misconfigurations, or passing your next pen test with flying colors – network hardening is critical to every security strategy. Attacks against infrastructure have increased drastically in recent months, meaning securing the data paths and proper segmentation of enterprise networks is more important now than ever. 

This webinar will provide practical hands-on guidance on best practices for network hardening, including: 
• Securing management interfaces from injection, replay, and on-path attacks
• Locating and remediating devices configured with default credentials 
• Validating segmentation and filtering 
• Testing configurations and controls for best practices
• Finding and remediating devices running deprecated and legacy protocols
• Scanning network devices for asset inventory
• Considering advanced hardening for high-security environments

Easily Validate Network Infrastructure Hardening with CyberScope®

In this webinar we will provide hands-on examples of how you can quickly strengthen your cybersecurity wireless network perimeter in just a few easy steps, finding vulnerabilities before they are exploited. 

Learn how you can proactively reduce wireless complaints by improving Wi-Fi performance, connectivity, and availability, in an easy six-step process that can be used by all levels of staffing expertise from beginner to expert.

Get hands-on examples of how network and InfoSec teams can streamline their processes and improve staff efficiencies. 

AGENDA:
• How to easily validate controls at the edge
• Effectively inventory everything, including all wireless IoT, OT, and unmanaged headless devices
• Quickly test and demonstrate policy compliance
• Save money, time, and effort to ensure your wireless edge is running securely and at optimally
• Enable close collaboration between network and security teams to maximize cybersecurity posture

How to easily eliminate Wi-Fi vulnerabilities in your edge network

Ever wondered what are the challenges of deploying a network in a huge K-12 School? There is a lot of them... 

• Training local hands-on how to perform a Wi-Fi site survey so you can cover more ground in less time
• Troubleshooting PoE problems on VoIP phones
• Qualifying fiber connections between campus buildings
• Mapping a wired network that wasn't labeled correctly
• Validating new AP installations

So, how can you effectively tackle this and other challenges? Well, wonder no more!

Join us for NetAlly's next live webcast with special guest Keith Parsons, Managing Director at Wireless LAN Professionals, to learn about the challenges he faced while recently deploying a wireless network in a HUGE K-12 school. Plus, how he overcame those challenges!

A Day in the Life of a WLAN Pro - Challenges of Deploying HUGE! K-12 Networks

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