Ekahau: Mastering Wi-Fi Design and Troubleshooting In today’s digital age, a reliable Wi-Fi network is essential for both personal and professional use. Whether you’re setting up a network for a small office or troubleshooting connectivity issues in a large enterprise environment, having the right tools is crucial. Ekahau is a leading provider of Wi-Fi design and troubleshooting solutions that empower network engineers to optimise performance and deliver seamless connectivity. In this guide, we’ll explore how Ekahau can revolutionise your Wi-Fi design and troubleshooting processes. Unders ..read more

A Wi-Fi design serves as a blueprint for your wireless network. Ultimately, Wi-Fi design is the process of taking your business’s requirements for Wi-Fi connectivity and turning them into a plan for a high-performing and reliable network. It’s the translation of your business needs — how many devices need Wi-Fi (capacity) and where they need it (coverage) — into a deployment plan detailing how many access points (APs) you’ll need, where they need to be installed, and how they should be configured in order to satisfy the demands of your users. INPUT | Connectivity requirements  ..read more

Ekahau AI Pro 11.2 — Light Mode, Adjacent Floor APs, AP Distances, Wall Tool Improvements, and More! The latest release of our wireless network design software is brimming with new features that will make your wireless network design experience even better! There have also been numerous fixes and new access points, antennas, and BLE beacons added to the software. Light Mode is Here! Attention all Light Mode lovers! You spoke, and Ekahau listened. After countless requests from some of our most passionate users (you know who you are), Light Mode has been added back into the software ..read more

Unleashing the Power of Wi-Fi Surveys: Which Wi-Fi Survey is Right for You? First, let’s start by covering the basics: What is a Wi-Fi Survey?  A Wi-Fi survey is a comprehensive analysis of a wireless network that evaluates its coverage, performance, and security. This survey involves testing and analysing the wireless signal strength, interference, and other network parameters to determine the overall health and performance of the Wi-Fi network. The survey can be conducted using various tools and methods, such as passive and active scanning, predictive modelling, and on-site testin ..read more

Ekahau Version 11.1.4 Release Date: March 7th, 2023 This release is pretty much all about performance and usability improvements. New features and improvements: Super smooth and fast spectrum waterfall – Especially the Sidekick 2 users will love the new 5-second time window Workspace transitions between Design, Inspect, Survey and Live are now even smoother and faster than before No more adjusting the zoom level when you toggle between the workspaces – just pick up where you left off! Do you have your own custom requirement profile? You can now save it as a global profile and you no longe ..read more

NetAlly AirCheck G3: The Network Testing Tool for IT Professionals If you’re an IT professional responsible for managing and troubleshooting networks, you know how important it is to have the right tools at your disposal. One such tool that has become increasingly popular is the NetAlly AirCheck G3, a handheld wireless network testing tool that is designed to help IT professionals quickly and easily diagnose and resolve common network problems. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the key benefits of the NetAlly AirCheck G3 and why it is an essential tool for any IT professiona ..read more

Maximising Wi-Fi Performance: A Guide to Wi-Fi Surveys and Capacity Planning Best Practices When it comes to Wi-Fi networks, capacity planning is essential for ensuring a reliable and high-performing wireless experience for users. Wi-Fi surveys are an important part of this process, as they allow organisations to assess the current capacity of their network and identify areas where changes or upgrades are needed. In this post, we’ll discuss the key considerations for Wi-Fi surveys and capacity planning, and provide some best practices for implementing these changes. One of the most criti ..read more

How White-label Wi-Fi Services Benefit IT Channel Partners For IT channel partners, offering a Wi-Fi service can be a lucrative and rewarding business. But it can also be intimidating to manage the technology and the relationships required to sell those services. Fortunately, there is another option available: Wi-Fi whitelabel services.  By partnering with an experienced provider, IT resellers can offer reliable and secure Wi-Fi services without having to manage the backend themselves.  Let’s take a look at how these services work and why they are so beneficial for resellers ..read more

Today, Ekahau Pro 10.4 transforms into Ekahau AI Pro — and we can assure you that, in addition to the upgraded name, there is a lot to talk about with this new Wi-Fi design and validation powerhouse. The game-changing Artificial Intelligence infused into AI Pro has created a solution that is better, faster, stronger, and more charismatic than ever before. Did we mention it’s also tuned for 6GHz network design? Version 11.0.0 Release Date: May 19th, 2022 Welcome to the shiny, new thing that was teased in the last release notes. Welcome to Ekahau AI Pro! Ekahau are bringing you ..read more

I Need A Wi-Fi Survey “I need a Wi-Fi Survey” A question we are asked, on a regular basis… But what does this mean? What is the desired outcome? Is this an assessment or troubleshooting of an existing or a design of a new Wi-Fi network?  What is the best approach to meet the desired outcome and meet expectations? Often, the person requesting the Wi-Fi Survey isn’t sure of all of the answers… more often than not we don’t receive a great deal of information upfront, so we make it our job to qualify the requirements to ensure we manage projects correctly to minimise risk and maxim ..read more