Importance of PIM in LTE
As the number of WISP LTE deployments increase, there are many things WISPs will need to be mindful of. One such item is properly supporting antenna cable
Why WPA is not encrypting your traffic
There was a Facebook discussion that popped up tonight about how a WISP answers the question “Is your network secure?
Cambium ePMP 3000 features
An older post but still relative. Figured I would re-post this. Cambium and CTIconnecxt put on a webinar about ePMP 3000 today. This should be available online at one point. Look for it in the Cambium forums. Some notes I …
Antenna patterns and interference
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Everything you wanted to know about NTP
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a service that can be used to synchronize time on network connected devices. Before we dive into what NTP is, we need to understand why we need accurate time. The obvious thing is network devices …
Mikrotik mAP for the WISP installer
One of the problems installers run into on a few networks we manage is having the right tools to properly test a new install
Some WISP CPE grounding
A discussion which comes up over and over in the WISP space is grounding and proper installation of customer CPE. The folks at perfect-10 (https://www.perfect-10.tv/) were a vendor at #WISPAPALOOZA2018. One of the best things I have seen them in …
The importance of Network Monitoring Systems (NMS)
One of our open tickets on MidWest-IX is a member reporting slow speeds on their exchange port. After having them send us some data and a few e-mails back and forth we began looking at their switch port on the …
How VRFs work
virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router
Importance of PIM in WISP LTE deployments
PIM sweeps are a common thing in the Cellular field. One of the first questions folks often ask is what is a PIM sweep?