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802.11k and 802.11r on Ubiquiti UniFi: fast roaming settings and deployment checklist

You will be able to decide which UniFi roaming settings to enable on each SSID, in what order, and how to prove they work. The guide maps Fast Roaming, BSS Transition and 802.11k to their IEEE standards, flags legacy lockout risk, and gives a six-step checklist plus client history checks for sticky clients.

14 mins read3k words
WiFi Optimisation

DFS radar events on Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba and Ruckus: a diagnostics checklist for channel changes

Work out whether a DFS radar event caused your 5GHz outage on Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba or Ruckus. Tell genuine radar from false positives and planner moves. Then decide which channels to exclude, on which APs, without giving up the capacity your venue needs.

10 mins read2k words

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