Meraki, a network company, was acquired by Cisco in late 2012. Together, they are putting out cloud-managed switches, access points, and security appliances. One of Meraki's strengths is its online management tools. In order to allow others to experience this dashboard, Cisco Meraki actually provides free Mobile Device Management (MDM) to anyone. I decided to take them up on … [Read more...]
Configuring advanced functionality in the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite
At the beginning of the month, I received my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite. It's a powerful router built on Vayatta Core but lacks the easy-to-use user interface for the advanced functionality. The price point brings it into the consumer market but the required use of SSH command line makes for a niche market. My first weekend learning about the EdgeRouter Lite and getting it … [Read more...]
Setting up the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite and first impressions
Previously, my network setup included a Linksys WRT160N router running dd-wrt. It was a steady little work horse but had a few downsides like not having gigabit ports. I coasted for quite a while with this setup but over the last year I had been hearing names like Ubiquiti and Mikrotik which were bringing enterprise-grade routing to the consumer price point. You may recall both … [Read more...]
The impact of iOS7 on networks
iOS7 is apple's latest operating system for iPhones and iPads. The update came out last week and put a few networks through their paces, particularly at universities where thousands of students might have tried to download the update as soon as it was released. The update for some configurations was 1.2GB in size and with different configurations requiring separate downloads, … [Read more...]
Municipal gigabit Internet has to be implemented as a service
While the implementation of Google Fiber might make you think otherwise, not all gigabit cities are on smooth sailing. Google has the magic combination of offering fast speed at a low price. Others, like Chattanooga, TN, have gotten the speed but not the low price. While some states have even implemented anti-municipal broadband laws for some unknown reason, some cities are … [Read more...]