Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you probably purchased a new wireless system or are thinking about it and are looking-up some of the best practices for performing your wireless access point installation. Before you begin, it’s important to know that there is more to WiFi than meets the eye, and things you may not consider, like where and how you …
Top 8 Benefits of a Managed WiFi Solution
Many companies outsource IT management to third party providers and with good reason: it costs less than what it would to maintain internal IT staff. Workplace WiFi is just as critical to daily operations as IT, so why don’t more companies opt for a managed WiFi solution? They don’t know that it’s an option. Less than 10 years ago, a …
8 Tips for Setting Up a Business Grade WiFi Network
It looks like you’re interested in a large or small business wireless network setup. Whether you’ve opened your new business location or you’re in the process of moving from one office to another, you’re off to a great start. Solid office WiFi solutions should be a principal part of your business plan. After all, your company depends on a strong …
5 Reasons Why Landlords Should Provide WiFi Internet for Tenants
Water, food, oxygen, shelter, WiFi and Internet service. Seems weird when you bunch them together like that but it’s becoming more and more evident that Internet connectivity is essential in order to survive in today’s world. As a property manager of an apartment complex, residential building or multi-dwelling unit (MDU), you already provide water and shelter. Why not provide WiFi …
Event WiFi: 8 Tips for Event Organizers
“This WiFi sucks! I can’t even connect to Twitter to post about this #WiFiFail”. Don’t let this happen to you. As an event planner, you have a lot on your plate. Event guests only see the finished product – the lights, sound, performances, meals, drinks, etc… What they don’t see is the work and time you dedicate to making sure …
6 Benefits of Captive Portals at Events
Your event is coming together. You’ve secured A/V vendors, ordered catering, arranged for furnishings and secured a dedicated Internet connection and WiFi network for event guests, production staff and vendors to use. Everything is moving smoothly – under budget and ahead of schedule. Now is the time to consider extras that will enhance the event experience and prove to your …
8 Tips for Extending WiFi Range Outside Your Home & Between Two Buildings
Think you have to be a network engineer to extend WiFi range? Think again! You don’t think of your WiFi connection when it’s working properly, but when it isn’t, the slow speeds, dropped connections and dead zones can drive you to obsession, willing to do anything and pay any price to extend your WiFi and have it work properly. Fortunately, …
8 Items for Your Event WiFi Internet Planning Checklist
These days, it’s not enough for a brand to design a product. The goal is to create an experience or – better yet – a lifestyle for customers to embrace and perpetuate. Live, highly publicized events, such as fashion shows, product launch parties and industry conventions present companies with an opportunity to create an immersive brand experience for guests. That’s …
3 Ways to Improve WiFi at Large Event Venues
Providing WiFi for large events, like trade shows, conferences and fashion shows can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned event producer. Lots for facilities may already have WiFi and Internet bandwidth installed, but if it’s not the right equipment or if the existing networking team lacks expertise, you’re going to have to bring in a WiFi solutions …