CTS 146: Deploying Wi-Fi at Scale with Gurpreet Singh

From Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering Rowell Dionicio and François Vergès

Gurpreet Singh shares his story of how he got started in Wi-Fi. He also explains how to approach a large Wi-Fi deployment.
Deploying Wi-Fi at Scale
Gurpreet deployed a new Wi-Fi infrastructure for a large food chain and shared his experience. We talk about what is different when deploying at a bigger scale.
Preparation is key
Here are a few things Gurpreet and his team did early on in the project:

* Plan everything
* Spend time defining the solution through a Proof of Concept
* Test as many scenarios as you can
* Define the processes that will be used for the deployments by the different teams
* Train the team
* Plan everything

Challenges
These large deployments come with some interesting challenges:

* How do you do your Wi-Fi design?
* How do you choose your Wi-Fi configurations?
* How do you validate your installation?

Listen to the episode to hear the full story!
You can get in touch with Gurpreet on Twitter https://newtowifi.com or visit his blog https://newtowifi.com.