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Senior Network Engineer/Mobility Specialist at CCSI - Contemporary Computer Services, Inc.
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Almost 9 years ago

Commented on The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

Thanks for providing the link.

Almost 9 years ago

Commented on The OnGuard feature checks the compliance of corporate laptops and restricts network access for users who are not compliant with security policies.

Can you please elaborate as to why. I am not disputing you just curious what your take is. Thanks!

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of AirMagnet Spectrum XT: I can use it to determine the precise placement of APs to satisfy customers’ needs for data, voice, or location.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

As far as the logs are concerned I agree as previously stated however there is a packet capture feature that is extremely detailed. Unfortunately there is no middle ground.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

Never heard back on the POS devices. I would love to know more specifics. I also agree that logs are very lean and can be a source of frustration.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

Motorola has sold off portions of its wireless portfolio. Please see Zebra and Cadmium Networks.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

We may have borrowed ideas from other sources, but I do not think so. More based on years of experience with ACLs, firewall rule sets and working on the ISE flow and best practices. Also creating a flow chart of ISE flow is great. If you can create it prior to…

Over 9 years ago

Commented on It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

Sure! Two things we find helpful are to never use any default rues as a PERMIT. #1 All default rules are to Deny as DEFAULT is generic and will exist in every Profile set multiple times and therefore be very confusing in logs. #2 Use descriptive names but do not make them…

Over 9 years ago

Commented on It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

So get to know the fields in the AAA logs and pay close attention to the modifiers available for searches. Also a good design, which includes logical, consistent naming conventions will make things jump out and will make searching that much easier. I hope this helps!

Over 9 years ago

Commented on It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

I agree that troubleshooting is quite complex, however this is as much as product of RAIDUS/Dot1x as it is with ISE specifically I will say that the troubleshooting view and the fact that you need to move to report for any older AAA information can be clumsy and…

Over 9 years ago

Commented on Review about Aruba Wireless

I just took the latest refresher course on product and architecture and Aruba is even better now. Exciting stuff happening!

Over 9 years ago

Commented on IT Central Station Elite Squad

Muchas Graicas Diego. You puedo practicar!

Over 9 years ago

Contributed a review of Ubiquiti WLAN: If price is the most important factor than this may be the right solution. The product is slightly unstable.

Over 9 years ago

Contributed a review of Motorola Wireless WAN [EOL]: Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

great review, never used Meraki with POS devices. \\\\\\\good to know. Were those devices Zebra's?

Almost 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN: The Dashboard, with its centralized "cloud" interface is the most valuable feature of Meraki.

Almost 10 years ago

Commented on Easy and consistent deployments allow for a seamless user experience and lowers the chances for administrative mistakes.

Which other vendor's product is most similar to aerohive?

Almost 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Aruba Wireless: Review about Aruba Wireless

Almost 10 years ago

Commented on It has a centralized and unified highly secure access control with ISE, which grew out of ACS.

I would like to add that the Profile Sets really help organize and strucutre a AAA deployment. Thanks Cisco!

Almost 10 years ago

Commented on The two most valuable features for us are ClearPass guest and policy manager.

Prashant I agree that the TAC is as good as any vendor out there. Customers should always leverage that resource!

Almost 10 years ago

Commented on The OnGuard feature checks the compliance of corporate laptops and restricts network access for users who are not compliant with security policies.

Also approaching any AAA-802.1x rollout hollistically and logically will help scalability and troubleshooting. Measure twice (or 3 times) cut once!

About 10 years ago

Commented on The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

I expected more questions guys...:/

Over 9 years ago

Contributed a review of Motorola Wireless WAN [EOL]: Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Cisco Prime LAN Management [EOL]: I like the visualizations of RF propogation. It has "kludgey" code that acts unpredictably on occasion.

About 10 years ago

Commented on It's allowed us to be SDN-enabled with networking thrust re-route or pick-ups at the switch edges.

Aruba is the only vendor besides Cisco with the level of granularity to fine-tune RF with such granularity.

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): Profile Sets help organize how AAA is handled by grouping, like traffic into separate subroutines.

About 10 years ago

Commented on IT Central Station Elite Squad

Hello world...Wireless and Security nerd here.

Over 10 years ago

Commented on It's more robust, reliable and easier to mange than our last solution. The initial setup was complex, though no more complex than a similar wireless solution.

customer service is key, thanks for the opinion!

Over 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): It has a centralized and unified highly secure access control with ISE, which grew out of ACS.

Over 10 years ago

Commented on For us, the most valuable feature is the ability to access our office's network. Once you are authorized to gain access, it's a solution that makes doing so a seamless process.

You get what you pay for, right?

Over 10 years ago

Commented on It has improved WiFi security and guest on-boarding to our networks, but it needs to be more vendor independent.

I have found technical support to be excellent, but do not be afraid to escalate if you feel you are as proficient or more so than the intial tech.

Over 10 years ago

Commented on Easy to deploy. I especially like the Adaptive Radio Management feature.

Adaptive radio management is key!

Over 10 years ago

Commented on Cisco vs. Aruba Wireless Solutions

Great assessment!

Over 10 years ago

Commented on It's a reliable product and it just works. The most valuable feature for us is the support they provide.

I believe there are differnet deployment models if you do not want to centralize the deployment. You can split traffic or go controlerless.

Over 10 years ago

Commented on The initial setup required a lot of work however the scalability is the key for the solution

Aruba is a very solid product with options that allow it to keep up with all the competitors.

Over 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Aruba ClearPass: The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

Projects

About 10 years ago

802.1x Design for Huge School District

802.1x Design for Huge School District-Executed a Proof of Concept for the district for Wired and Wireless access. As a secondary requirement we allowed fro Network Device Authentication as well.

Experience

Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Aruba ClearPass

The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

About 10 years ago

AirMagnet Spectrum XT

I can use it to determine the precise placement of APs to satisfy customers’ needs for data, voice, or location.

Over 9 years ago

Motorola Wireless WAN [EOL]

Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

Almost 10 years ago

Aruba Wireless

Review about Aruba Wireless

About 10 years ago

Cisco Prime LAN Management [EOL]

I like the visualizations of RF propogation. It has "kludgey" code that acts unpredictably on occasion.

Almost 10 years ago

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

The Dashboard, with its centralized "cloud" interface is the most valuable feature of Meraki.

Over 10 years ago

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

It has a centralized and unified highly secure access control with ISE, which grew out of ACS.

Over 9 years ago

Motorola Wireless WAN [EOL]

Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

About 10 years ago

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Profile Sets help organize how AAA is handled by grouping, like traffic into separate subroutines.

Over 9 years ago

Ubiquiti WLAN

If price is the most important factor than this may be the right solution. The product is slightly unstable.

Comments

Almost 10 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

The OnGuard feature checks the compliance of corporate laptops and restricts network access for users who are not compliant with security policies.

About 10 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

About 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

It's allowed us to be SDN-enabled with networking thrust re-route or pick-ups at the switch edges.

About 10 years ago

IT Central Station Elite Squad

Over 10 years ago

Network Management Applications

It's more robust, reliable and easier to mange than our last solution. The initial setup was complex, though no more complex than a similar wireless solution.

Over 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

For us, the most valuable feature is the ability to access our office's network. Once you are authorized to gain access, it's a solution that makes doing so a seamless process.

Over 10 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It has improved WiFi security and guest on-boarding to our networks, but it needs to be more vendor independent.

Over 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

Easy to deploy. I especially like the Adaptive Radio Management feature.

Over 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

Cisco vs. Aruba Wireless Solutions

Over 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

It's a reliable product and it just works. The most valuable feature for us is the support they provide.

Over 10 years ago

Wireless LAN

The initial setup required a lot of work however the scalability is the key for the solution

Almost 10 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

The two most valuable features for us are ClearPass guest and policy manager.

Almost 10 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It has a centralized and unified highly secure access control with ISE, which grew out of ACS.

Almost 10 years ago

Network Management Applications

Easy and consistent deployments allow for a seamless user experience and lowers the chances for administrative mistakes.

Over 9 years ago

Wireless LAN

We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

Over 9 years ago

IT Central Station Elite Squad

Over 9 years ago

Wireless LAN

Review about Aruba Wireless

Over 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

Over 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

Over 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

Over 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

It can handle Radius and TACACS+. It is quite complex when it comes to troubleshooting.

Over 9 years ago

Wireless WAN

Great for hospitals as the main hospital is usually the hub of many smaller buildings and also the tallest building in the neighborhood.

Over 9 years ago

Wireless LAN

We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

Over 9 years ago

Wireless LAN

We can easily monitor the up/down time so establishing KPIs and SLAs for the IT department becomes something attainable, but there can be problems if using older POS devices.

Almost 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

The OnGuard feature checks the compliance of corporate laptops and restricts network access for users who are not compliant with security policies.

Almost 9 years ago

Network Access Control (NAC)

The features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users. A more streamlined setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful.

About me

16-year veteran of IT consulting with a strong Network and Security background. The last 10 years I have focused chiefly on Wireless Technology and Mobility Solutions.

Specialties: WLANs, Security, Voice over WiFi, BYOD, RTLS, 802.11
Verticals: Healthcare, Financial, Government, Retail, Education, Transportation and Logistics
Products: Aruba, Cisco, Motorola, AeroScout, Vocera, ClearPass, AirWave, AirDefense, AirMagnet. BlueCoat, FireEye, and Meraki

Certifications

CISSP
CCNA
CCNP
ACMA
ACMP
ACCA
ACCP
FJSE
BCCPA
CWNA
CWSP
CWDP
CMNA
CEH
CPT
ITIL Foundations

Employers

CCSI - Contemporary Computer Services, Inc.
Comm Solutions Company
Boyce Technology
Motorola Solutions
Axispoint
Motorola
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp (CTC)
ITOCHU Corporation
New York University
AT&T

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology, BArch
NJIT, MBA (2018)

Interesting Projects and Accomplishments

About 10 years ago

802.1x Design for Huge School District