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<\/a>You might say that the DBx is my “go to” tool when I first arrive onsite to check out an issue.\u00a0 I love MetaGeek because their products are excellent and their staff are top notch.\u00a0 Whether you are working with inSSIDer, EyePA, or Chanalyzer, you are always dealing with quality.\u00a0 If you ever need help with any of them my buddy Joel Crane<\/a> is ALWAYS there to help.<\/p>\n The first part of the project began with talking to Sam Clements<\/a>.\u00a0 He is my go to guy when it comes to Cisco wifi.\u00a0 He gave me some pointers and even hooked me up with ANOTHER 3502i for this project.\u00a0 Sam had previously hooked me up with two other 3502i APs because he felt bad for me and my single 1131 connected to my Cisco WLC 2504.\u00a0 When the 3502i arrived I put Sam’s advice into action.\u00a0 I connected the lightweight 3502i to my WLC 2504 to get it’s code upgraded to 8.2.100.0.\u00a0 Upon completion I took my nice fresh copy of autonomous AP code (ap3g1-k9w7-tar.153-3) and loaded it to the 3502i.\u00a0 I SSH’ed into the WLC and issued the following command:<\/p>\n At this point most of the heavy lifting has been done.\u00a0 At the advice of Sam, I configured the BVI with an IP address and created a DHCP pool.\u00a0 This was done to allow for easy connection to the AP via Ethernet cable and POE injector directly from my laptop.<\/p>\n For my particular application I chose to use a POE injector to power my AP.\u00a0 I do not have a survey rig battery<\/a> and I needed something a little more portable.\u00a0 If you do have a survey rig battery you should check out this blog post from Nolan Herring<\/a>:\u00a0 https:\/\/nolanwifi.com\/2016\/04\/22\/spectrum-box\/<\/a>.\u00a0 He has built something called a Spectrum Box, also with the help of Sam (that Sam guy is all over the place).<\/p>\n Now that you have connectivity between your laptop and AP you have to tell the radios in the 3502i that they need to be evaluating the spectrum and not serving up wifi.\u00a0 This mode is also known as SE-Connect mode.<\/p>\n The AP is now fully configured for use with Chanalyzer.\u00a0 At this point I was super excited but I was soon met with disappointment.\u00a0 I had failed to realize previously that connecting to a CleanAir AP with Chanalyzer was an additional feature <\/a>that would require a purchase.\u00a0 I quickly got in touch with Joel at MetaGeek and let him know of my predicament.\u00a0 He graciously provided me with a key enabling the CleanAir feature so that I could continue my project.\u00a0 A big thank you goes out to Joel and MetaGeek for providing me with this feature so that my project did not come to a screeching halt.<\/p>\n We are now at the point where we can open our trusty ol’ Chanalyzer.\u00a0 This is where everything that us DBx folk are used to, will change.\u00a0 Once you have Chanalyzer open you will notice there is a menu named CleanAir (as long as you have purchased this feature).\u00a0 When you click on CleanAir it will prompt you with some options.\u00a0 If this is your first time connecting to a CleanAir AP you should select “Connect to a CleanAir AP.”\u00a0 You will then be prompted with a box that looks like this:<\/p>\n Enter the AP’s IP address (in my case it is the default gateway given to me by the DHCP services on the AP), enter the NSI key, and enter a friendly name.\u00a0 You might be asking yourself what an NSI key is, much like I was.\u00a0 It is a unique code that is used like a password so that Chanalyzer can connect to a CleanAir AP.\u00a0 You can get the NSI key from the AP by issuing the following command from the CLI:<\/p>\n You’re In!!!\u00a0 At this point you are ready to check out the detail that the Cognio chipset has to offer inside of a\u00a0 Cisco CleanAir AP!<\/p>\n As you can see the resolution of the Cisco CleanAir AP with the Cognio chipset is very clear.\u00a0 Each mode definitely serves it’s purpose though.\u00a0 The DBx will still be my go to tool in the field but the clarity of the CleanAir AP is hard to beat.\u00a0 If you already have CleanAir APs in service this could be a much more practical remote monitoring solution for you.\u00a0 It should be noted that there are several other use cases\\situations that this could be deployed for.<\/p>\n If you don’t have the CleanAir capability with Chanalyzer and you currently have Cisco CleanAir APs, do yourself a favor and visit MetaGeek’s website and purchase the accessory<\/a>.\u00a0 You definitely won’t be disappointed!<\/p>\n Here is a few blog posts that I read through while completing the project:<\/p>\n Sam Clements – https:\/\/sc-wifi.com\/2013\/08\/12\/the-unstoppable-metageek-now-with-cleanair\/<\/a><\/p>\n Nolan Herring – https:\/\/nolanwifi.com\/2016\/04\/22\/spectrum-box\/<\/a><\/p>\n Richard McIntosh – https:\/\/802tophat.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/05\/configuring-a-3602-for-wireless-surveying\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>