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Back in May, #MFD9 – Mobility Field Day 9 Juniper Networks unveiled their long-awaited cloud NAC solution (Check out my write-up on #MFD9 – Juniper Presents); Juniper branded it as Access Assurance, it also included all the features from IoT Assurance. I am not an expert NAC architect; My experience has been with the on-perm solutions. Anyone who has deployed a NAC knows all the…
I was introduced to Mist in 2019 during the WLPC 2020 event. I was impressed with all the features; however, one missing piece was their NAC solution. I had an opportunity to discuss the NAC solution with Mist; Mist understood the importance of their own NAC solution. Juniper Networks acquired WiteSand (a cloud-native, zero-trust, NAC…
Features update emails are fun to read and they can be very exciting. A recent email from Joel on all the hard work these fine folks at Hamina are doing and new features caught my attention. One of the features I have been waiting on and was looking forward to try was Integration with Mist….
This post is a follow up to one of my previous post, “Juniper EX4600 Layer 3 Config – DHCP – Part 2“. Previously, I talked about how to configure the DHCP server on the Juniper EX series switch using the CLI Commands under “Additional CLI”. Since then, Juniper-Mist has added support for the DHCP server…
Mist folks were busy, and as always, pushed out some cool updates past Thursday. Here is a quick list that caught my attention and I was waiting for. Client onboarding – PSK Portal VRF Configuration Global Application Policies Custom Virtual Routers (SRX) For full details, please see this link “BYoD” is something many organizations struggle…
I have previously written about replacing a Mist Access Point here. Few months ago, Juniper-Mist introduced a feature to replace a Juniper EX2300 series switch using the Mist Dashboard. This feature is still listed as a “BETA” feature, but it worked out with no issues for me. I needed to replace my EX2300-C switch acting…
I finally had a chance to get Mist AP 12 in my hand and test out the functionality. Before I get into that, let’s take a quick look at the access point features and what is the box. Mist AP 12 Features: Spatial Streams: 2×2:2 Mounting: Wall plate/Desktop Radio: 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Scanning: Dedicated third…
I recently attended the very first Juniper-MistAI event in Las Vegas. Event was short (total of 1.5 days) yet very insightful, engaging and super helpful for the customers and partners. I’d like to share some quick thoughts. Event took place at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Check-in process was painless, and the staff was very…
Roaming for wireless clients is very important. Some smaller environments pay little attention to roaming; while some environments require near perfect roaming and can’t afford for wireless clients to drop a connection and then reconnect. Wireless engineers spend lots of time figuring out how to deploy a wireless network that will offer seamless roaming. And…
Whenever I log into my Juniper-Mist Dashboard, I am always excited to see “Announcing New Features” message. See full updates here. I would love to point out couple of features that I have been waiting for that Juniper-Mist implemented: Sponsored Guest Access: I wrote a post previously on “Sponsored Guest Access and Self Registration“. In…