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Like I always say, Mist has certainly spoiled me when it comes to troubleshooting; ability to troubleshoot network and Wi-Fi issues remotely and in a shorter time period, find the root cause and come up with a plan to fix the issue have been possible because of what all Juniper Mist offers in their UI….
This is just a quick post to go over adding a license key to a Juniper EX Series switch. I recently had to update my two switches with some trial licenses and when I tried to use the following command I was having issues. First things first, when I received the license file it looked…
Juniper EX2300-48MP comes with total of six uplink ports. I had to convert two of these ports into virtual chassis ports. I used 2 x 10 Gig SFP+ and multi-mode cables to form a VC. Converting Ports into VC Ports: These simple commands allowed me to convert the last two ports into Virtual Chassis Ports….
Juniper EX4600 Switch has 24 x 10 Gig ports and 4 x 40 Gig ports that can be used for uplink/Virtual Chassis. You can add 2 additional modules with 8 x 10 Gig ports per module to add port capacity. I ran into this a few times and found Juniper documentation on this matter to…
I’ve been using an EX2300-24P switch for a while and recently got a brand new EX4100-F-12P thanks to my company Imperium Data. Time to replace my EX2300-24P with this new switch, but first things first, let’s see what’s in the box? Switch Features: Back view of the switch, there is a management port and a…
Before I get to the main topic, I want to discuss the Switch Template/Configuration hierarchy. Mist Wired Assurance configuration hierarchy is as follows: Org: Switch Template: As the name suggest, these templates get created at an Organization level and can be applied to all the sites. Site: Switch Template: Site: Switch Template, can inherit all…
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…
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…
I came across this topic VOQ – Virtual Output Queuing, while studying for a technical certification. Although I understood the basic idea behind it, but the authors did not do a good job explaining it, so here are some of my notes. I have tried to write this generic instead of focusing on a specific…
This post is part of the series, “Troublehsooting with Marvis”. I decided to write these to document some connectivity related troubleshooting tips using MistAI and Marvis. When it comes to any WLAN, troubleshooting the network post deployment is an intrinsic part of any WLAN engineers job. User Satisfaction and Performance: Users are crucial. Their experience…