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Useful Resources
Hand-picked sites, standards bodies, training, tools, and communities every 802.11 / Wi-Fi engineer should know. Links open in a new tab.
Standards Bodies & Working Groups
IEEE 802.11 Working Group ↗
The source of the standard itself - task groups, timelines, and the official 802.11 amendment work.
www.ieee802.org/11
IEEE 802 LMSC ↗
Parent LAN/MAN Standards Committee - all 802 working groups (802.11, 802.1, 802.3…).
www.ieee802.org
IEEE Mentor (802.11 documents) ↗
Public document server - submissions, meeting minutes, and draft contributions.
mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents
Wi-Fi Alliance ↗
Certification programs (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7), interoperability, and marketing generation names.
www.wi-fi.org
IETF ↗
RFCs behind EAP, RADIUS, CAPWAP, OWE, and other Wi-Fi-adjacent protocols.
www.ietf.org
FCC OET (US regulatory) ↗
US spectrum rules, UNII bands, DFS, AFC, and equipment authorization.
www.fcc.gov/engineering-technology
ETSI (EU regulatory) ↗
EN 301 893 and other harmonized standards for 5 GHz / 6 GHz RLAN in Europe.
www.etsi.org/standards
Certifications & Structured Learning
CWNP (CWNA → CWSP/CWAP/CWDP → CWNE) ↗
The vendor-neutral gold standard for learning how 802.11 actually works. CWNA is the recommended starting point.
www.cwnp.com
CWNP Exam Objectives ↗
Free objective lists - an excellent self-study roadmap even if you never sit the exam.
www.cwnp.com/certifications
Ekahau / ECSE ↗
Design and troubleshooting training centered on surveys and real-world RF.
www.ekahau.com/training
Blogs & Deep-Dive Technical Sites
mrn-cciew (Rasika Nayanajith) ↗
Legendary CWAP-style packet-by-packet walkthroughs of 802.11 exchanges. Essential.
mrncciew.com
Wi-Fi Manish (Manish Sharma) ↗
Practical 802.11 notes, troubleshooting, and field insights.
wifimanish.blogspot.com
Mostly Networks (Sam Clements) ↗
Practical Wi-Fi engineering, learning paths, and tooling.
www.mostlynetworks.com
WiFiNigel (Nigel Bowden) ↗
Analysis, WLAN Pi, and hands-on capture/troubleshooting resources.
wifinigel.blogspot.com
Divergent Dynamics / Devin Akin ↗
Design-first, no-nonsense Wi-Fi engineering perspective from a CWNP founder.
divergentdynamics.com
Wireshark Wi-Fi wiki ↗
Capture setup (monitor mode), decryption, and 802.11 dissector reference.
wiki.wireshark.org/Wi-Fi
Tools & Reference
Wireshark ↗
The universal protocol analyzer. Pair with the 802.11 display filters throughout this reference.
www.wireshark.org
WLAN Pi ↗
Open, portable Wi-Fi diagnostics/capture platform beloved by the community.
www.wlanpi.com
Interactive Spectrum Chart (potatoFi) ↗
Visual explorer of Wi-Fi/BT/Zigbee/LoRa channels and subcarriers across regulatory domains.
spectrum.potatofi.com
Wi-Fi Alliance Product Finder ↗
Check exactly which Wi-Fi certifications a device carries.
www.wi-fi.org/product-finder
RF math & unit calculators (various) ↗
FSPL, dBm/watt, VSWR and other everyday RF conversions.
www.everythingrf.com/rf-calculators
Community, News & Events
WLAN Pros ↗
Community, podcasts, and the WLAN Pros conferences/summits.
www.wlanpros.com
Wireless LAN Professionals Podcast ↗
Long-running interviews and technical discussion across the Wi-Fi industry.
podcast.wlanpros.com
Clear To Send (CTS) Podcast ↗
Weekly Wi-Fi podcast - standards, design, and troubleshooting.
www.cleartosend.net
r/wifi and r/networking ↗
Active practitioner communities for real-world questions.
www.reddit.com/r/wifi
Wireless Field Day (Tech Field Day) ↗
Vendor deep-dives and independent delegate discussion - recordings posted free.
techfieldday.com/event-topic/wireless
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