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Engineering tools & lab

Professional tools. A real wireless lab. Measurable results.

NetRobin engineers use industry-standard wireless engineering tools and maintain an enterprise wireless lab — so designs are modeled accurately, changes are tested before production, and issues are reproduced rather than guessed at.

Industry-leading wireless tools

The toolset behind every design, survey, and validation.

These are the platforms our engineers work in day to day, grouped by engineering function. They are tools we use — not vendor partnerships or endorsements.

Our engineering toolkit

Predictive modeling, capacity planning, and design documentation.

  • Ekahau AI ProPredictive design and reporting
  • Hamina Planner3D predictive modeling
  • Sidos PlannerMulti-vendor planning

Enterprise wireless lab

Where configurations get proven before production.

NetRobin maintains an enterprise wireless lab with current-generation wireless technologies from leading enterprise vendors.

AP 1AP 2Wi-Fi 6E / Wi-Fi 7 access pointsSwitchingControllers / cloudClient devicesTest equipment
Cisco Catalyst WirelessCisco MerakiHPE Aruba NetworkingJuniper Mist

We don't just study wireless technology. We test it.

What the lab is used for

  • Test configurations before production

    Validate controller, WLAN, RF profile, and roaming configurations in a controlled environment before they touch a customer network.

  • Reproduce customer issues

    Recreate reported wireless behavior in the lab so troubleshooting is based on observed evidence rather than assumption.

  • Validate changes and upgrades

    Evaluate firmware, feature, and design changes ahead of a maintenance window to reduce production risk.

  • Examine roaming and client behavior

    Observe how real client devices authenticate, roam, and behave across vendors and standards.

  • Evaluate new wireless capabilities

    Work hands-on with evolving wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 platforms and clients.

  • Support ongoing engineering development

    Keep senior engineers current on enterprise wireless platforms, features, and testing methods between engagements.

What's in the lab

  • Enterprise wireless ecosystems

    Current-generation infrastructure from Cisco, Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba Networking, and Juniper Mist.

  • Enterprise switching

    Wired infrastructure supporting PoE, VLAN, and multi-gig requirements for wireless testing.

  • Wireless clients

    A mix of client devices and adapters across Wi-Fi generations for interoperability testing.

  • Survey and test equipment

    Professional survey hardware and network test platforms used in live engagements.

Platforms in the lab

  • Cisco Catalyst Wireless Catalyst 9800 controllers and Wi-Fi 6E/7 access points.
  • Cisco Meraki Cloud-managed MR access points and dashboard operations.
  • HPE Aruba Networking ArubaOS controllers, Central, and 600-series APs.
  • Juniper Mist AI-native wireless with Marvis assurance and automation.

Engineering-led delivery

Tools and a lab are only useful with engineers who know how to use them.