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Straight talk about wireless controllers.

Practical guides for people who run Wi-Fi networks: what is happening with Cambium, where your controller should live, and how to keep guests online while you move.

Cambium6 min read

Cambium Networks in administration: what it means for your Wi-Fi

Cambium Networks Limited entered administration in September 2026. What is confirmed, what happens to cnMaestro Cloud, and the steps to take now.

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Cambium7 min read

cnMaestro Cloud alternatives: your four options, compared

Self-host cnMaestro, have it hosted, move to an independent controller or replace the hardware. An honest comparison of cnMaestro Cloud alternatives.

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Cambium5 min read

The cnMaestro Cloud Anchor, explained: why you can’t add devices

cnMaestro On-Premises depends on Cambium’s Cloud Anchor. What the Anchor does, what stops working without it, and how to avoid being locked out.

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Cambium

Cambium6 min read

An MSP’s guide to client Cambium estates after administration

How managed service providers and installers can protect clients’ Cambium-based networks: triage, client communication, migration and pricing at scale.

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UniFi

UniFi6 min read

UniFi controller hosting: Cloud Key, self-hosted or hosted?

Three ways to run a UniFi Network controller, what each costs in money and time, and when a hosted UniFi controller is the right choice.

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Hospitality Wi-Fi

Hospitality Wi-Fi6 min read

Hotel Wi-Fi management: why the controller matters most

Hotel Wi-Fi lives or dies by how it is managed. What a hotel Wi-Fi controller should do, and how to keep control of it across every property.

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Hospitality Wi-Fi6 min read

Guest Wi-Fi and your controller: portals, per-room keys and gateways

How hotel guest Wi-Fi fits with the wireless controller: captive portals, per-room networks, PMS sign-in and HA gateways, with Optaro Connect and CloudWLC.

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Optaro

Optaro6 min read

Wireless RF audit: why to run one before you move controllers

A wireless RF audit shows how your Wi-Fi really performs. What it measures, what you get, and why a controller migration is the moment to do one.

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Optaro6 min read

Network assurance for Wi-Fi: from “it’s slow” to a root cause

What network assurance means for Wi-Fi, how Optaro Assure traces a complaint to the hop that is failing, and how it works with your wireless controller.

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Guides

Guides5 min read

What is a wireless LAN controller (WLC), and who should run it?

A plain-English guide to the wireless LAN controller: what a WLC does, on-premises versus cloud, and why where it lives matters more than ever.

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