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Jack Raynor
Jack Raynor
Co-Founder & CEO · 802.11 Networks Corp

My passion lies in advancing the Wi-Fi networking industry, creating innovative and cost-effective solutions, and forging lasting industry partnerships — all to make premium connectivity accessible to everyone. This mission has been the driving force throughout my 20+ years in the telecommunications industry, including my previous leadership roles at Meta and CommScope. Chair of the TIP OpenWiFi Community from 2021–2025, and currently serving on the TIP OpenWiFi Project Steering Committee.

Wi-Fi Industry OpenWiFi Industry Partnerships Meta · CommScope Wi-Fi HaLow Leadership
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Firas Shaari
Firas Shaari
Co-Founder & CTO · 802.11 Networks Corp

Two decades of real-world expertise in wireless network design, testing, and implementation. As a Certified Wireless Network Expert (CWNE #348), Firas is dedicated to advancing open, reliable, and accessible connectivity that empowers communities and businesses alike. He served as TIP OpenWiFi Community Support Engineer from 2023–2025, and is a veteran of the QA teams at Comcast and Amazon.

OpenWrt Protocol Analysis Firmware Dev TIP / OpenWiFi 802.11 Security
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802.11 Networks Corp
802.11 Networks Corp
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802.11 Networks Corp is a world-class Wi-Fi testing and consulting firm based in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Our founders held formal roles inside the TIP OpenWiFi Community — Jack Raynor as Chair (2021–2025) and Firas Shaari as Community Support Engineer (2023–2025). We operate a professional RF isolation chamber laboratory, deliver remote onsite capacity testing, provide OpenWiFi consulting and hardware certification, and publish independent technical content. No vendor bias. No marketing spin. Just data.

Lab Findings Service Updates Partner News Industry Analysis WLPC
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What We Post About

Technical content you won't find anywhere else.

Roaming & Client Behavior

Why clients — not APs — decide when to roam. Deep dives into 802.11k/v/r and real device behavior under test conditions.

RF Lab Test Results

Real data from the isolation chamber. AP comparisons, throughput analysis, attenuation curves, and spectrum findings.

OpenWiFi & TIP

Deployment war stories, firmware analysis, certification testing insights, and updates from inside the TIP community.

Wi-Fi Protocol Analysis

Packet-level breakdowns of 4-way handshakes, MIC mismatches, BSS transitions, and other protocol-layer issues.

Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah)

Field testing results and range surveys for the emerging sub-GHz Wi-Fi standard — with real GPS-logged data.

Industry Education

CWNA-level training content, WLPC presentation recaps, and explainers written for engineers and IT decision-makers alike.

Open Source & Tooling

Python automation scripts, OpenWrt build system work, udev configuration, and open-source contributions to TIP repos.

Enterprise Wi-Fi Design

Coverage planning, channel strategy, QoS, capacity design, and the hard lessons learned from real enterprise deployments.

Featured Posts

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The 802.11 Networks Team at Wi-Co Philadelphia

We were on the ground at Wi-Co Philadelphia — connecting with engineers, operators, and partners who are building the future of commercial Wi-Fi. Events like this are where the real conversations happen, away from the marketing noise. Great to represent the company and the OpenWiFi community in person.

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802.11 Networks team at Wi-Co Philadelphia 2026
Roaming visualization tool — LANforge data animation

"Isn't This the Coolest Thing Ever?" — Roaming Visualization Live

Firas shares a first look at the animated roaming visualization tool built from real LANforge test data — client signal strength, AP associations, and roaming events rendered in a single self-contained HTML file. The reaction from the Wi-Fi community said it all.

High engagement
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RF chamber with three client devices — channel bandwidth roaming test

Does Channel Bandwidth Affect STA Roaming Decisions?

A question nobody seems to test properly — so we did. Does the channel width configured on your APs influence when and how client stations decide to roam? Controlled lab results with data that challenges some common assumptions.

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TP-Link BE9300 Wi-Fi 7 router inside RF isolation chamber

Wi-Fi 7 Reality Check: TP-Link BE9300 Through Our Lab

Marketing sheets make big claims. Our RF isolation chamber doesn't care. We put the TP-Link BE9300 through its paces — real throughput, real latency, real spectrum data — and published exactly what we found, not what the box says.

Strong reaction
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Ring Zero Dome OpenWiFi integration architecture diagram

Ring Zero Dome Meets OpenWiFi — Architecture Deep Dive

How does Ring Zero Dome integrate with an OpenWiFi AP? Through a clean JSON interface between the OpenWiFi Gateway and the AP, Ring Zero Dome sits natively alongside NFTables and the Linux kernel — giving you Secure Wireless Gateway protection without disrupting your OpenWiFi architecture.

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Wi-Fi HaLow GPS field survey map — Plymouth Meeting PA

First Prototype: Wi-Fi HaLow Field Survey Tool

Built on Raspberry Pi 5 with Morse Micro hardware, our HaLow survey prototype combines GPS logging with real-time signal data to map 802.11ah coverage in the field. This is the tool we use for drive-testing HaLow deployments — and this post shows how it came together.

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Remote capacity testing equipment travel case — LANforge modules

Inside Our Remote Capacity Testing Kit

This is what world-class onsite Wi-Fi capacity testing looks like packed and ready to deploy. Each module can simulate up to 57 real client devices — we bring as many as needed to stress your live network.

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TR-398 Wi-Fi AP benchmarking test setup — RF isolation chamber

TR-398: The Gold Standard for Wi-Fi AP Testing

Our lab runs TR-398 — the Broadband Forum's industry-standard test suite for Wi-Fi access point performance. If your AP hasn't been put through TR-398, you don't actually know how it performs.

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Interview
Jack Raynor

In Conversation with Jack Raynor — OpenLAN & OpenWiFi at Meta/TIP

Jack discusses achieving 100,000+ deployed OpenWiFi devices, Wi-Fi 7 roadmap, and the community-driven model powering global deployments.

WLPC 2024
Firas Shaari

DHCP Option 82 & the Endless Possibilities

WLPC Phoenix 2024 — How DHCP Option 82 unlocks powerful possibilities in enterprise and OpenWiFi deployments.

WGC 2024
Jack Raynor

WGC Americas 2024: TIP OpenLAN Accelerating Innovation

Jack Raynor presents at the Wireless Global Congress on how TIP OpenLAN is accelerating innovation in enterprise and service provider Wi-Fi deployments.

WLPC 2025
Firas Shaari

802.11ah HaLow on a Budget: Low-Cost Gear HaLow Wi-Fi Testing

WLPC Phoenix 2025 — Cost-effective options for getting started with Wi-Fi HaLow access and testing hardware.

TECHtalk
Jack Raynor

How OpenWiFi Will Create Opportunities for Large Wireless Deployments

TECHtalk Ep. 66 — Jack explains how the OpenWiFi project opens up enterprise wireless deployments for service providers, MDUs, and hospitality operators.

WLPC 2026
Firas Shaari

802.11 L1 to L7 Testing

WLPC Phoenix 2026 — Full-stack Wi-Fi testing from Layer 1 RF through Layer 7 application performance — our methodology at 802.11 Networks.

OpenWiFi
Firas Shaari

Migrating the RPI5 AP from OpenWrt to TIP OpenWiFi

Step-by-step migration of a Raspberry Pi 5 AP from standalone OpenWrt to cloud-managed TIP OpenWiFi using the MT7915 chipset.

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Firas Shaari

Our WiFi HaLow Lab at 802.11 Networks

A quick look inside our Wi-Fi HaLow testing setup at the 802.11 Networks lab.

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Firas Shaari

My RPI5 Finally Got a Case

The Raspberry Pi 5 access point build gets a proper enclosure — a milestone in the HaLow lab development.