CTS 254: How Wiflex uses APIs for their Services




Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering show

Summary: <br> We’ve had many discussions about using <a href="https://www.cleartosend.net/tag/python/">APIs with Wi-Fi</a>. Mostly it’s been around learning Python, practicing with simple projects, or using scripts to enhance our work with clients.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Today, we bring on <a href="https://twitter.com/complit_be" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonas Dekkers</a> from <a href="https://wiflex.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wiflex</a>. <br> <br> <br> <br> Wiflex is an cloud-based service to help organizations onboard their customers and end users onto the Wi-Fi network. <br> <br> <br> <br> Jonas helps solve challenges from the hospitality space to education. With Wiflex, people can use a self-serve station to get onto the Wi-Fi network securely. For example, walking into a hotel space it would not be secure if everyone used the same pre-shared key. With Wiflex, everyone can get their own unique key. <br> <br> <br> <br> What’s interesting about Wiflex is it is API-first. What does that mean? Their solution works with Wi-Fi systems that have an API. That means they work with Ruckus, Mist, Extreme Networks, and Meraki.<br> <br> <br> <br> Because of the API available from these vendors, Jonas has built a cloud-based service leveraging API. That’s an awesome achievement! <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the episode and let us know what you think below in the comments.<br>