The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast

Scott McNeil & Jeremy Baker · industrialwifishop.com

Manufacturing and industrial environments provide their own unique challanges for wireless communications. Harsh conditions, both indoors and out, create a daunting task for engineers work through. This is where we come to discuss those challenges, share ideas and help one another out.My name is Scott McNeil and welcome to the Industrial Wi-Fi Shop

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The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 28 Antennas K.I.S.S
3d ago · 1:18:19
In Episode 28, Scott and Jeremy talk antenna fundamentals with Ben Baranek and Brent Miller of MP Antenna. They explain antenna gain, polarization, multipath, ground planes, frequency selection, antenna spacing, and why higher gain is not always better. From reflective factories and moving AGVs to outdoor industrial networks, the conversation offers practical guidance for choosing and installing antennas that deliver stable, reliable wireless connectivity in challenging OT environments.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 27 Invisible Design Practices
1mo ago · 1:21:13
In this episode of The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast, Jeremy and Scott explore the "invisible design" decisions that separate projects that remain easy to manage for years from those that become frustrating mysteries. From documentation standards and network diagrams to naming conventions, photos, and everyday engineering habits, they share practical lessons learned from real-world industrial deployments that can save countless hours, reduce downtime, and make every wireless project more maintainable long after the installation is complete.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 26 Industrial Wireless Challenges Round Table
3mo ago · 1:29:04
In this round table episode of the Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast, Scott, Jeremy, Justin, and Troy dig into the real-world challenges that come with designing, troubleshooting, and securing wireless networks in industrial environments.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 25 Industrial Wireless Clients
5mo ago · 1:31:43
In this episode, Scott and Jeremy break down the operational modes of several leading industrial wireless client radios, including the Phoenix Contact 1021, ProSoft RLX2, and Siemens SCALANCE, explaining when and why you'd choose each one. The conversation digs into the real-world importance of Layer 2 transparency for protocols like PROFINET and PROFIsafe, and how technologies like VxLAN are making standards-based deterministic wireless more accessible. The hosts also tackle the often-overlooked challenge of passive clients on industrial networks and how NAT and IP masquerading can keep them
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 24 Clip, Click, Survey!
6mo ago · 1:36:40
Jerry Olla from Hamina dropped buy to talk about the Hamina tools and what it means for wireless in the realms of OT. Their New tools for surveys and full suite of wireless design software are game changers for industrial wireless surveys.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 23 What’s on the Bench?
8mo ago · 1:36:06
The 2025 year end round up with the IWS guys talking with others from the wireless and OT communities about what's currently on their test benches and lots of other great stuff!
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 22 Industrial Strength, Wireless Freedom!
8mo ago · 1:36:32
Josh Varghese sits down and knocks off the dirt from his boots with The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop team to talk about the OT infrastructure that it takes to support industrial wireless deployments. From general Wi-Fi access to sensor suites, from HaLoW to wireless I/O, they all require wires and network protocols on the back end.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 21 HaLow Can You Go!
10mo ago · 1:16:04
Kelly Peralta from Gateworks Corporation & Andy McFarlane from Morse Micro came by The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop to discuss Wi-Fi HaLow in depth with Jeremy and myself! From development to real world use cases, from hardware to frequencies, it's a good time. I am really excited for this one as HaLow has been talked about for what seems like forever. Now we are finally seeing real devices purpose built for use in enterprise, industry and manufacturing.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 20 900MHz or Bust!
11mo ago · 1:15:46
Dan and Eric from Esteem sat down with the IWS guys to talk about 900MHz, how they utilize it, and how it compares to Wi-Fi HaLow.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 19 CURWB Appeal!
1y ago · 1:11:05
It’s not your mothers wi-fi. As a matter of fact, it’s not 802.11 at all! Matt Virus and Igor Moiseev from Cisco stop by the shop to talk all things URWB and Industrial IoT.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 18 The Magic of BLE!
1y ago · 1:38:09
Tobias Meyer from Aunex came into the shop for a deep dive into the world of Bluetooth Low Energy, also known as BLE and to talk industrial use cases.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 17 Nothin’ but Net!
1y ago · 1:13:04
Julio Petrovitch joins the guys to discuss all things NetAlly! The Aircheck G3 and the Cyberscope Air, what can they do and how can they benefit you in OT wireless (or in any environment)
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 16 Sweet 16!
1y ago · 1:26:36
Winners of the Wi-Fi Explorer 3 Guide Giveaway, News, Events and The Growth of Industrial Wireless. The Importance of Best Practices and Their Impact on Planning, Installation and Long Term Maintenance
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 15 What’s the Frequency, Kenneth!?
1y ago · 1:31:33
Bryan Lee and Brian Tuttle from the super power consortium that is Oscium and MetaGeek join the show to talk all things spectrum analysis!
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 14 I Have the Power!
1y ago · 1:13:30
Justin Shade and Danny Walters from Phoenix Contact USA joined us to hang out in the shop and talk about wireless power induction, NearFi and wireless I/O. Also the latest contest winners, news and more!
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 13 The One Ring!
1y ago · 1:24:20
The cast from R3 Solutions joins us to discuss Wireless Token Ring to help us understand the fundamentals on how this technology works and what its use cases are.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 12 Lucky number 7!
1y ago · 1:11:21
The latest news and technologies in industrial/manufacturing wireless communications. We also start down the Wi-Fi 7 speculation rabbit hole and what it could mean for these challenging environments.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 11 Cable Guy!
1y ago · 1:05:36
Jeremy guides us through a deep dive into the realm of radiant coaxial antennas, what they are and how they are used.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 10 Wi-Fi of Steel
1y ago · 1:04:20
Joining us this episode is Heath Week from Gerdau Special Steel – It’s a free for all when it comes to Wi-Fi of Steel! as we discuss wireless communications and equipment survivability in a steel mill.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 9 Wi-Fi Fight Club!
1y ago · 1:09:37
Be sure to join Jeremy Baker and myself as we welcome special guest Victor Parangelo from ProSoft Technology Inc.! Its going to be Wi-Fi Fight Club! as we discuss the differences and use cases for Wi-Fi 6 versus is predecessors for industrial and manufacturing applications.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 8 Respect My Securit-ahh!
2y ago · 1:03:24
To own your industrial airspace you need to understand that its more than just encrypting data traffic. You have to look at the site as a whole. In this episode we discuss many of the variables it takes to secure industrial wireless communications.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 7 Industrial Wi-Fi Gets The ax!
2y ago · 56:09
Wi-Fi6 comes to industrial wireless devices! In this episode we talk about events, trends and Wi-Fi6 starting to make its appearance in industrial radios and the possible impacts it could have.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 6 Bluetooth!
2y ago · 44:44
Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy... What is it? What does it do? How does it work? Dive into the mechanics of Bluetooth and learn about many of its use cases in industry and manufacturing.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 5 Wireless Design – Industrial vs. Enterprise Roundtable part 2
2y ago · 54:37
Wireless network design can be very challenging. However there are distinct differences in design depending on the environment. This is part two of a round table discussion of four wireless engineers, two who work primarily in the enterprise realm and two from the world of industry and manufacturing.
The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast – Ep. 5 Wireless Design – Industrial vs. Enterprise Roundtable part 1
2y ago · 52:13
Wireless network design can be very challenging. However there are distinct differences in design depending on the environment. This is part one of a round table discussion of four wireless engineers, two who work primarily in the enterprise realm and two from the world of industry and manufacturing.

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