HW074: Build Your Own Access Point with Bradley Wegner
From Heavy Wireless by Packet Pushers
March 31, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 74
About this episode
Keith Parsons interviews Bradley Wegner about building your own access point and the associated hardware and software considerations.
Keith Parsons is joined by Bradley Wegner, the creator of the Build Your Own AP deep dive at WLPC. Brad discusses his class, which focuses on hands-on hardware experience of constructing an AP. He talks about balancing hardware costs with capabilities, sourcing the components, and the software and firmware involved. He also shares his vision ... Read more »
People in this episode
Host: Keith Parsons
Guest: Bradley Wegner
Topics covered
- Access Point
- Hardware
- Networking
- Software
- Firmware
Keywords
- Access Point
- hardware costs
- components sourcing
- software
- firmware
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WLPC
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