AirMagnet's Laptop Analyzer Gives Enterprises Visibility Into 802.11n Wi-Fi Issues
Industry's leading mobile WLAN analyzer and troubleshooting tool now provides full visibility into 802.11n networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jun 19, 2007 — AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced a new version of Laptop Analyzer that natively decodes and analyzes 802.11n Wi-Fi networks. The new 7.5 version of Laptop Analyzer, available next month, provides instant visibility into all wireless channels, devices, conversations, speeds, interference issues and the RF spectrum, making it the standard for pre-deployment planning and post-deployment management of 802.11n Wi-Fi networks.
"Laptop Analyzer is already the premier tool for pin-pointing and solving wireless network problems associated with 802.11a/b/g standards. As organizations begin to integrate 802.11n compliant devices into their network they need a tool capable of detecting this new equipment, as well as troubleshooting compatibility issues that might impact performance," said Dean Au, CEO of AirMagnet. "Laptop Analyzer 7.5 is the premier WLAN analysis and troubleshooting product capable of natively recognizing, decoding traffic and managing 802.11n devices, which enables businesses to take advantage of the higher throughput and greater range associated with this standard."
Laptop Analyzer is the industry's premier mobile field tool for troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks. It helps IT administrators quickly resolve performance problems while automatically detecting security threats and other network vulnerabilities. In addition, the product offers live, interactive network tests, continual Wi-Fi interference analysis, and detailed packet and frame analysis. Furthermore, with Laptop Analyzer, organizations can set detailed lockdown security policies, access the integrated AirWISE Expert database for detailed alarm explanations, and easily generate a variety of compliance reports.
New Laptop Analyzer Features
- Identifies and classifies all 802.11n capable devices in the network (including differentiating between standards-compliant and pre-standard 802.11n devices).
- Detects hundreds of security and performance threats, attack tools and strategies - including detecting, identifying and physically locating 802.11n rogue devices operating in the environment (which are often invisible to non-802.11n analyzers).
- Classifies and decodes Non-HT (legacy), HT mixed format and HT greenfield format traffic.
- Supported monitoring for 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels.
- Detects and classifies the higher data rates used by 802.11n devices.
- Identifies backward compatibility issues with legacy 802.11a/b/g devices operating in the same environment, that force 802.11n devices to drop to the 20 MHz channel mode and corresponding slower data rates Detecting such issues in a timely manner will maximize performance.
- Provides more than 15 troubleshooting tools — including connectivity testing, throughput measurement, roaming capabilities, etc. — to pinpoint and solve wireless network problems for 802.11a/b/g/n networks.
Laptop Analyzer 7.5 will be available July 16. Existing customers who have an active software support subscription are entitled to a no charge upgrade to the new version.
About AirMagnet Inc.
AirMagnet Inc. is the world leader in wireless network security, performance and compliance solutions. The company's products — available in handheld, laptop and enterprise configurations — provide an integrated set of solutions to plan, set up, secure and manage wireless networks. AirMagnet has more than 6,000 customers worldwide in industries as diverse as manufacturing, financial, retail, service, health care, utility, transportation, education, government and technology, including 75 of the U.S. Fortune 100. AirMagnet solutions solve Wi-Fi connection problems, block unauthorized access, simplify site surveys and guarantee WLAN performance, compliance and security. Additional information about AirMagnet and its products is available at www.AirMagnet.com.
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