AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer for Aruba
Troubleshooting and help-desk solution designed specifically for Aruba's Mobile Edge Architecture
The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer for Aruba is a software-only Wi-Fi troubleshooting and help-desk solution designed specifically for Aruba's Mobile Edge Architecture. The Enterprise Analyzer software works with existing Aruba controllers and access points to collect Wi-Fi data for expert analysis. AirMagnet's signature AirWISE engine automatically pinpoints more than 130 classes of wireless factors that can impact network performance, then generates each with detailed explanations of events and advice on corrective actions. Network managers can also remotely troubleshoot wireless problems in real-time without having to travel on-site. The result is a much faster and cost-effective way to solve wireless issues while making the most efficient use of WLAN hardware resources.
Communicates with Existing Aruba Access Points
The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer enables Aruba Networks' customers to remotely troubleshoot devices and other sources of Wi-Fi performance issues from one central location without the need for any new hardware. AirMagnet's Enterprise Analyzer software performs wireless monitoring and troubleshooting by collecting data from Aruba's access points (APs), thus maximizing your infrastructure investment.
Provides Intelligent Scanning of all Channels
The AirMagnet analyzer can be used to troubleshoot the Aruba network using data feeds from the Aruba APs in both the standard AP Mode and AirMonitor Mode. In the AP mode, the analyzer receives a real-time data feed directly from the Aruba AP, which allows for complete monitoring and troubleshooting on a single Wi-Fi channel without interrupting any end-user sessions. The AirMonitor Mode gives the AirMagnet analyzer real-time control over individual access points, so you can perform complete interactive channel, throughput and device analysis.
Detects Hundreds of WLAN Performance Issues with AirWISE®
The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer is equipped with AirWISE® engine, which identifies and explains over 130 WLAN issues including traffic problems, configuration conflicts, overloaded resources, QoS issues and much more. AirWISE® is your encyclopedia source for understanding the threats and performance issues at work in your Wi-Fi environment. All system alarms are explained for you in detail, including why they are important and what steps you should take to resolve issues. You can investigate any device or channel in detail, including utilization, throughput, CRC error rates, a complete frame level view of all traffic and more.
Troubleshooting Tools for Remote Diagnostics
The Enterprise Analyzer equips you with a suite of remote tools for additional troubleshooting. The Connection Diagnostic tool lets admins diagnose connectivity problems between any end user and any AP. The Signal Distribution Tool identifies multi-path interference, and the Jitter Tool measures the Jitter between an AP and Wi-Fi phone.
Dedicated Interference Analysis Page
AirMagnet's Interference Page accounts for 3 unique sources of interference, including Wi-Fi and non-802.11 sources. At the most fundamental level, AirMagnet analyzes noise and SNR to display the impact of non-802.11 devices on a particular channel. The software also accounts for co-channel and adjacent channel interference from Wi-Fi devices and displays precisely how much of your available bandwidth is consumed by each device. Finally, the software tracks and displays a consolidated list of hidden stations that can impact performance on the channel. This list allows staff to immediately grade the quality of their airwaves and pinpoint the cause of Wi-Fi interference.
Integrated Reporting and Compliance Audit (Optional)
AirMagnet's reporter makes it easy to turn Wi-Fi analysis sessions into professional customized reports. You can choose from a library of over 50 network reports and export them in a variety of formats. The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer also provides detailed compliance reports covering a variety of regulatory standards including Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, DoD, and GLBA. These reports step through each section of the standard, including a pass-fail assessment of each section and device.
Back to Top
Minimum System Requirements:
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later) or XP (Service Pack 2) / Tablet PC Edition 2005 (Service Pack 2)
- Intel Pentium III (1.6 GHz) or Higher. (Pentium M -1.6Ghz or higher recommended)
- 256 MB Memory (512 MB recommended)
- 100 MB Hard Disk Space
- Network connection
Because the wireless environment constantly changes over time, performance can vastly fluctuate from day-to-day, but identifying the source of performance problems presents a huge challenge for IT departments and network managers, especially when resources are limited. The Enterprise Analyzer addresses these challenges by:
- Pinpointing the source of performance issues: AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer generates alarms for over 130 wireless problems.
- Providing immediate results: The AirWISE interface explains alarms and events in easy-to-understand terms, and offers advice on how to resolve issues.
- Enabling problems to be diagnosed and fixed remotely: Network managers can perform analysis anywhere lightweight access points are deployed, including remote locations.
- Leveraging deployed infrastructure hardware: AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer software offers a cost effective solution by working with already-deployed Aruba access points and mobility controllers to collect WiFi data (no sensors).
- Ensuring regulatory compliance: Network managers can generate a pass-fail assessment of every standard of federal compliance laws with the touch of a button.
- Client Connectivity Problems — The AirMagnet connection diagnostic lets network managers watch everything between the client and AP during an attempted connection and gives a full diagnosis of any issues and problems observed during the connection process.
- Interference Analysis — AirMagnet includes a dedicated page that clearly lays out all of the sources of wireless interference including competition form other Wi-Fi devices, hidden nodes, and environmental noise.
- Regulatory Compliance — Users can purchase the optional reporting module to gain access to legally validated compliance reports for 9 of the most common industry regulations including HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, PCI, BASEL-II, and ISO 27001.
- Intermittent Performance Problems — Understanding why the network that worked fine yesterday does not work today is one of the most common and troubling challenges of managing an enterprise WLAN. AirMagnet automatically identifies more than 130 classes of problems including RF problems, 802.11e issues, operational errors, traffic flow problems, overloaded devices, configuration vulnerabilities, authentication and encryption problems, security intrusions, DoS Attacks and unauthorized devices and connections.
No. Customers must have version 2.5.3 or later of Aruba's mobility software in order use the AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer for Aruba.
Absolutely not. The Enterprise Analyzer provides a perfect compliment to Aruba's built-in capabilities by providing a dedicated help-desk and troubleshooting interface and an extensive wireless network reporting engine. The Enterprise Analyzer is NOT an IDS system — it is an enterprise class network analyzer. Just like traditional wired network analyzers, AirMagnet gives network managers access to a rich set of real-time data that supplements their network management platform.
Yes. The Enterprise Analyzer for Aruba can be used in with APs in either AP Mode or Air Monitor Mode.
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)
','/products/images/ea_aruba/eaarubaReporting.jpg',510,310);)
