The Wireless
Challenge
Companies from all industries are turning to Wi-Fi as a
way to rapidly extend their traditional networks, and in
the process have transformed the wireless LAN into a standard
component of the modern enterprise. This surge of new technology
has created an entirely new breed of security, performance
and reporting challenges. The AirMagnet Mobile Suite has
been purpose-built to quickly and easily address these challenges
in any environment. With AirMagnet, professionals can plan
and deploy their networks, audit their security policies,
proactively detect threats, identify performance problems,
and actively troubleshoot the network itself. As the solution
of choice for more than 4,000 real-world customers and trainers,
AirMagnet Mobile provides the most complete, usable and
proven solutions on the market today.
The
AirMagnet Mobile suite covers all
areas of WLAN Management, including:
Security
Threat Detection
Performance
Monitoring
Compliance
Auditing and Reporting
Field
Troubleshooting
Installation
Surveying
The
AirMagnet Mobile Suite
The AirMagnet mobile suite is a collection of professional
wireless tools that network and security professionals can
carry with them anywhere to solve any Wi-Fi problem. The AirMagnet
Laptop Analyzer and Handheld Analyzer directly monitor the
airwaves to proactively diagnose and troubleshoot wireless
LANs from any Windows-based Laptop PC or Pocket PC. This includes
easy detection and location of all Rogue APs, a comprehensive
audit of all wireless policies, automated vulnerability assessment
and the industry's best wireless intrusion detection. In addition,
each analyzer automatically detects the root-cause of dozens
of performance problems and provides quick access to an arsenal
of active tools to actually solve network problems. AirMagnet
Survey complements the mobile analyzers by providing a fast,
scientifically accurate way to plan, deploy and optimize wireless
LANs. With AirMagnet Survey, users can see RF coverage, signal
interference and packet statistics on a map of their building.
Users can even simulate a variety of corrective actions before
they are implemented. Proven in the field by thousands of
customers, the AirMagnet Mobile Suite is the industry standard
for managing and troubleshooting wireless problems in the
field.
AirMagnet
Analyzers
• Find Problems
Automatically
The AirWISETM Wireless System Expert is at the heart of every
AirMagnet product. AirWISE is the built-in intelligence that
runs continuously to analyze Wi-Fi Security and Performance
issues, identify and track wireless devices, pinpoint WLAN
problems, and suggest potential solutions. AirWISE introduces
a proactive role to WLAN management by identifying more than
130 threats before they can impact the network, and eliminating
the need for users to manually interpret cumbersome packet
decodes and wireless data.
• Lockdown Security
Policy
In a wireless LAN, if even one AP or station fails to run
the appropriate security measures, the entire network is put
at risk. Furthermore, several different security strategies
may be needed in order to secure the entire enterprise. AirMagnet
allows IT to pick the ideal security measures for their WLANs
and then monitor for 100% compliance. Supported protocols
include:
— WEP |
— 802.11i |
— lLEAP |
— WPA |
— PEAP |
— PPTP VPN |
— TKIP |
— L2TP VPN |
— MIC |
— SSH VPN |
— 802.1x |
— IPSEC VPN |
— TTLS |
— FORTRESS |
— TLS |
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Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment
In addition to the defenses listed above, AirMagnet performs
a continuous vulnerability assessment of the network. This
detects subtle weaknesses that are often overlooked, allowing
IT to take corrective action before a problem ever occurs.
This includes tracking the reuse of WEP IVs, identifying unconfigured
clients automatically scanning for APs, and a host of potentially
damaging security configurations.
• Rogue Device
and
Intrusion Detection WLANs are a perpetual target for intruders
because attacks can be launched without physical access to
the building. For this very reason, AirMagnet automatically
detects and alerts on dozens of wireless intrusions and hacking
strategies including Rogue Devices, Denial of Service attacks,
Dictionary Attacks, Faked APs, RF Jamming, and many more.
This includes the ability to detect and identify the use of
various “stumbler” tools which may indicate an
unauthorized user attempting to snoop your network.
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Proactive Performance Management
Even the most secure network will be a failure if it can not
reliably meet the demands of the network users. For this reason,
AirMagnet has developed over 40 alerts to identify an entire
range of performance issues including RF problems, Traffic
problems, Configuration issues, Overloaded Infrastructure,
and Hardware Failures or resets. Like all AirMagnet alerts,
each comes with a detailed description of the problem, access
to additional diagnostic data, and advice on corrective action.
• Active Notifications
The AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer can be configured to trigger
email or pager notifications automatically in response to
a particular event. Each alarm con be configured with multiple
unique notification targets, insuring that staff only receive
alerts that are relevant to their role.
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Ubiquitous Monitoring
The AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer monitors all 802.11a, 11b, and
11 g channels insuring complete visibility of the entire Wi-Fi
domain. AirMagnet is also compatible with a variety of internal
and external wireless adapters. Please visit the AirMagnet
website for a complete list of supported adapters and their
capabilities.
• Integrated Reporting
AirMagnet's integrated reporter makes it easy to turn your
Wi-Fi analysis sessions into professional customized reports.
Users can leverage a library of pre-built reports or generate
their own targeted reports simply by selecting specific items
of interest from the user interface. Reports cover all areas
of management including RF statistics, device reports, security
and performance reports, as well as detailed compliance reports.
• Compliance Reports
In addition to the standard reports, AirMagnet 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.
As a result, IT staff can take the guess work out of their
compliance audits, and complete their work in a fraction of
the time.
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Voice over Wi-Fi
AirMagnet includes a deep set of features to diagnose and
test any voiceover-wireless deployment. The AirWISE analysis
engine automatically scans for 802.11e related policy violations,
and proactively identifies problems in voice deployments.
The solution also includes the industry's only Vo-Fi testing
tools with the Jitter Tool and Roaming Tool.
• Remote Troubleshooting
In addition to its normal local monitoring, an AirMagnet Laptop
can optionally connect to another remote Laptop Analyzer for
real-time remote network analysis and troubleshooting. This
allows technicians in the field to easily share information
and expertise on demand.
AirMagnet
Survey
AirMagnet Survey provides the fastest path to real-world,
scientifically accurate site surveys of any 802.11a/b/g network.
This revolutionary software automates the collection of key
Wi-Fi statistics and delivers detailed maps of the results
for fast and easy network deployment, provisioning and ongoing
optimization. With AirMagnet Survey and Survey PRO networking
professionals can:
— Insure overall signal
coverage
— Determine ideal AP placement
and settings
— Automatically identify
problem areas and get expert resolution advice
— Directly measure end-user
client experience in terms of speed and packet statistics
— Simulate network changes
for ongoing optimization
— Plan for network capacity
— Insure adequate bandwidth
for any VLAN
— Automate outdoor surveys
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Real-World Data
AirMagnet Survey is the only solution to actually connect
to access points and send test data over the connection during
the site survey. This means AirMagnet behaves exactly like
an enduser client and collects real-world metrics such as
Connection Speed, Retry Rate and Packet Loss Rate. This active
approach to the site survey provides a level of accuracy simply
not available from solutions that only predict performance
based on signal strength.
• Advanced Simulation
After survey data is gathered, users can simulate changes
to the network and preview the impacts. This includes changes
to AP settings such as Transmit Power, Channel, SSID, as well
as environmental noise. Users can simulate moving APs to new
locations or even preview the effect of adding an additional
AP to the network.
• AirMagnet Survey
PRO
AirMagnet Survey PRO is an advanced version of the software
that contains all the functionality of the standard version
plus an additional set of features tailored to the needs of
the wireless expert. Features available only in AirMagnet
Survey PRO include:
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Integration with AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer*
Users who have both AirMagnet Survey PRO and the AirMagnet
Spectrum Analyzer can now view location-specific spectrum
data as part of their site surveys.
• Professional
Reporting *
An integrated reporting module instantly creates custom reports
of all your sitesurveys and network simulations. Reports can
be output in a variety of formats including PDF, XML, HTML,
Microsoft Word, Excel, and many more.
• Multi-floor
Surveys *
Users can view and analyze up to 4 floors of a building simultaneously,
opening the door to a truly coordinated Wi-Fi strategy for
an entire building.
• Outdoor Surveys
*
AirMagnet Survey PRO integrates with leading GPS devices,
Microsoft Map Point, and supports the 4.9 GHz bands to provide
automated, highly accurate outdoor site surveys. This combination
allows users to easily address even the largest surveys.
• About
AirMagnet
Founded in 2001, AirMagnet, Inc., provides the most trusted
WLAN management and security software systems for the enterprise.
Used by more than 4,000 companies across all industries, AirMagnet
offers a complete wireless management product line including
WLAN analyzers, 24x7 wireless monitoring systems, site survey
software, and spectrum analysis solutions. These products
work together to deliver the only world-class approach to
wireless security, performance and compliance.
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