
VISUAL RF VISUALIZATION MODULE
You cannot manage what
you cannot see. With VisualRF, everything is visible –
even the airwaves. The VisualRF module is an add-on to the
AirWave Management Platform (AMP) that gives you a real-time
picture of the actual radio environment of your wireless
network. Using the site maps generated by the AirWave Wireless
Site Plan software, VisualRF overlays them with real-time
radio information from your APs. Now you can see what RF
environment really looks like. Using VisualRF, at a glance
you can see where the wireless coverage is solid, where
there are gaps, where users are connected to the wireless
network, and even where unauthorized “rogue”
access points are attached to your LAN.
FEATURES
+ FUNCTIONALITY
-Imports
RF site maps from the AWSP software
- Automatically incorporates
real-time data from existing
Wi-Fi access points and updates site plan
- Presents real-time
graphical monitoring views showing
RF coverage area, client/user location,
rogue AP location, and
more
- “Before”
and “After” views of your RF environment so
you can
review the impact of proposed changes before
implementing
- Requires no additional
hardware or RF sensors to gather
and display RF data
- Integrates with AMP
for seamless implementation of RF
changes
- Server software module
that automatically installs on
the same server as your AMP software
Visibility
VisualRF enables you
to see, from a single graphical console, exactly what is
happening in all locations. You’ll be able to quickly
determine usage and coverage at every location covered by
your WLAN. When you can see what is happening, it is much
easier to control and manage.
Security
VisualRF creates a living
map and visual audit trail for your entire wireless network
infrastructure, showing you exactly where each Wi-Fi device
and user is located at all times. VisualRF even helps you
identify where rogue access points are located so you can
find and remove them quickly and easily.
Management
Because VisualRF is
fully integrated with the AirWave Management Platform, you
can take immediate action based on the information displayed
by VisualRF. If you need to increase the transmission power
of an AP or change a channel assignment to enhance WLAN
performance, simply toggle to the AMP screen and implement
the required change via AMP’s webbased user interface.
Wi-Fi
ROI
With VisualRF, Help
Desk support staff and network engineers alike have all
the information they need to quickly diagnose and resolve
WLAN issues, driving down Wi-Fi support costs.

RF
Coverage Maps
-
Provides real-time updated coverage maps showing the physical
location and coverage areas
of wireless APs, using RF data gathered
from access points and the AirWave Management
Client
- Supports both the
2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum
- Recalculates and redisplays
coverage areas by data rate and office environment (normal,
high-density, or
“open” environments)
- Considers antenna
settings, receive sensitivity, transmission power, and other
manufacturer settings
- Uses color-coded RF
channels for easy identification of potential overlapping
channel assignments
- “Pan & Zoom”
feature using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to smoothly
zoom on a detailed subsection
of any RF map
- Toggles to the AirWave
Management Platform to change any RF settings
- Creates an Adobe PDF
of the RF map to provide a permanent record of your RF environment
at a defined date and time
Client
View
-
Shows where client devices (users) are connected to the
wireless network
for rapid location identification and trouble
- shooting
- Uses different icons
for each device type (laptop computer, PDA,
wireless VOIP phone, etc.). Icons include
username for easy indentification
- Icon color reflects
current bandwidth utilization for each client device
(red = high utilization,
etc.)
- Integrates with AMP
to allow you to quickly click and toggle to a detailed
‘client view’ with
all known information about each client device
depicted on the map
Rogue
View
-
Integrates with the RAPIDS module to place rogue APs in
physical space
for rapid location and removal
- Uses RF data from
multiple access points and/or the AirWave
Management Client to triangulate the likely
location of the rogue.
Accuracy increases as the numbering of
discovering devices
increases
- Displays all known
information about the rogue device, including
Name, SSID, BSSID, channel, security settings,
operational mode, and
more.
- Integrates with RAPIDS
to allow you to quickly toggle and view any
information about the
rogue device discovered via wired network scans
Optimization
Views
-
Displays simple, easy-to-understand “Before”
and “After” views showing the results of AMP's
automated RF channel optimization feature
- Allows you to review
and approve the changes required to achieve the optimal
RF configuration before
implementing them