AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer is the industry’s most valuable and complete solution for managing enterprise Wi-Fi networks. At the heart of the Laptop Analyzer is the AirWISE® engine, which automatically detects the root-cause of all types of security and performance problems, explains alarms in plain English, and offers recommendations on how to solve or manage complex issues. Laptop Analyzer provides instant visibility into all wireless channels, devices, and conversations, and continually measures the performance impact of interference from both WiFi and non-WiFi sources. The solution is completed by the industry’s only suite of active WLAN troubleshooting tools, providing everything businesses need to properly manage any wireless LAN.

1. The AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer software monitors all 802.11a, 11b, 11g and 4.9 GHz US Public Safety channels for complete visibility of the entire Wi-Fi domain. (4.9 GHz support requires Laptop Analyzer PRO and an AirMagnet supported 4.9 GHz wireless adapter)

2. Laptop Analyzer supports a variety of internal and external wireless adapters, including the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG which allows users to monitor the Wi-Fi environment and be connected to the network at the same time. Visit the AirMagnet website for a complete list of supported cards.

AirWISE: B u i l t - In Wi r e l e s s E x p e r t i s e
At the heart of the Laptop Analyzer is the AirWISE® engine, which automatically detects the root-cause of dozens of Wi-Fi issues across 802.11a, 11b, 11g and 4.9 GHz US Public Safety channels. AirWISE® eliminates the need for users to manually interpret complex packet decodes and wireless data by taking the proactive role of identifying and explaining more than 130 threats and performance issues before they impact the network. The user-friendly AirWISE® interface explains alarms in straightforward details, provides access to additional diagnostic data, and offers advice on corrective actions.

• Alerts You of Rogue Devices and Intrusions
AirMagnet’s Laptop Analyzer automatically detects and alerts you of dozens of wireless intrusions, penetration attempts 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.

• Alerts You of Network Performance Issues
You can have the most secure wireless network possible, but if it fails to meet the performance demands of network users, it’s not of much use. Furthermore, certain performance issues can escalate and actually cause security risks for the enterprise. For these reasons, AirMagnet has developed over 40 alerts to identify an entire range of performance issues including traffic patterns, bandwidth utilization and infrastructure or hardware failures or resets. Like all AirMagnet alerts, each comes with a detailed description of the problem, symptoms and causes, access to additional diagnostic data, advice on corrective action, and device tracking.

• Detects Subtle Network Weaknesses
AirMagnet performs a continuous vulnerability assessment of the network to detect subtle weaknesses that are often overlooked, such as devices sending unencrypted data, tracking LEAP vulnerabilities, detecting pre-802.11n devices, identifying unconfigured clients automatically scanning for APs and a host of potentially damaging security configurations. These proactive measures enable IT to take corrective action before a problem ever occurs.

• Locks Down Security Policies
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 your WLANs and then monitor for 100% compliance. Supported protocols include:

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• Complete Wi-Fi Interference Analysis
Wireless interference is one of the most common and persistent causes of poor performance in a wireless LAN. Interferences can stem from a variety of sources including competition from other Wi-Fi devices, “hidden nodes” in the network and even non-802.11 wireless devices. AirMagnet’s Interference page tracks all these types of interference and displays them by channel. Users can quickly see the impact of competing Wi-Fi devices, identify any hidden nodes affecting the channel, and track noise in the RF environment. AirMagnet Laptop PRO users can also integrate with the AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer to identify non-802.11sources of interference for even deeper Layer 1 analysis.

Active Troubleshooting Tools
AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer provides a suite of more than 13 troubleshooting tools to actively diagnose and quickly solve many types of wireless network performance problems.

• Wireless Device Find Tool
The Find Tool locks onto a particular AP or station and guides you to the physical location of non-complaint device or Rogue APs. The Find Tool can also be used to align signals between antennas to quickly optimize reception in line-of-sight bridging.

• Multipath Detection
With the Signal Tool you can identify very rapid fluctuations in signal quality from any given access point to detect the presence of multipath interference at a particular location or even identify a malfunctioning access point.

• Connection Troubleshooting
Directly troubleshoot connectivity between any client and AP in the network by viewing the step-by-step progress of a connection to pinpoint where the process is breaking down. Also use traditional tools such as Ping, Traceroute, Whois, DHCP, and DNS Lookup.