AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer is the industry standard tool for mobile auditing and troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks. AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer helps IT staff quickly solve end user issues while automatically detecting security threats and other wireless network vulnerabilities. The solution includes the industry’s only suite of active WLAN diagnostic tools, enabling network managers to easily test and diagnose dozens of common wireless performance issues including connectivity problems, device conflicts and signal multi-path problems.

AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer includes a full compliance reporting engine, which automatically maps collected network information to requirements for compliance with policy and regulations. AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer integrates with AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer for simultaneous Layer 1 and Layer 2 Wi-Fi troubleshooting.

AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer is available in two versions: “WiFi Analyzer Express” provides the core building blocks of WiFi troubleshooting and auditing with the ability to see devices, automatically identify common problems and physically locate specific devices. “WiFi Analyzer PRO” significantly extends all the capabilities found in the Express version and adds many more to provide a WiFi tool to solve virtually any type of performance, security or reporting challenge in the field.

Wi-Fi Device Inventory

AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer provides an inventory of all 802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n and 4.9 GHz devices (4.9 GHz monitoring supported on PRO version only) operating in the wireless environment. It provides detailed information on the configuration settings that are available or are in use on the devices, including critical parameters such as signal strength, noise, SSID, security setting in use, associated devices, 802.11n properties, and many more.

Built-In Wireless Expertise

AnalyzeAir software interprets the RF energy in the spectrum or channel and lists the devices that are transmitting – associating real devices on the energy pulses. With AnalyzeAir software you know what the problem is immediately and can quickly identify it. To find out more information about a device, simple click on it. AnalyzeAir software’s user-friendly interface puts valuable information at your fingertips, so you can troubleshoot your network quickly. AnalyzeAir automatically identifies Bluetooth devices, cordless phones, microwave ovens, analog video cameras, and RF jammers.

The AirWISE® engine automatically detects the root-cause of dozens of Wi-Fi issues across the spectrum. 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 hundreds of 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.

AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer includes “How-To” guides to walk IT administrators through the identification of an issue, including security, performance, interference, device configuration issues, and guides them to solving the issue. The library also includes information on the solutions major functions and how to use them in identification and resolution of Wi-Fi issues.

Rogue Devices, Intrusions and Network Weaknesses Alerts AirMagnet’s WiFi Analyzer automatically detects and alerts the user to dozens of wireless intrusions, penetration attempts and hacking strategies including rogue Devices, “stumbler tools”, devices sending unencrypted data and a host of potentially damaging security configurations. These proactive measures enable IT to take corrective action before a problem ever occurs. The PRO version additionally detects sophisticated wireless attacks against the network. AirMagnet Analyzer’s Find tool locks onto an unauthorized/rogue or policy violating AP or station and guides the user to its physical location. Network Performance Alerts Even the most secure network will fail to meet its objectives if it does not reliably meet the demands of network users. Furthermore, certain performance issues can escalate and open up the network to unknown risks. For this reason, AirMagnet has developed over 50 alerts to identify an entire range of performance issues including traffic patterns, bandwidth utilization, device configuration issues and infrastructure or hardware failures or resets.

Real- time Wi-Fi Trouble shooting

AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Express provides in-depth frame statistics for every channel and device operating in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum. With the channel utilization and throughput trending graphs, users can solve many of the issues that lower the overall performance of the Wi-Fi network. Users can view trending graphs for Signal strength, Noise, frames, errors, retries and bandwidth for every Wi-Fi channel and device. These valuable graphs provide critical pointers to issues that are influencing the Wi-Fi network performance. For example, graphs for packet retry and error rates reveal areas where Wi-Fi communications are failing.

Decode Wi-Fi Frames Users can view real-time packet flows for any Wi-Fi asset, track 802.11 frames, and watch CRC errors, utilization, packet speed, media type and more. AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer decodes the most popular protocols such as FTP, HTTP, SMTP, POP, and Telnet, with advanced filtering options that allow the user to focus on particular conversations based on IP address or port number.
Analyze Top Talkers in the Network AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Express lists the top talkers in the network based on speed, number of frames, retry/frag, address and media type. This information is very helpful for pinpointing Wi-Fi devices that are potentially choking Wi-Fi network bandwidth.