AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer
Anytime, Anywhere, WLAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting
AirMagnet's Laptop Analyzer is the industry's most popular mobile field tool for troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Laptop Analyzer helps IT staff make sense of end-user complaints to quickly resolve performance problems, while automatically detecting security threats and other network vulnerabilities. Although compact, Laptop Analyzer has many of the feature-rich qualities of a dedicated, policy-driven wireless LAN monitoring system.



Automatically Detect Rogues and Network Vulnerabilities
Laptop Analyzer automatically identifies hundreds of performance problems, such as 11b/g conflicts, 802.11e problems, and QoS, as well as dozens of wireless intrusions and hacking strategies, including Rogue devices, Denial-of-Service attacks, Dictionary Attacks, Faked APs, RF Jamming, "Stumbler" tools, and many more. Laptop Analyzer also offers a convenient "Find Tool" that enables you to quickly track down rogue APs and non-complying devices that compromise network security. Also use Find Tool to align signals between antennas to quickly optimize reception in line-of-sight bridging.



Lockdown Security Policies
Laptop Analyzer enables you to set detailed security policies for all devices in your network. Designate your encryption and authentication methods then monitor your wireless LAN to check all devices for compliance with those policies. Also validate that the encryption methods themselves function correctly over the WLAN. Establish an even higher level of organized security by designating a list of approved APs for client access, and monitoring for exposed wireless stations, ad-hoc devices, and other vulnerabilities.



Perform Live, Interactive Network Tests
In addition to the issues that Laptop Analyzer automatically locates for you, a suite of active troubleshooting tools are available at your fingertips to help you quickly pinpoint network problems—RF interferences, traffic/infrastructure overloads, hardware failures, connectivity issues and more. Test connections with traditional tools such as DHCP, ping, and traceroute or use AirMagnet's Diagnostic Tool to view the step-by-step progress of a connection between a client and AP to pinpoint exactly where the process has broken down. Run AP performance tests to identify mismatched settings in the network, coverage, multi-path interference, jitter and roaming.



Perform Continual Wi-Fi Interference Analysis
Interference can stem from a variety of sources including competition from other Wi-Fi devices, so-called "hidden nodes" in the network, and even non-802.11 wireless devices. The Laptop Analyzer's Interference Page tracks all these components of interference and plainly displays them by channel. This enables you to quickly see the impact of competing Wi-Fi devices, identify any hidden nodes affecting the channel, and track noise in the RF environment. Laptop PRO users can also integrate with the AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer* to identify non-802.11 sources of interference for even deeper Layer 1 analysis.
* AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer sold seperately



Detailed Packet and Frame Analysis
Laptop Analyzer shows real-time packet flows for any Wi-Fi asset. Track data and management packets live, watch CRC errors, utilization, packet speed, media type and more. View a real-time decode page for detailed network analysis: Laptop Analyzer decodes the most popular protocols such as FTP, HTTP, SMTP, POP, and Telnet, with advanced filtering options that allow you to focus on particular conversations based on IP address or port number.



Access the AirWISE® Expert
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 plain-English detail, including why they are important and what steps you should take to resolve issues.



Monitor 802.11n Networks
Laptop Analyzer identifies and classifies all 802.11n capable devices in the network (including differentiating between standards-compliant and pre-standard 802.11n devices). It supports monitoring for 20 MHz and 40 MHz channels and also detects and classifies higher data rates used by the 802.11n devices. With the Laptop Analyzer, users can classify and decode Non-HT (legacy), HT mixed format and HT greenfield format traffic and identify backward compatibility issues with legacy 802.11a/b/g devices operating in the same environment.

Users can locate 802.11n rogue devices, which are often invisible to non-802.11n analyzers and decode new information elements/wireless frame types.



Generate Compliance Reports with Laptop PRO
AirMagnet provides detailed compliance reports for a variety of regulatory standards including Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, EU-CRD (Cad 3), ISO 27001, FISMA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, DoD 8100.2, and GLBA. Reports provide a step-by-step pass/fail assessment of each section of the standard, enabling you to complete work in a fraction of the time. Laptop Analyzer also offers an integrated reporting tool that enables you to turn your Wi-Fi analysis sessions into professional customized reports. Choose from a library of pre-built reports or generate your own targeted reports by selecting specific items of interest from the user interface, such as RF statistics, channel reports, device reports, or security and performance issue reports.



Advanced Features with Laptop Analyzer PRO
AirMagnet Laptop PRO software version contains all the functionality of the basic Laptop Analyzer version plus an additional set of features tailored to the needs of the wireless expert, such as:
- Support for 200+ 802.11a channels
- Integration with AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer*
- 4.9 GHZ (Public Safety Band) monitoring
- Session sharing between two Laptop Analyzers
- Advanced Session Reporting and Compliance Reporting
* AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer sold seperately

AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer Specification
Minimum System Requirements:
* Microsoft® Windows VistaTM Business or Ultimate, 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later) or XPTM Professional (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) for Windows 2000/XPTM. 512 MB Memory (1 GB recommended) for Windows VistaTM.
* 100 MB Hard Disk Space
* A CardBus or ExpressCard slot





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