AirMagnet to offer analyzer for Cisco APs

21.02.2007
On Tuesday, AirMagnet launched Enterprise Analyzer for Cisco, a troubleshooting and analysis software tool for Cisco's line of switch or controller-based, lightweight APs.

The software works with Cisco lightweight APs currently available and will collect and analyze a 130 different wireless network conditions, including data traffic congestion, signal noise, and interference.''

Using the Enterprise Analyzer interface, a network manager will be able to prompt the AP to switch to sniffer mode in order to collect traffic data on local and remote networks and AP stations.

Once the data is collected, the software returns it to the Analyzer for both analysis and alarm generation along with best practice solutions for maximizing the operation of the wireless network.

An Interference Analysis Page tool was added to the AirMagnet suite, which can track unique sources of interference, including bandwidth competition from other devices, hidden stations, and RF noise.

The Analyzer will change the way network operations center managers and call centers respond to problems when a user issue comes in, according to Wade Williamson, director of product management at AirMagnet.