Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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 WiFi 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. WiFi PRO users can also integrate with the AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer* and Cisco Spectrum Expert* to identify non-802.11 sources of interference for even deeper Layer 1 analysis.

* AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer and Cisco Spectrum Expert must be purchased separately