AirMagnet Survey
AirMagnet Survey delivers fast, scientifically accurate site surveys for any 802.11a/b/g/n indoor and outdoor wireless network. This evolutionary software automatically gathers critical Wi-Fi and RF spectrum information from your enterprise network using multiple data collection methods and generates detailed Wi-Fi performance maps of the results for easy network deployment, capacity planning and optimization. It is the only survey solution to actively associate to APs and get real world uplink/downlink data rates, retry and packet loss information.
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AirMagnet Case Study
The AirMagnet suite of products enhances and qualifies Symbol's technical expertise to implement our new Enterprise Mobility Solutions. Nobody offers the functionality and accuracy that AirMagnet offers.
Gary Bird
Business Manager
Symbol Technologies Ltd
AirMagnet Survey
This WLAN planning solution stands apart from other market planning solutions by enabling enterprises to collect live signal, packet and spectrum data during their site surveys. This allows enterprises to simulate and measure network performance in the most scientific way possible-with the most accurate depiction of a real-world user experience-which ultimately results in a better performing network.
AirMagnet Survey PRO
An advanced version of the standard Survey software for wireless experts. Upgrades are available for Survey Standard Customers who want to move up to the Survey PRO version.
AirMagnet Planner
Available as a standalone product or as a fully integrated feature of AirMagnet Survey and Survey PRO. Find out more details about Air Magnet Planner.
With AirMagnet Survey networking professionals can:
- Survey 802.11a/b/g/n Networks
- Identify Coverage Areas and Dead Spots
- Set Ideal AP Placement and Power Settings
- Identify Areas of RF Interference, Roaming & Noise
- Measure True End-User Experience
- Plan for End-User Capacity & Simulate Network changes for Ongoing WLAN Optimization
- Visualize Differences Between Surveys
- Establish a Secure Network
- Accurately Survey and Analyze Infrastructure Vendor Networks
- Use Optional AirMagnet Planner Software for WLAN Design and Modeling
AirMagnet Surveyor Pro is a separate version of the Surveyor software containing all the functionality of the standard version plus an additional set of features tailored to the needs of the wireless expert. Additional features include:
- 802.11n Site Surveys: With signal strength no longer being a good predictor of network coverage with 802.11n networks and multipath now considered to be a "good thing", AirMagnet's 802.11n Iperf & Active surveys take into account the real-world impact of multi-path encountered at each individual location. Survey also adds full Iperf functionality - an open source network performance measurement tool - to actively test both uplink and downlink performance. It assists with legacy AP/station coexistence planning/channel assignment and ensures ubiquitous and always available coverage in the wi-fi network.
- Professional Reporting: Survey PRO includes a completely integrated reporting module that can instantly create custom outputs of your site surveys and simulations. Reports include coverage and interference assessments of every channel, SSID, and AP. Reports can be output in over 15 formats including PDF, XML, HTML, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
- Integration with AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer: Users who own the AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer can collect both wi-fi and spectrum analysis data in a single survey. This lets users see the physical spectrum at any particular location, and even automatically identify and display the presence of non-802.11 devices that are interfering with the WLAN. Users can visualize the average power level in the RF spectrum for each channel at any given point on the map.
- AirWISE for Site Surveys: The AirWISE engine lets users set design requirements for their network and immediately identify any problem areas. Users can quickly test the network against a variety of criteria and get expert advice on how to resolve any problems. There is also a capacity planning section that allows surveyors to account for the number of end users the WLAN will need to support.
- Capacity Planning: Allows users to define the number of end-users in a given area and insure that there are enough access points to meet their network performance needs
- Outdoor Surveys: With the combination of GPS support, 4.9 GHz support and integration with Google Earth, Microsoft® MapPoint and Microsoft® Virtual Earth. AirMagnet Survey PRO provides a clear path to fast, fully automated outdoor surveys. Users can leverage their NMEA compliant GPS device to automatically collect outdoor wireless data. The results can then be analyzed in the AirMagnet user interface or exported into Google Earth.
- Multi Project Views: Survey PRO provides the ability to analyze up to 4 separate projects simultaneously. Users can load multiple floors of a single building to see if AP signals are bleeding to adjacent floors.
Key Features of AirMagnet Surveyor Include:
Active and Passive SurveyingPassive surveys
During a passive site survey, AirMagnet Survey automatically records RF data from all APs and stations in the area. This produces an excellent overview of the entire wireless environment including sources of noise and any wireless signals from neighboring networks.
Active surveys
During an active site survey, AirMagnet Survey associates itself to a specific AP and exchanges data to emulate an end-user. This enables you to map out exactly how real-world clients will perform at various locations taking into account the multipath at that location in terms of connection data rates, retry rates and packet loss. Similar to the Active Survey, users can perform an Iperf Survey -open-source software tool for performance measurement- to measure real-world uplink and downlink network performance.
Merged results
When it's time to analyze results, AirMagnet Survey can automatically merge any number of your active and passive site surveys to provide the most accurate, data-rich analysis possible. A dynamic map view gives you instant insight to the potential performance of your network. In one click, you can change the map view to display signal, noise, frame speeds, retry rates, packet loss, or any of the 802.11n coverage maps. Two filtering modes enable you to view and analyze site data by channel or SSID. You can also filter by individual AP selections to focus your view.
Perform Accurate Network Simulations
The live data collected from your active and passive surveys enables you to simulate and measure network performance in the most scientific way possible-with the most accurate depiction of a real-world user experience. You can relocate APs on the map and adjust AP configurations-such as Power, Channel, SSID, and Noise Floor-to simulate changes in the network, which appear on your refreshed map. Drill-down on specific APs to analyze performance statistics, then tweak and adjust your simulations until you achieve optimal settings. You can also take an existing survey and view exactly how another adapter would view the survey environment. The WLAN Throughput Simulator tool helps optimize the network deployment by capturing the existing infrastructure environment and calculates the network throughput and overhead under user-specified conditions. It also allows the user to simulate the addition of new APs or stations with user specified capabilities and view their impact on network performance.Note: 802.11n device simulation and the WLAN Throughput Simulator tool are available in Survey PRO ONLY.
Multiple Form Factor Support
AirMagnet Survey can be installed on a variety of platforms including Windows-based Laptops, Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs. UMPC support enables end-users and resellers - for the first time - to plan and design all aspects of the WLAN with a PC that can fit in their pocket. Site Surveyors can now conveniently walk the corporate premises with a light-weight tool in their hand and collect live signal, speed and packet information. AirMagnet Survey is supported on the OQO Model 02/e2 UMPC running Windows XP Professional OS. Click here for more details on the OQO model 02/e2 UMPC.
