AirMagnet Survey PRO users running AirMagnet Spectrum XT on the same machine can perform RF spectrum surveys or sweeps at the same time as a passive or active site survey, reducing the walk-around time. This information helps users plan the channel settings for the current and planned WLAN infrastructure. Users also get the list of RF interference sources detected by AirMagnet Spectrum XT within AirMagnet Survey.

With this integration, spectrum analyzer users gain access to unique heat maps within AirMagnet Survey such as:

– Channel power heat map
– Interferer power/location heat map

Key graphs and charts include:

Real-Time FFT – Provides a real-time view into the environment.

Spectrum Density – Displays real-time analysis on signals that are common during the current capture session.

Spectrogram – Shows intermittent spikes of RF energy that may be causing wireless network problems.

Duty Cycle – Displays how often an interfering signal is present.

Event Spectrogram – Provides a visual presentation of interfering devices that are detected.

Channel Power – Shows the maximum and average power levels across all the channels in the selected radio band.

Interference – Displays the average power readings of interfering devices on the selected channel or channels.

AirMagnet Spectrum XT’s integrated report engine makes it easy to turn RF spectrum analysis sessions into professional reports. Customization features allow this Wi-Fi spectrum analyzer to generate reports on all the information collected for the current environment. With the wireless spectrum analyzer, reports can be exported in Word, RTF, PDF, or HTML formats for handoff.

AirMagnet Spectrum XT includes an automated spectrum analysis capability that monitors the RF environment looking for unique and repeating RF interference patterns from “unknown RF interference sources.” Once the pattern of interest is detected and classified, users have the option of creating a customized signature for future alerting.

This wireless spectrum analysis capability provides users with a “zero-day” response to any interference source.This allows the user to have a faster response when troubleshooting performance problems in their network.