AirMagnet® Survey PRO

Wireless Design & Site Survey Analysis Software

Predictively model Wi-Fi 6 network changes or design a new network for optimal coverage, connectivity, and performance with comprehensive wireless design and site survey analysis software.

Key Features

Predictively model Wi-Fi 6 network changes or design a new network without physically rolling out APs.

Collect real-world data by performing true end-user experience measurements using AirMapper™ Site Survey on the AirCheck™ G3 and EtherScope™ nXG.

Generate heatmaps that provide full visibility of WLAN coverage, noise, SNR, interference, throughput, data rates, retries, loss, and more on the 2.4/5/6 GHz bands.

Save time by performing active and passive surveys in a single walk-through.

Easily customizable templates provide users with flexibility by allowing the creation of various professional reports.

Run multiple independent site survey projects at the same time with AirMagnet Survey on Demand! A cost-effective way to enable multiple surveyors on a rental basis.

Overview

Network professionals conducting and analyzing AirMapper Wi-Fi site surveys (using AirCheck™ G3 Pro or EtherScope® nXG) will many times find areas of the network with insufficient coverage or poor performance. Resolving those issues could require changes to the infrastructure, either installing new APs, relocating existing APs, and/or configuration changes.

With its powerful design tools AirMagnet Survey PRO enables network professionals to predictively model the required changes, ensuring that problems found during the AirMapper site survey are fixed correctly, resulting in improved Wi-Fi network performance and connectivity.

Capabilities

Wi-Fi 6E Site Survey Analysis

AirMagnet Survey PRO is a Wi-Fi design and site survey analysis solution that enables users to measure, as well as assess, true end-user experience of a Wi-Fi 6E network using AirMapper™ Site Survey on the AirCheck™ G3 and EtherScope™ nXG.

 

AirMagnet Survey PRO goes beyond just verifying RF coverage by plotting actual end-user network performance in terms of throughput and PHY data rates while taking environmental situations or network configuration into account. This Wi-Fi design and site survey analysis solution shows the coverage of specific Wi-Fi parameters that boost performance, such as higher MCS schemes and wider channels. Plus, it helps identify where interference and legacy devices may impact network speeds. The result is a complete Wi-Fi “heat map” of all critical RF and end-user performance metrics on the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands. These “real world” measurements allow you to predictively model network improvements accurately and help save time and money by avoiding end-user network complaints.

 

Note: The use of Wi-Fi 6E internal or USB based adapters is also supported.

 

 

"Real-world" Survey Data Collection and Solution of "What-If" Scenarios

With the AirMapper app on the AirCheck G3 or EtherScope nXG users can quickly and easily gather location-based Wi-Fi measurements and create visual heat maps of key performance metrics in AirMagnet Survey PRO. Simple to use, the AirMapper app is ideal for quick site surveys of new deployments, change validation, and performance verification.

 

  • Complete faster and easier Wi-Fi site surveys with an entirely mobile platform
  • Perform enterprise-grade surveys without the need of a dongle or tethered device
  • Collaborate—easily visualize and share survey data through AirMagnet Survey Pro or the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform

 

AirMapper’s simultaneous wireless site surveying capability leverages multiple integrated Wi-Fi radios to provide users with a solution to emulate real-world client behavior (using active surveys) – reducing site surveying time, effort and cutting costs by half as users only must walk the floor once to collect all required data.

 

With AirMagnet Survey PRO, users can also create “what-if” scenarios to simulate a variety of changes to the Wi-Fi network and preview the impacts. This includes changing AP transmit power, channel, SSID settings or the addition of environmental noise. Users can also simulate moving APs to new locations and preview the effect of adding additional APs.

 

 

Outdoor Wi-Fi Site Surveys

With the combination of GPS support and integration with Google Earth, AirMagnet Survey PRO provides a clear path to fast, fully automated outdoor wireless site surveys. Users can leverage their NMEA-compliant GPS device to automatically collect outdoor wireless data. Users can import street maps of any city in the world, allowing results to be analyzed in the AirMagnet Survey PRO user interface, or exported into Google Earth for a zoomed-in view to any street within the city.

 

Spectrum Analysis and Voice Over Wi-Fi Surveys

Before making any design and deployment decisions, it is important to account for RF interference from non-802.11 devices. AirCheck G3 or EtherScope nXG users can use the optional NXT portable spectrum analyzer to collect spectrum analysis data before or after a survey has been performed. With this information, users can visualize RF energy and identify the presence of non-802.11 devices interfering with the WLAN.

 

AirMagnet Survey PRO addresses challenges faced by network installers and IT staff while deploying Voice over Wi-Fi networks and empowers them with a built-in voice readiness verification system that allows users to ensure that their network design is in line with the recommendations of the phone vendor. It also allows them to perform real-world voice over Wi-Fi surveys. With this unique survey capability, users can validate and plot the phone call quality, capacity, and other voice specific parameters at every location on a floor plan, to help identify and minimize issues.

 

Comparison

Models & Accessories

Model Number/NameDescription
AM/A4018GAirMagnet Survey PRO (includes Planner)
AM/B4010GAirMagnet Survey Express
AM/A4016GAirMagnet Survey Express to Survey PRO (upgrade model)
AM/D1095AirMagnet Multi-Adapter Kit for Survey (different versions available depending on regulatory domain)
AIRCHECK-G3-PROIncludes: AIRCHECK-G3-PRO mainframe with 1 year of AllyCare support (AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-1YS), shoulder sling bag, AC charger, Quick Start Guide.
TEST-ACCTest Accessory Pocket iPerf Server, for use with AirCheck G3 and AirMagnet Survey (can be used independently) 

Supported Adapters

AirMagnet Survey supports two categories of wireless adapters:

1. Preferred Adapters: These adapters have been comprehensively tested by AirMagnet and are recommended for use with AirMagnet Survey PRO. Drivers have been customized for extended feature support. Click here to learn more.

2. Other Adapters: These adapters can be used with AirMagnet Survey PRO but have not been tested by AirMagnet. Drivers have not been customized, will provide limited features, and could provide inaccurate data.

Note: NetAlly is not responsible for the quality of the test results collected using Wi-Fi adapters not included on the Preferred category. Authentications supported by various adapters could be limited by their own capabilities, Windows wireless zero configurations and various other reasons. 

System Requirements

Laptop/Notebook PC/Tablet PC
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise 64-bit or Microsoft Windows 11 Pro/Enterprise 64-bit.

Intel® Core™ i5 2.00 GHz (Intel® Core™ i7 or higher recommended)
4 GB (8 GB or higher recommended)
USB port, multiple ports in the PC when using multiple adapters

AirMagnet-supported wireless network adapter(s) or Aircheck G2/EtherScope nXG with AirMapper™ (recommended)
Optional: an AirMagnet Spectrum XT Adapter and license (required for viewing spectrum data and heat map; Survey PRO only)

A site map in a format supported by AirMagnet Survey (supported formats are: .bmp, .dib, .dwf, .dwg, .dxf, .emf, .gif, vsd, .jpg, .wmf, .vdx or .png)

Google Earth must be installed in order to export the GPS data for outdoor surveys to Google Earth (Survey PRO only)
Supported GPS device. Here is a list of GPS devices that have been approved for use with the AirMagnet Survey product.
Garmin eTrex LEGEND HCx
Garmin GPS18X USB
Microsoft GPS-500 SIRF III
Garmin GPSMap 60
DeLormeEarthmate GPS LT-20
DeLormeEarthmate GPS LT-40
Garmin eTrex
Garmin eTrex Legend
Garmin GPS 18 Deluxe
Magellan eXplorist 500
Pharos iGPS-180
US GlobalSat BU-353-S4 (Recommended)

Apple® Macbook® PRO
Operating Systems: MAC OS X v10.5 (Leopard™) or higher running a supported Windows OS (as noted under Laptop/Notebook PC/Tablet PC section) using Boot Camp®
Intel® Core™ i5 2.00 GHz (Intel® Core™ i7 or higher recommended)
4 GB (8 GB or higher recommended)
800 MB free hard disk space
USB port, multiple ports in the PC when using multiple adapters

AirMagnet-supported wireless network adapter(s) or Aircheck G3/EtherScope nXG with AirMapper™ (recommended)
Optional: an AirMagnet Spectrum XT Adapter and license (required for viewing spectrum data and heat map; Survey PRO only).
A site map in a format supported by AirMagnet Survey (supported formats are: .bmp, .dib, .dwf, .dwg, .dxf, .emf, .gif, vsd, .jpg, .wmf, .vdx or .png)

Google Earth™ must be installed in order to export the GPS data for outdoor surveys to Google Earth (Survey PRO only)
Supported GPS device. Here is a list of GPS devices that have been approved for use with the AirMagnet Survey product.
Garmin eTrex LEGEND HCx
Garmin GPS18X USB
Microsoft GPS-500 SIRF III
Garmin GPSMap 60
DeLormeEarthmate GPS LT-20
DeLormeEarthmate GPS LT-40
Garmin eTrex
Garmin eTrex Legend
Garmin GPS 18 Deluxe
Magellan eXplorist 500
Pharos iGPS-180
US GlobalSat BU-353-S4 (Recommended)

AllyCare Support

Model Number/NameDescription
AM/A4018G-1YS1 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey PRO/Planner – AM/A4018
AM/A4018G-3YS3 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey PRO/Planner – AM/A4018
AM/B4010G-1YS1 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey Express
AM/B4010G-3YS3 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey Express
AM/A4016G-1YS1 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey Express to Survey PRO
AM/A4016G-3YS3 year AllyCare Support for AirMagnet Survey Express to Survey PRO
AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-1YS1 year AllyCare support for all AIRCHECK G3 PRO models, including “E” (Partial Tri-Band) and “C” (Dual Band only) SKU’S: AIRCHECK-G3-PRO, AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-KT, AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-TKT.
AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-3YS3 years of AllyCare support for all AIRCHECK G3 PRO models, including “E” (Partial Tri-Band) and “C” (Dual Band only) SKU’S: AIRCHECK-G3-PRO, AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-KT, AIRCHECK-G3-PRO-TKT

Documents

datasheet

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AirMagnet Survey PRO Datasheet
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NetAlly 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 3x3:2 USB Adapter Datasheet
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flyers

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AirMagnet Survey PRO Product Flyer
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AirMagnet Survey PRO Product Comparison
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AirMapper Site Survey Flyer
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AllyCare Premium Support Services Flyer
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AirMagnet Survey PRO on Demand Flyer
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AirMapper Ecosystem Flyer
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brochure

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NetAlly Corporate Product Brochure
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manuals

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AirMagnet Survey PRO/ Planner v11.0 User Manual - English
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AiMagnet Survey PRO Release Notes v11.0
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AirMagnet Survey Express Release Notes v11.0
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Virtual Demo - Test Drive it yourself

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Home Screen
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Home Screen

AirMagnet Survey PRO allows you to predictively model Wi-Fi 6 network changes or design a new network for optimal coverage, connectivity, and performance. It also allows you to simulate changes to an existing network, compare a design versus a survey side-by-side, automatically validate requirements, or generate custom reports.

Planner
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Planner

Allows you to provide information on building materials, attenuation areas, and AP’s. Select the Advisor tool.

Benefits: Uses information about the physical environment to accurately calculate how many Access Points you need and where to place them.

Planner - Advisor
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Planner Advisor

The Planner Advisor will automatically calculate how many AP’s you need and where to place them.

Benefits: Remove all guess work from the Wi-Fi network planning process! Quickly determines how many AP’s will be needed and where to place them based on the physical environment and your requirements.

Multi Floor
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Multi Floor Planner

Allows you to provide information on building materials, attenuation areas, and AP’s for an entire building. Select the Advisor tool.

Benefits: Uses information about the physical environment to accurately calculate how many Access Points you need and where to place them. Plus provides visibility on how the Wi-Fi network signal can propagate through an entire building.

Multi Floor - Heatmap
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Multi Floor Planner Advisor

The Multi Floor Planner Advisor will automatically calculate how many AP’s you need and where to place them. It will also provide visibility on how the signal of specific AP’s propagates throughout the building.

Benefits: Remove all guess work from the Wi-Fi network planning process! Quickly determines how many AP’s will be needed and where to place them based on the physical environment and your requirements.

Survey
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Survey

Gives you the option to perform Active, Passive, iPerf, or VoFi surveys on the 2.4/5/6 GHz bands. Can be used for Pre-Site, Post-Site, or AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) surveys.

Benefits: Quickly and easily validate network performance and connectivity. Identify problems with inteference, roaming, throughput, retries, and lots more.

Survey - Passive
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Multiple Surveys on a Single Walkthrough

Allows for Active and Passive surveys to be performed on the same walkthrough, thus providing visibility on network performance and Wi-Fi interference sources.

Benefits: Gain full visibility of the RF environment and save time by performing multiple site surveys in parallel, or by scanning multiple bands at the same time.

Display
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Display

Provides the option to visualize AirMapper data collected with an AirCheck G3 or EtherScope nXG (or a Wi-Fi adapter), plus allows you to select which heatmap you want to analyze.

Benefits: Gain full visibility of the Wi-Fi network by reviewing heatmaps for Signal Coverage, Interference, Data Rates, Retry Rates, and more.

MultiView
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

MultiView

Perform a survey using AirMapper on an AirCheck G3 or EtherScope nXG (or a Wi-Fi adapter) on multiple floors and see how the signal of an AP on one floor can propagate to others.

Benefits: Quickly and easily gain visibility on how the Wi-Fi network signal is propagating throughout your entire building.

MultiView - Access Point
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Select an Access Point

Select a single AP to see how its signal propagates throughout the building.

Benefits: Allows you to quickly identify problems with co-channel or adjacent channel interference caused by access points on other floors.

DiffView
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

DiffView

Allows you to compare a design versus a survey side-by-side and highlights the differences between them.

Benefits: Simplify the process of comparing a predictive design against a survey, or a Pre-Survey to a Post-Survey. No need to spend time manually comparing heatmaps.

AirWISE
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

AirWISE

Automatically validates network compliance using customizable thresholds.

Benefits: Quickly and easily validate that your Wi-Fi network complies with your requirements. No need to spend hours analyzing heatmaps.

AirWISE - Problem Areas
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Identify Problem Areas

Automatically compares your survey or plan to your requirements and highlights areas of the floor plan that don’t comply.

Benefits: Simplifies the process of identifying problem areas, saving you the time it takes to manually analyze each heatmap. It also provides recommended courses of action, thus improving time to resolution.

Reports
AirMagnet Planner Home Screen

Reports

Generates different types of reports. Provides the option to use existing templates or custom reports.

Benefits: Quickly generate reports as required while having the option to easily create custom reports. Simplify the process of generating Bill of Material Reports, Planner Reports, Active Survey reports, Passive Survey reports, and more.