Verify Complex Networks - Wired & Wireless
Test automation speeds and simplifies validation and troubleshooting – so more people can solve more problems, faster.
- Out-of-the-box AutoTest profiles for Wi-Fi and wired networks that can be customized for your network
- Execute multiple AutoTest profiles that shorten test time to verify multiple VLANs and Wi-Fi SSIDs
- Define and assign groups of targets to AutoTest profiles to verify performance using ping, TCP Connect, Web, or FTP
- Packet capture from Wi-Fi and Ethernet to PCAP
- AutoTest results can be automatically uploaded to Link-Live for reporting and documentation
Wi-Fi Analysis and Troubleshooting
Native Wi-Fi 6 and 6 GHz Support
With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6/6E the way WLAN validation and troubleshooting is done has changed. New technologies designed to improve traffic management efficiency and support for the 6GHz band were introduced, allowing for higher throughput and better performance in environments where a high user capacity is required – necessitating new technology to test and validate these networks.
- Validate actual Wi-Fi 6/6E network performance by using a native 802.11ax radio
- Gain visibility into wireless security threats on the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands.
- Provides accurate 802.11 utilization measurement and enables packet captures of Wi-Fi 6 control, management, and data frames in all three bands
- Diagnose new Wi-Fi 6E mechanisms of Reduced Neighbor Reports (RNR), Preferred Scanning Channels (PSC), and multi-BSSID beacons
- Authenticate using the latest security standard of WPA3 and Enhanced Open
RF Spectrum Analysis and Interference
Trying to pinpoint the source of Wi-Fi interference on a wireless network is hit or miss with the wrong tools. Using the optional NXT-1000 Portable Spectrum Analyzer adapter, EtherScope nXG offers a view of RF interference in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands and visualizes its impact on the wireless network’s overall performance. Users of AirMagnet Spectrum XT (now discontinued) will find the combination of spectrum visibility in a handheld instrument with in-depth Wi-Fi analytics and ideal replacement.
AirMapper™ Site Survey
With the AirMapper app, EtherScope nXG users can now quickly and easily gather location-based Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/BLE measurements and create visual heatmaps of key performance metrics in the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform or AirMagnet® Survey PRO. Simple to use, the AirMapper app is ideal for quick site surveys of new deployments, change validation, and performance verification.
- Faster and easier Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/BLE site surveys with an entirely mobile platform
- Perform enterprise-grade surveys without the need of a dongle or tethered device with a hardware-based platform for accurate and complete data collection
- Simultaneous passive and active surveys to gather critical site metrics, validate client experience, and roaming with one survey
- Automatically identify common Wi-Fi network problems using InSites™ intelligence analysis in Link-Live
- Collaborate—easily visualize and share survey data through Link-Live or AirMagnet Survey PRO
- Export Wi-Fi survey data to AirMagnet Survey PRO to predictively model Wi-Fi network changes or design a new network for optimal coverage, connectivity, and performance

NOTE: Basic AirMapper heatmaps and reporting are available to all EtherScope nXG owners. With AllyCare support, you get access to more powerful visualizations and filtering, detailed report generation, and automatic problem identification via InSites™ intelligence analysis in Link-Live.
Bluetooth/BLE Surveys
Bluetooth/BLE site surveys – the first in the market! In a response to the growing market need to perform located-based surveying and heatmapping of Bluetooth beacons, NetAlly was the first to introduce a Bluetooth/BLE site survey solution. This functionality allows EtherScope nXG users to perform a passive Bluetooth or BLE site survey using the AirMapper app and internal radio, thus providing full visibility into Bluetooth network coverage and performance through Link-Live. It will also allow users to perform both Wi-Fi (active and passive) and Bluetooth surveys on the same walkthrough, making it quick and easy to validate Wi-Fi network performance while at the same time validating indoor location services or IoT deployments, as well as possible 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi interference caused by BT co-existence in the same band.
The NetAlly AirMapper Site Survey app on EtherScope nXG collects data from the three main beacon types: Eddystone UID, Eddystone URL, and iBeacon. Measured RSSI data from all observed beacons is displayed in a visual heatmap in Link-Live. An accompanying data table contains all location-specific details such as beacon type, RSSI, Tx power, class name, services, beacon ID numbers, and more. This data can be easily and quickly filtered, sorted, and included in reports similar to Wi-Fi surveys.
Wired & Wi-Fi Network Discovery, Mapping, Analysis & Security Audits
Instantly see what is on the network and where it is connected, by switch, slot and port number. Identify changes in connected devices and links, and quickly investigate and locate “suspect” devices and identify problems associated with device misconfigurations.
- Discover network devices across multiple VLANs and Wi-Fi SSIDs through four Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces upon power up.
- Powerful filter and sort function with automatic problem detection identifies issues such as:
– Duplicate IPs
– Congested switch ports
– Oversubscribed Wi-Fi channels/SSIDs
– Security threats, such as unknown clients, access points with open authentication
– Path Analysis shows the switch/router path to any connected device.
– Batch authorization workflow makes it easy to identify known vs. unknown devices, enabling “who’s on my network” auditing
10G Line Rate Performance Test & Packet Capture
Verify network capacity, performance and QoS, and easily capture packets for detailed application analysis.
- Performance Test app simultaneously generates and measures up to eight streams of IP-based traffic through the Ethernet test port to load the network with up to full 10G line-rate traffic, testing for packet loss, delay, jitter, and end-to-end QoS
- Supports popular iPerf network throughput testing for Wi-Fi and Wired networks
- Capture wired or wireless traffic to PCAP files for escalation evidence or analysis, with simple but powerful – filtering and slicing controls
- LANBERT™ Media Qualification app generates and measures the transmission of line rate Ethernet frames over your network cabling infrastructure, qualifying its ability to support 1G/10G on fiber and 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G on copper links
Users of AirMagnet Wi-Fi Analyzer (now obsolete) will find that they can now easily capture Wi-Fi packets for in-depth analysis of management, control, and data frames (and even decrypt traffic) with their preferred packet analysis solution.
Link-Live™ collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform
With Link-Live, users can quickly and easily visualize location-based Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/BLE measurements by creating powerful visualizations of the recorded data that allow centralized engineers to analyze test results from far-flung remote sites without travel.
Link-Live also acts as a repository for latest firmware for NetAlly Testers that are under AllyCare to download/update.
- Configure and push profiles to testing devices to ensure all test settings are uniform during network testing
- Claim units into different organizations to track device usage and manage role permissions
- Remotely update software for all your units using Link-Live
- Project management feature in AirMapper automatically pushes pre-configured floor plans to tester units
AllyCare Premium Support Services
AllyCare is a comprehensive support and maintenance service for NetAlly’s Network Tools that offer significant value over standard warranty. Membership of AllyCare can be purchased as either a 1-year membership or the value-added 3-year.
Inclusion of AllyCare Support
All new EXG-300 mainframes are sold with the first year (1 year) of AllyCare support included. Additional year(s) of support may be added. Product registration and activation is required within 30 days of first power-on.
AllyCare-Enabled Features
The following features and capabilities of this product are enabled by having an active AllyCare Support services contract:
- AirMapper Site Survey - Basic AirMapper heatmaps and reporting are available to all EtherScope nXG owners. With AllyCare support, you get access to more powerful visualizations and filtering, detailed report generation, and automatic problem identification via InSites™ intelligence analysis in Link-Live.
- Topology Mapping in Link-Live – Basic topology map controls and reporting are available to all EtherScope nXG owners. With AllyCare support, you get detailed map controls, filtering, and advanced reporting options.
- Cloud-Based Remote Control – All EtherScope nXG owners can remotely control their analyzer on the same network using VNC. With AllyCare support, you get simple and secure remote-control that allows you to connect from Link-Live™ directly to your network-connected EtherScope nXG anywhere in the world for troubleshooting and collaboration without leaving your desk! (Requires internet access.)
At the end of your existing contract, you must renew your AllyCare Support contract to continue utilizing the AllyCare-enabled features described above.