Fluke Networks has announced that it is equipping its AirMagnet Survey Pro/Planner and its AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro with capabilities that the company said will “help organizations optimize their migration or coexistence path to the new 802.11ac technology standard. With new modeling applications, toolkits, and the industry’s only 3x3 portable capture and analysis capability, businesses can now leverage the industry’s first complete wireless lifecycle solution to design, deploy and troubleshoot 802.11ac networks accurately, quickly and more cost-effectively.
“The AirMagnet tools also enable IT teams to solve 802.11ac network issues correctly the first time, which prevents costly repeat visits and, more important, minimize user downtime,” the company continued. The upgraded Survey Pro/Planner will be available later in August, and the upgraded WiFi Analyzer Pro will be available in Q4.
Specifically, Fluke Networks said, the new planning capabilities of AirMagnet Survey Pro (pictured below) will “allow wireless engineers to quickly and easily design an 802.11ac network, including determining the number of APs needed, location, and configuration settings, before rolling out any new infrastructure. This allows IT to estimate budgets before making investments, solidify migration strategies, and ease the potential transition pains … Users can see how they can reuse existing Ethernet and power infrastructure for the new APs, visualize impact of introducing new 802.11ac APs in performance-hungry locations, and then measure and validate true performance delivery, instead of relying on estimates.”
