Fluke Networks AirMagnet Handheld Analyser

AirMagnet Handheld Analyser

An AirMagnet Mobility Solution

AirMagnet Handheld Analyzer is the industry’s most valuable and portable solution for managing Wi-Fi networks. At the heart of the Handheld Analyzer is the AirWISE® engine, which automatically detects the root-cause of hundreds of security and performance problems, explains alarms in plain English, and offers recommendations on how to solve or manage complex issues. Handheld Analyzer provides instant visibility into all 802.11b/g channels, devices, conversations and speeds for the 2.4 GHz wireless spectrum. As always, AirMagnet delivers a solution that is user-friendly to IT professionals, network managers, security and compliance officers, and wireless LAN experts.

At the heart of the Handheld Analyzer is the AirWISE® engine, which automatically detects the root-cause of hundreds of Wi-Fi issues across 802.11b and 11g channels. AirWISE® eliminates the need for users to manually interpret complex packet decodes and wireless data by taking the proactive role of identifying and explaining more than 130 classes of threats and performance issues and more than 200 types of attack tools and strategies before they impact the network. The user-friendly AirWISE® interface explains alarms in straightforward details, provides access to additional diagnostic data, and offers advice on corrective actions.

Alerts You of Rogue Devices and Intrusions

AirMagnet’s Handheld Analyzer automatically detects and alerts you of dozens of wireless intrusions, penetration attempts and hacking strategies including Rogue Devices, Denial of Service attacks, Dictionary Attacks, Faked APs, RF Jamming, and many more. This includes the ability to detect and identify the use of various “stumbler” tools which may indicate an unauthorized user attempting to snoop your network.

Alerts You of Network Performance Issues

Even the most secure network will fail to meet its objectives if it does not reliably meet the demands of network users. Furthermore, certain performance issues can escalate and expose the network to unknown risks. For this reason, AirMagnet has developed over 40 alerts to identify an entire range of performance issues including traffic patterns, bandwidth utilization and infrastructure or hardware failures or resets. Like all AirMagnet alerts, each comes with a detailed description of the problem, symptoms and causes, access to additional diagnostic data and advice on corrective action.

Detects Subtle Network Weaknesses

AirMagnet performs a continuous vulnerability assessment of the network to detect subtle weaknesses that are often overlooked, such as devices sending unencrypted data, tracking LEAP vulnerabilities, detecting pre-802.11n devices, identifying unconfigured clients automatically scanning for APs and a host of potentially damaging security configurations.These proactive measures enable IT to take corrective action before a problem ever occurs.