User manual CACE TECHNOLOGIES WIFI PILOT BROCHURE V2.2

[. . . ] Powerful and Affordable 802. 11 Network Analysis Solution Version 2. 2 Complete 802. 11 Wireless Troubleshooting By combining the 802. 11 capture capabilities of AirPcap, the spectrum-level visibility of Wi-Spy, the visualization, drilldown and reporting features of CACE Pilot, and Wireshark's vast collection of protocol dissectors, CACE Technologies and MetaGeek have created the WiFi Pilot bundle, a complete wireless network analysis troubleshooting solution. WiFi Pilot and ChanalyzerTM With the WiFi Pilot Bundle, you can: AirPcap: Unparalleled Wireless Traffic Capture WiFi Pilot works exclusively with the AirPcap Family of WLAN packet capture adapters under Windows. The AirPcap Family, ranging from an 802. 11b/g capture-only adapter to an 802. 11a/b/g/n capture and injection adapter with two external MC-Card connectors for optional antennas, are USB-based and capture full 802. 11 data, management, and control frames. » Measure wireless channel utilization from the data and spectrum points of view simultaneously » Ensure safe , compliant, optimized operation of your wireless network » Easily identify rogue wireless networks and stations » Instantly detect 802. 11 performance bottlenecks with sophisticated triggers and alerts » Move through long-duration View metrics using WiFi Pilots unique Time Control feature » Troubleshoot advanced issues like malfunctioning roaming with multiple AirPcap adapters » Provide professional, detailed reporting to clients and managers AirPcap adapters are USBbased and capture full 802. 11 data, management, and control frames. Thanks to the integration with AirPcap adapters, WiFi Pilot is the only product to offer full multichannel packet capture from a laptop-based system. Wi-Spy: Robust Spectrum Analysis The Wi-Spy USB-based adapter and Chanalyzer software adds industry-leading spectrum analysis to the WiFi Pilot Solution. With Wi-Spy, you can easily find the open channel and minimize interference when installing, maintaining, or troubleshooting 802. 11 networks. [. . . ] Wireshark's prodigious dissector library for deep 802. 11 packet analysis and the corresponding display filters are available for use within WiFi Pilot. Time Control: Long-Term Metrics for Retrospective Analysis Viewing network traffic metrics computed over days, weeks, and months can be challenging. With WiFi Pilot's "back-in-time" capability, you can easily move through View metrics over extended periods of time with just a few mouse clicks. Based on the selected time interval, sub-sampling and data aggregation techniques are used to optimize the granularity of the visual presentation of View metrics. The"back-in-time" capability can be applied to live and off-line traffic metrics. WiFi Pilot Views and Charts: Powerful Analysis and Visualization Views are the core analysis and visualization paradigm in WiFi Pilot. WiFi Pilot includes over 35 Views, providing a broad range of MAC-level protocol analysis support for wireless networks. An almost limitless variety of Views can be created when used in conjunction with Wireshark's capture and display filters. WiFi Pilot features a complete collection of interactive Charts, including bar, pie, and strip charts, conversation rings, scatter diagrams, and grids. Visual selections can be performed on elements within a Chart, such as selecting individual bars within a bar chart or time intervals within a strip chart, giving rise to a powerful visual filtering mechanism. Watches: Advanced Trigger and Alerting Mechanism WiFi Pilot includes a sophisticated triggering and alerting technology called "Watches. " Create a Watch (trigger plus action) on many MAC and Wireless View metrics and be alerted based on a trigger condition computed on the metric. For example, you can be alerted on high bandwidth, number of retransmissions, signal strength, and more. When a Watch detects that a trigger condition has been met, an action will be executed. Actions include event logging, sending email, and starting a packet capture. WiFi Pilot Views List WiFi Pilot includes over 35 Views, providing a broad range of MAC-level protocol support for wireless networks. Update Subscription WiFi Pilot analyzer pricing includes a 12-month Update Subscription, providing automatic access to updates and upgrades to the analyzer as they occur. Update Subscriptions are renewable after the first year. Top Level Views · Discovery ­ APs and Stations · MAC Overview Generic Analysis · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Licensing, Activation, and Installation The WiFi Pilot Software License Agreement is a singleseat license. Activating and installing WiFi Pilot can be accomplished either through an online or call-in process. Capture Summary Bandwidth Over Time MAC Conversations Top MAC Sources Top MAC Destinations Top MAC Unicast Multicast and Broadcast Stations Unicast vs. Unicast Traffic Frame Size Distribution Frame Size Over Time Top Traffic Frame Types Frame Type vs. Time Frame Transmission Rates Encryption Analysis Vendor Analysis Wireless A-B-G-N Associations, and Probe Requests Channel Bandwidth vs. Time Traffic Analysis System Requirements Operating systems: Windows XP and Vista Suggested Hardware Platform: · Pentium-D (dual core) 2. 0 GHz processor · 2 GB RAM · 300MB free disk space plus additional space for trace files and reports · Support for graphics cards with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768 Bandwidth Scatter Diagrams Channel Usage · Source Analysis and Channel Analysis · Channel Usage vs. [. . . ] Total Traffic · ARP Details All trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks are the property of their respective owner/s. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. CACE Technologies 1949 5th Street, Suite 103 Davis, CA 95616 tel: 530. 758. 2790 fax: 530. 758. 2781 www. cacetech. com [. . . ]