Intelligent WLAN planning, verification, and expansion
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InterpretAi r ™
WLAN Site Survey SoftwareIntelligent WLAN planning, verification, and expansion
Intelligent wireless LAN planning, simulation and verification
Easily plan, simulate, and verify wireless networks using graphic visualization
• Easilyandgraphicallysurvey802.11
a/b/g/nwirelessnetworks
• VisualizeNetworkHealthusingacustomi-
zablecombinationofperformanceparam-
eters
• QuicklycreateWLANdesignsformulti-
floordeployments
• Discoverareasofsub-optimalcoverage
• FinetuneRFperformance
• EasilydocumentyourWLANenvironment
• IncludesGPSsupporttoquicklyconduct
outdoorsitesurveys
Site map
ImportaBMP,GIF,JPEGorPNGformatted
imagefileintotheInterpretAirapplication,
quicklycalibratemapscale,andbeginyour
sitesurveyinminutes.Collectreal-timeRF
metricstocreateanoverlayillustrationof
wirelesscoverageoveryoursitefloorplan.
Network health
InterpretAirsoftwaretakesRFsitesurvey
analysistoanewlevelbyenablingvisu-
alizationofmultiplemeasurementcriteria
inasingleview,simplifyinganalysisand
acceleratingdecisionmaking.Determinethe
performancemetricminimumandmaximum
valuesforvariablessuchassignalstrength,
signal-to-noiseratio,andAPoverlap.Create
multipleprofilesthatenableyoutovisualize
howyourWLANispositionedtosupport
variousapplicationssuchaswirelessVoice
overIPorvideo.InterpretAirsoftwarepro-
videsagraphicaloverlayoveryourfloor
planthatclearlyillustrateswhereactual
WLANperformancemeetsordoesnotmeet
youruniqueenvironmentalandperformance
criteria.
WLAN security
Throughthesitesurveyprocess,InterpretAir
softwareprovidesvisualizationofproduction
accesspoints,andenablesyoutovisually
identifyandlocaterogueandneighboring
accesspoints.
RFsignalsfromproductionaccesspoints
canpenetrateandextendWLANcoverage
beyondtheofficewalls.InterpretAirsoft-
wareenablesvisualizationofRFsignalsthat
InterpretAir provides wireless LAN
installers and network professionals
with the vision they need to plan,
deploy, verify, and document their
802.11a/b/g/n WLAN networks.
InterpretAir is a wireless site survey
tool and much more; it provides visu-
alization of Network Health metrics,
greatly simplifying WLAN environment
analysis and enabling performance
tuning. Discover where and why
WLAN network performance is sub-
optimal and take action; proactively
addressing problems that could affect
mobile application performance. Figure 1: InterpretAirsoftware’sNetworkHealth–showsareasoftheWLANwhichmeet/donotmeetuserrequirements
extendoutsideofyourfacility.Areyour
accesspointsconfiguredforencryption?
InterpretAirdiscoversandreportsaccess
pointsecurity.
Advanced planning and network simulation
Howwillthewirelessnetworkper-
form?SimulateWLANperformanceusing
InterpretAirsoftwarepriortoinstallingany
livewirelessLANequipment.Defineenvi-
ronmentalcharacteristics–suchaswall
constructionmaterials,accesspointpower
configuration,andantennaselection–to
viewhowsubtlechangesmayaffectWLAN
performancebeforeinstallingasingleaccess
point.
3D modeling of multi-floor buildings
WithInterpretAirsoftware’s3Dmodeling,
youcansimulatemulti-floorbuildingsand
visualizesignalbleedingfromonefloorto
thenext.First,definethefloorcharacter-
isticsandceilingheight.Next,define3
alignmentpoints,toproperlycorrelateone
floortoanother.PlaceanAPonafloorand
easilyseehowmuchofit’ssignalstrength
bleedstotheflooraboveorbelowallow-
ingyoutoseethetrueinteractionofyour
WLANinamulti-floorenvironment.
Figure 2: WLANsignalstrengthcoveragemap
Verification and reporting
WhatdidWLANcoveragelooklikewhen
youraccesspointswereinstalled?Doesthe
networkperformasplannedintheinitial
sitesurvey?Howdoescurrentperformance
compare?Physicalchangesintheenterprise
canaffectRFperformance.TheInterpretAir
softwareintegratedreportgeneratorauto-
maticallycreatescomprehensivesitesurvey
documentationthatcanberecalledfor
futureanalysisandcomparison.Reportsare
generatedinMicrosoft®Word,RTF,orPDF
formatsandeasilybeprintedoremailed.
802.11n support – Keeping up with WLAN evolution
WirelessLANsarebecomingmorecom-
plexwiththeintroductionof802.11n.
InterpretAirworkswithvariousoptional
WLANnetworkinterfacecardstofullysup-
port802.11a/b/g/nandprovidevisibility
andplanningcapabilitiesacross2.4GHzand
5GHzfrequencies.
Free trialInterpretAirisavailableforlimitedevaluationviaelectronicdownloadfromFlukeNetworks’websiteatwww.flukenetworks.com/interpretair Figure 3: Printedreportsample
System requirements:•OptiView®SeriesII/IIIIntegratedNetwork
Analyzerorlaptop/tabletcomputerwith
Pentium®IIIseriesprocessor
•OperatingSystem:Microsoft®Vista®
BusinessorUltimate,WindowsXP,
2000Professional/TabletPCEdition
•Minimum512MBRAM
•Minimum500MBharddrivespace
available
•One(supported)wirelessLANnetwork
interfacecard
•MinimumofoneWLANaccesspoint
forreal-timeanalysis
•Electronic(BMP,GIF,JPEGorPNG)
imagefileoffacilitytobesurveyed
•SupportedGPSdeviceforautomated
outdoorsitesurveys
Brand Model 802.11a 802.11b/g 802.11n CardBus Express Card
3COM® 3CRPAG175B X X X
3COM® 3CRWE15A72 X X
3COM® 3CRXJK10075 X X
Belkin® F6D3010 X X X
Cisco® CB-21AG X X X
D-Link® DWL-AG650 X X X
D-Link® DWL-AG660 X X X
D-Link® DWA-642 X X X
D-Link® DWA-643 X X X
D-Link® DWA-645 X X X
D-Link® DWA-652 X X X
D-Link® DWL-G650,RevisionsB5,C3,C4
X X
Ekahau™ NIC-54 X X X
Ekahau™ NIC-300 X X X X
FlukeNetworks
FNET-WCARDWirelessNetworkAdapter
X X X
FlukeNetworks
802.11a/b/g/nWirelessNetworkAnalyzer
X X X X
I-ODATA WN-WAG/CBH X X X
LANCOM® AirLancer®MC-54ag X X X
Linksys® WPC55AG,v1.1,v1.3 X X X
NEC® Aterm®WL300NC X X X X
NEC® AtermWL54SC X X X
NetGear® WAG511 X X X
NetGear® WAG511v2 X X X
NetGear® WG511U X X X
NortelNetworks
2202 X X X
Proxim ORiNOCO®8480 X X X
SMC® EZConnect™UniversalSMC2336W-AG
X X X
TP-Link® TL-WN610G(802.11gonly)
X X
Ubiquiti SRX X X X
Ubiquiti SRC X X X
Supported External Wi-Fi Adapters
Device Support (Wi-Fi Adapters & GPS)
InterpretAirWLANSiteSurveysoftwaresupportsthefollowing802.11Wi-Finetwork
adaptersforperformingsurveys.Youdonotneedawirelessnetworkadapterifyoudo
notwanttorecordsignaldata.
Ordering information
Model Description
INTERPRETAIR InterpretAirCDincludesapplicationsoftwareandusersmanual.
IA-AA WirelessSoftwareSuiteincluding:InterpretAirWLANSiteSurveysoftwareandAnalyzeAir™Wi-FiSpectrumAnalyzer
OPVS3-WLESS OptiViewWLANSuiteincludes:OptiViewWirelessAnalysisOption802.11a/b/g/n,InterpretAirWLANSiteSurveySoftwareandAnalyzeAirWi-FiSpectrumAnalyzer
OPVS3-WLESS/C OptiViewWLANSuiteincludes:OptiViewWirelessAnalysisOption802.11a/b/g/n,CiscoWLANInfrastructureAnalysisOption,InterpretAirWLANSiteSurveySoftwareandAnalyzeAirWi-FiSpectrumAnalyzer
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N E T W O R K S U P E R V I S I O N
Brand Model
Intel Centrino2200BG
Intel Centrino2915ABG
Intel Centrino3945ABG
Supported Integrated Wi-Fi Adapters
Caution
Laptops with the built-in Intel® Centrino® Wi-Fi chipset can be used for site surveys.
However, since their measurement accuracy and network scanning speed is not optimal
for site surveys, you should use a third-party network adapter for site survey measure-
ments.
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YouneedaGPSreceivertousetheGPSsurveyfeature.InterpretAirsoftwaresupports
followingGPSreceivers:
•Bluetooth®GPSdevicesthatsupportNMEA
•USBGPSdevicesthatsupportNMEA,Garmin™protocol,orTrimble®TAIP
•NetworkconnectedGPSdevices(usuallyusingTCP/IPorUDP),thatsupportsTAIPNMEA
•GPSdevicesconnectedtoPC-CARDthatsupportsNMEA
•GPSdevicesthatareconnectedtoanRS-232port,thatsupportNMEA,GarminTAIP
GPSNavigatorsaretypicallynotsupported,eveniftheyhaveaUSBconnection
Supported GPS Receivers