We use the Ekahau Site Survey Professional package which comes with a spectrum analyzer (Metageek Chanalyzer). The site survey planning, troubleshooting and reporting features are incredible (especially if you use Cisco and have WCS/Prime Infrastructure). We have used the Yellowjacket Wi-Fi analyzer in the past and the Ekahau/Chanalyzer package blows it out of the water in terms of ease of use, battery consumption and mobility. The professional package also comes with Ekahau's mobile site survey software for Android that will passively check for wireless network issues and report them as you're walking around campus.
Overall incredibly happy with the software and support. -- Devyn Moore Campus Wireless Network Engineer Information Technology Services http://directory.uark.edu/people/devyn From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Steve Fletty <fle...@umn.edu<mailto:fle...@umn.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Friday, December 11, 2015 at 3:03 PM To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] request for info on WiFi Analyzer Pro software We use it and it works well. They also have a less expensive tool, which includes site survey capabilities, called Aircheck (same name as the stand-alone hand-held unit), for both Windows or Android. Not as full featured, but may meet basic requirements...I haven't used that for a survey yet, but it would be a decent tool for techs or students without extensive WiFi skills. You might want to check out Ehahau too, especially if you want to do any planning. The Ekahau survey tool has a planning tool that lets you use CAD files, if you have them, and assign RF properties to obstacles on import, which you can't do in the Airmagnet planning tool. They require you to draw obstacles....which is just too painful. On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Sullivan, Don <dsulli...@samford.edu<mailto:dsulli...@samford.edu>> wrote: I wanted to query the list to see if anybody was using the AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro software and what was their experience with it. We are currently looking at it to enhance our troubleshooting tools and was wondering if it was worth the expense. Thanks. Don Sullivan Network Administrator 205-726-2111<tel:205-726-2111> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.educause.edu_groups_&d=BQMFaQ&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=0SHNFOxwFusCIJAUFi_oBA&m=ExvhTZ008tfZmLDmLOEh5GDB8y6dbr_bSc3Bx4z4NfA&s=-7NUmXfIHczOMKnw3UmchbGzMu1AnwUAid1IAqt_IIE&e=>. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.educause.edu_groups_&d=BQMFaQ&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=0SHNFOxwFusCIJAUFi_oBA&m=ExvhTZ008tfZmLDmLOEh5GDB8y6dbr_bSc3Bx4z4NfA&s=-7NUmXfIHczOMKnw3UmchbGzMu1AnwUAid1IAqt_IIE&e=>. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
