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| Cognio Releases 'One Look' WiFi Spectrum Troubleshooting Cognio has announced a new version of Spectrum Expert that makes quick work of troubleshooting and eliminating physical layer problems. With Spectrum Expert 3.0, Cognio adds powerful diagnostics that make it easy to see whether a WiFi problem is in the "Air" or in the wired network. With "one look" IT Managers are alerted to interference problems and shown the precise cause of the interference. Spectrum Expert 3.0 quickly tells the user what physical layer issues are causing WiFi network problems, helps analyze and optimize WiFI throughput, and adds alerting when performance or security violations are detected. Some of the new features in Spectrum Expert 3.0 are: - Channel Utilization Chart - indicates which channels are over utilized and why - Signal to Noise Chart - shows the relative signal strengths of access points, interferers and noise to determine if performance or connectivity problems are related to interference - Interferer Alerting - highlights interferers that affect performance or security - AP Finder - locates unauthorized WiFi APs or ad-hocs - Easy Save - allows quick export of plot and chart data to spreadsheets for offline processing or to remote experts - Display of monitored bands on status bar offers a quick view of which bands are being monitored. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |