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WifiSleuth 2.4 GHz WiFi Analyzer

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF WI-FI NETWORKS

WifiSleuth is a unique, PC-based product that makes setting up and troubleshooting wireless networks easy. It is a Wi-Fi channel analyzer that takes the guesswork out of identifying the best channel for your 802.11 wireless network (WLAN). The frequencies used by Wi-Fi (802.11 standard) are unlicensed and shared by a variety of wireless devices. In most environments certain Wi-Fi channels make better choices for a WLAN since they are subject to less interference from other devices in the area that compete for the same region of the 2.4 GHz spectrum. WifiSleuth quickly and easily determines the best Wi-Fi channel for your 802.11 access point (AP), which facilitates optimal performance of your wireless network (WLAN).

Under the hood WifiSleuth uses the same 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer technology as AirSleuth, but distinguishes itself by presenting the data in diagnostic views that are “Wi-Fi channel-centric”. Though 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzers are great at monitoring radio frequency (RF) signals and interference – due to the way Wi-Fi channels overlap it is still difficult to identify from a frequency spectrum the “best” channel to use for a wireless network. WifiSleuth collects RF data in real-time, evaluates it, and then shows you the best (and worst) channels.

WifiSleuth offers 2 real-time diagnostic views of the RF data that it captures and evaluates (see our Screenshots page) -- Channel Spectrogram and Channels Timecourse. WifiSleuth also includes a real-time calculation of “Best Wi-Fi Channel” – i.e. the channel with the least interference. A proprietary algorithm was developed that ranks the 13 Wi-Fi channels in real-time from least to most noisy. So, you can set up WifiSleuth at a particular location, let it run for an extended period and when you are done the Best Wi-Fi Channel will tell you, overall, which is the best Wi-Fi channel to use for the access point that services that site.

As with the professional product, WifiSleuth includes two software modules integrated into one application -- one for 2.4 GHz spectrum analysis and a second for performing 802.11 network discovery.

WifiSleuth is available with either a PCMCIA or USB wireless device -- your choice. The PCMCIA version comes with a snap-on antenna that, when removed, exposes an MMCX connector. This can be used to attach an external antenna.

Included in the WifiSleuth package is a wireless device (PCMCIA or USB), the WifiSleuth application and installation programs on CD, and instructions. Also, the latest version of the program can be downloaded from here. WifiSleuth runs on the Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.

WifiSleuth costs only $249.95 USD (plus shipping / handling). To purchase WifiSleuth please follow this link to our Purchase page.

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