User guide

22 Chapter 3: AirMagnet Spectrum XT User Interface
AirMagnet Spectrum XT User Guide
2 Band Contains the following options (which determine the 802.11 radio spectrum the
application focuses on):
• 2.4 GHz - covers the radio frequency range from 2.402 GHz to 2.842 GHz,
which is used by Channels 1 through 14.
• 5 GHz Lower - covers the radio frequency range from 5.17 GHz to 5.33
GHz, which is used by Channels 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, and 64.
• 5 GHz Middle - covers the radio frequency range form 5.49 GHz to 5.71
GHz, which is used by Channels 108, 112, 116, 120,124, 128, 132, 136, and
140.
• 5 GHz Upper -covers the radio frequency range from 5.735GHz to 5.835
GHz, which is used by Channels 157, 161, and 165.
• 4.9 GHz - covers bands used by many public saftey organizations, from
4.91 to 4.99 GHz.
• Mixed - covers all aforementioned radio frequencies (other than 4.9 GHz)
and channels.
3 Settings Contains the following options:
• Configure - opens the Configure dialog box which lets you configure the
parameters in the application
• SNMP Settings - sends SNMP traps to multiple SNMP management
stations.
• Custom Device Classification Manager - lets you identify, classify, and
analyze interferers beyond those devices included in the software package.
• Show Auto Detected Patterns - displays persistent patterns and enables
you to create custom pattern signatures.
4 X-Axis Label
Type
This button allows the user to modify the labels used on the X-axis for the graph
displays. Users can specify viewing by band or by channel as desired. See
“Modifying Display Options” on page 37 for more details.
5 Add View Click this + button to add a new graph to the graphs view. Enables up to 9
graphs to be opened. Right-click on a view to display the close view option.
6 Open
Capture File
Brings up the Open dialog box which enable you to open a capture (.amt) file.
7 Switch to
Instant
Playback
Starts playing back data captured in the last two minutes.
Note: Once the playback is started, the button changes to Save Capture which
enables you to save the data that has just been played back on the screen. The
Start
Recording
button also changes to Switch to Live Capture which allows you
to switch the application back to the Live Capture mode.
8 Start
Recording
Enables the application to start recording captured data to the system's hard
drive.
Note: Once the recording starts, the button changes to Stop Recording and
Save Capture
, which allows you to stop and save the recorded data to an .amt file.
Table 3-2: AirMagnet Spectrum XT Menus/Tools
ID Tool Name Description