User guide

AirMagnet Spectrum XT User Guide
Table of Contents v
Table of Contents
Software License Agreement .................................................................................................................................... i
Chapter 1: Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1
Product Overview.............................................................................................................................................................1
Main Features ....................................................................................................................................................................1
Ability to Scan All 802.11 Frequency Bands .................................................................................................1
Spectrum Graphs ..............................................................................................................................................1
Real-Time FFT Graph .......................................................................................................................1
Spectrum Density Graph .................................................................................................................1
Spectrogram Graph ..........................................................................................................................1
Channel Power Graph......................................................................................................................2
Channel Duty Cycle Graph .............................................................................................................2
Non-WiFi Devices.............................................................................................................................2
Event Spectrogram............................................................................................................................2
Interference Power............................................................................................................................2
Channel Duty Cycle vs Time...........................................................................................................2
Interference Power vs Time.............................................................................................................2
WiFi Graphs.......................................................................................................................................................2
AP Signal Strength Graph ...............................................................................................................3
Top 10 APs by Speed Graph............................................................................................................3
Top 10 Active APs’ Retry/CRC Graph..........................................................................................3
WiFi Devices Graph..........................................................................................................................3
Channel Occupancy Graph .............................................................................................................3
Channels by Speed Graph ...............................................................................................................3
Channels by Media ...........................................................................................................................3
Channels by Address .......................................................................................................................3
Channel Utilization Graph ..............................................................................................................3
Channel Signal/Noise Ratio ...........................................................................................................3
Channels by Retry/CRC..................................................................................................................4
Auto Pattern Detection and Custom Device Classification........................................................................4
Find Device Tool ...............................................................................................................................................4
Instant Playback of Capture Data...................................................................................................................4
Recording Live Capture Data .........................................................................................................................4
Auto Recording Capture Data ........................................................................................................................4
Saving Recorded Capture Data.......................................................................................................................5
Replaying Saved Capture Data.......................................................................................................................5
Remote XT Connection ....................................................................................................................................5
Right-Click Menus ............................................................................................................................................5
Right-Click to Copy and Paste........................................................................................................5
Right-Click to Save ...........................................................................................................................5