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AirMagnet VOFI Analyzer

AirMagnet VOFI Analyzer

Voice-over-wireless Analysis and Troubleshooting

  • Detect any 802.11a/b/g voice-over-WLAN call
  • Full call quality analysis of encrypted wireless voice traffic
  • Automatically diagnose and troubleshoot over 60 types of wireless voice call problems
  • Full visibility into phone roaming events
  • Integrated Air, Phone and Wire Analysis
  • Detailed customized reporting

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  • AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer is the industry’s only solution for troubleshooting voice-over-WLAN problems in the field. VoFi Analyzer provides full analysis of encrypted WLAN traffic, scoring all calls in terms of call quality and proactively identifying all types of problems including phone issues, roaming issues, QoS issues, and RF.

    AirMagnet VoFI Analyzer integrates with leading voice solutions from Cisco, Spectralink and Vocera to collect and correlate diagnostic information from the phone, air and wired-side of the connection. By analyzing all three data sources, AirMagnet provides complete analysis and enables network staff to confidently deploy and operate voice-over-Wi-Fi infrastructure.

    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer works with AirMagnet Survey to provide the only solution for performing voice-grade site surveys.

  • Live Call Quality Analysis

    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer displays your network in terms of calls and call quality. AirMagnet’s patent-pending technology scans all 802.11a/b/g devices, distinguishes between voice and data traffic, and automatically scores every call in terms of WiR-Value and WiMOS Score based on a variety of packet metrics, such as loss rate and jitter. The solution independently scores and tracks both sides of a call (AP to phone and phone to AP), allowing users to distinguish problems that are rooted on one side of the call. Each call is color-coded according to call quality, making it easy to visualize phones or calls with problems. This provides a full history of all calls on the network, and quickly reveals problems that are tied to a particular phone, channel or a given period in time.

    View Calls in Context
    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer provides details on how each call fits in to the overall wireless environment. The application shows how many voice and data clients are competing for the same AP and channel resources. Additionally, the analyzer displays the relative amounts of voice and data traffic and also tracks key 802.11e statistics such as video, best effort and background traffic. Finally, the solution gives a complete connection history for all devices on the channel illustrating which devices have roamed the most.

     

    Advanced Call Roaming Analysis

    Smooth coordinated call roaming is a key to providing users with the mobility and seamless connectivity required from a wireless voice deployment. If these roaming events are not properly coordinated or if phones roam too often, it can lead to dropped calls. Utilizing multiple Wi-Fi adapters plugged into the PC, VoFi provides advanced details regarding all roaming transactions detected in the VoFi deployment. These details include possible reasons for the roaming instance, VoFi-specific data (such as WiMOS, Signal Strength, etc.) leading up to the attempt, and packet transmission rates for the conversation. This can help network staff to identify problem phones that may be constantly roaming or “thrashing” between APs or alternatively identify problems affecting an entire channel that may be causing many phones to roam.

     

    Integrated Air, Phone and Wire Analysis

    AirMagnet VoFi PRO offers all the capabilities found in the standard version of the analyzer plus the ability to integrate call information from the wired side of a connection as well as from the Wi-Fi phones themselves. This support opens the door to an unprecedented level of analysis that combines data form the air, phone and wire.

    Integration with Syslog-Capable Phones
    One of the key capabilities found in the PRO version of the VoFi Analyzer is the ability to receive call diagnostic information directly from Cisco phones (Cisco 7921) and Spectralink phones (Netlink 8020, 8030, e340, h340, i640). This enables staff to gain additional insight into call performance from the unique perspective of the end-user. When this Syslog information is available, AirMagnet shows side-by-side comparisons of call quality readings taken from the air compared to those taken from the phone. Likewise, users can also chart a variety of statistics taken directly from the phones (jitter, loss rate, call quality etc) or even investigate Syslog data directly in the Decode View.

    Integration with Cisco Call Manager
    VoFi PRO also offers the option to integrate with Cisco’s Call Manager and Call Manager Express to retrieve additional call information and diagnostics. This integration allows the VoFi Analyzer to retrieve the phone number associated with a particular call, investigate the termination reason for the call and collect a variety of call diagnostics such as latency, jitter, and lost and retried packet rates.

    Integration with Vocera Server
    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer PRO also offers integration with Vocera server deployments allowing the analyzer to retrieve a variety of user information stored in the database making it easy to tie a particular Vocera badge to its user or user role.

     

    Detailed Voice Reporting

    With the touch of a button, network managers can turn their analysis and troubleshooting sessions into customized reports, covering all the critical areas of voice. Users can generate call quality reports in terms of WiMOS Scores, WiR-Value, detailed Roaming Reports, as well as device and alarm reports covering all the events captured during the session. These reports can then be exported as PDF, Word doc or Excel for easy sharing with management and staff.

  • Models

    Model Number/Name Description
    AM/A2210
    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer PRO
    (includes integration with Cisco Call Manager, Syslog Phones and Vocera Server)
     

    Bundles

    Model Number/Name Description
    AM/A1482

    AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer and Survey Pro/Planner

  • Brochures

    Title/Description Download
    Wireless Solutions Brochure
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    2.01 MB
     

    Data Sheets

    Title/Description Download
    AirMagnet Vofi Analyzer Datasheet
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    White Papers

    Title/Description Download
    BYOD Without Tears
    The Impact and challenge for Network Engineers
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    1.1 MB
     

    Flyers

    Title/Description Download
    AirMagnet Gold Flyer
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    321.91 KB
    WLAN Professional Services Brief
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    439.16 KB
    802.11ac Migration Checklist
    Migration Checklist
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    145.96 KB
  • AirMagnet supports two categories of wireless adapters:

    • Preferred adapters: Adapters that have been comprehensively tested by AirMagnet and are recommended for use with the AirMagnet products.
    • Limited-support adapters: Adapters that have been known to work with the product, but AirMagnet does not perform extensive testing on these adapters. AirMagnet recommends the use of adapters that have been tested and certified as mentioned in category 1.

    Click here for detailed information on supported driver/client utility software package for preferred adapters.

    Click here for detailed information on supported combinations for multi-radio support.

    uthentications supported by various adapters could be limited by their own capabilities, Windows wireless zero configurations and various other reasons. Click on “More details” for each adapter to get detailed information on the supported features and authentications

    Windows 7 64-Bit system
    WiFi Adapter 1
    Netgear WNDA3100v1
    DLink DWA-160 A1
    DLink DWA-160 A2
    Ubiquiti SR71
    Proxim 8494-XX

     

    Windows 8 32/64-Bit system
    WiFi Adapter 1
    Proxim 8494-XX

     

     
    32-Bit system: Windows 7, Vista and XP
    WiFi Adapter 1 WiFi Adapter 2 WiFi Adapter 3
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 4965 DLink DWA-160 A1
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 4965 DLink DWA-160 A2
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 4965 Ubiquiti SR71
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 4965 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5100 DLink DWA-160 A1
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5100 DLink DWA-160 A2
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5100 Ubiquiti SR71
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5100 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5300 DLink DWA-160 A1
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5300 DLink DWA-160 A2
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5300 Ubiquiti SR71
    AirMagnet abgn Intel 5300 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    AirMagnet abgn Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A1
    AirMagnet abgn Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A2
    AirMagnet abgn Netgear WNDA3100v1 Ubiquiti SR71
    AirMagnet abgn Netgear WNDA3100v1 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    Intel 4965 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A1
    Intel 4965 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A2
    Intel 4965 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Ubiquiti SR71
    Intel 4965 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    Intel 5100 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A1
    Intel 5100 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A2
    Intel 5100 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Ubiquiti SR71
    Intel 5100 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Proxim 8494-XX
         
    Intel 5300 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A1
    Intel 5300 Netgear WNDA3100v1 DLink DWA-160 A2
    Intel 5300 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Ubiquiti SR71
    Intel 5300 Netgear WNDA3100v1 Proxim 8494-XX

    Wireless Adapters

    USB Adapters

    Preferred Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters

    Proxim
    Recommended

    • Proxim Orinoco 8494 802.11a/b/g/n USB adapter (US/WD/JP versions)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro/Enterprise
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N

    D-link

    • D-Link® Xtreme N™ Dual Band USB Adapter (DWA-160) h/w ver. A1 and A2 only
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
    • AirPremier DWL-AG132 Wireless 108AG USB adapter (rev B; H/W Ver. C1 and H/W Ver. B3; F/W Ver. 2.30)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G

    NEC

    • NEC Aterm WL54SU2 (PA-WL54SU2) Wireless USB Adapter (TELEC Regions only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G

    Ubiquiti Networks

    • Ubiquiti Networks SR71-USB WLAN
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N

    Limited-Support Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters

    Netgear

    • Netgear RangeMax Dual Band WNDA3100v1 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter Note: Important version information
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
     

    Cardbus Adapters

    Preferred Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    AirMagnet
    • AirMagnet 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless PC card.
      Datasheet | Technical Specifications
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
     
    Cisco
    • Cisco Systems a/b/g Wireless Adapter
      • AIR-CB21AG-A-K9
      • AIR-CB21AG-E-K9
      • AIR-CB21AG-J-K9
      • AIR-CB21AG-P-K9
      • AIR-CB21AG-W-K9

      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G

     
    NEC
    • NEC Warpstar Aterm WL300NC 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless adapter (TELEC regions only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
     
    Ubiquiti
    • Ubiquiti SRC 300mW MMCX
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • Ubiquiti SR4C 4.9 GHz (4.9 GHz supported. More Info »)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A, 4.9 Ghz
     
    Limited-Support Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    3Com
    • 3Com 802.11 11a/b/g Wireless PC card (3CRPAG175)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • 3Com 802.11 11a/b/g Wireless PC card (3CRPAG175B)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    AirMagnet
    • AirMagnet wireless cardbus adapter Super A/G (NL-5354CB PLUS Aries2)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • AirMagnet wireless cardbus adapter Super A/G (NL-5354CB PLUS Aries2-F)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • AirMagnet Trio 802.11 a/b/g wireless adapter (NL-5354CB)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Belkin
    • Belkin N1 Wireless Notebook
      (F5D8011 ver 1, Atheros Chipset Only, US Only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G/N
     
    Buffalo
    • AirStation WLI-CB-AMG54 wireless adapter (Japan Only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Cisco
    • Cisco Systems 350 802.11b PCMCIA wireless LAN adapter (AIR-LMC352, AIR-PCM352)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 B
     
    D-link
    • D-Link Xtreme N Notebook Adapter (DWA-652)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G/N
    • Dlink AirXpert DWL-AG650 wireless cardbus adapter
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • D-Link AirPremier™ AG DWL-AG660 108 Mbps Cardbus Adapter
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Enterasys
    • Enterasys a/b/g RoamAbout CB-500AG
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Lancom System
    • Lancom Airlancer 54-ag
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Linksys
    • Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter WPC55AG ver 1.2/1.3 (4.9 GHz supported on v1.3 only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G, 4.9 Ghz
     
    NetGear
    • Netgear WAG511 802.11 a/b/g wireless adapter
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
    • Netgear WAG511v2 802.11 a/b/g
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Nortel
    • Nortel Networks 802.11 a/b/g wireless adapter 2202
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Proxim
    • Proxim Orinoco 802.11 b/g PC Card Gold (8470-FC)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G
    • Proxim Orinoco 802.11 b/g PC Card Gold (8470-WD)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G
    • Proxim Orinoco 802.11 a/b/g ComboCard Gold (8480-XX)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Symbol
    • Symbol LA-5030 Wireless Networker 802.11a/g Cardbus adapter
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    TRENDnet
    • TRENDnet 300 Mbps Wireless N-Draft PC Card v1(TEW-621PC)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G/N
    • TRENDnet TEW-501PC ag (4.9 GHz supported)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G, 4.9 Ghz
     

    ExpressCard Adapters

    Preferred Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    Ubiquiti
    • Ubiquiti SRX 300mw 802.11 a/b/g MMCX Express Card
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Limited-Support Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    Belkin
    • Belkin N1 Wireless ExpressCard
      (F5D8071 ver 1, Atheros Chipset Only)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G/N
     
    D-link Systems
    • D-Link Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard (DWA-643)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G/N
     

    Built-in Adapters

    Preferred Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    Intel
    • WiFi Link 5100
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
    • WiFi Link 5300
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
    • WiFi Link 4965AGN
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
    • PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Limited-Support Adapters
    Vendor
    Wireless Adapters
     
    AirMagnet
    • AirMagnet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Cisco
    • Cisco Systems 350 mini PCI wireless LAN adapter (MPI350)
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 B
     
    Gigabyte
    • Gigabyte AirCruiser N300 Dual Mini Card (GN-WI06N-RH) PCI Express/MiniCard
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro, Vista™ Business/Ultimate
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G/N
     
    IBM
    • IBM ThinkPad Mini PCI a/b/g (Atheros AR5212 based chipset) P/N:39T0071
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     
    Intel
    • PRO/Wireless 2200BG
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 B/G
    • PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
      Supported OS: Windows® XP™ Pro
      Media Type: 802.11 A/B/G
     

    Optional:
    AirMagnet Directional Antenna

    AirMagnet Directional Antenna

    The AirMagnet Directional Antenna will enhance the RF detection and capabilities of the AirMagnet Analyzers in a single direction helping narrow down the search pattern far more effectively. It is small, light and portable.

    Users need to attach the Velcro base (supplied with the directional antenna package) to the laptop and connect it to the AirMagnet card and start analyzing the wireless environment in the specific area.

    Download in PDF format

    Note: Supported only on Ubiquiti SRC 300mW MMCX
    Technical Specifications for Directional Antenna

    Min
    Nom
    Max

    Frequency Range
    – 2.4 GHz Band
    – 5 GHz Band

    2.4 GHz
    4.9 GHz

    2.5 GHz
    5.9 GHz

    VSWR
    1:1.5

    Impedance
    50 Ohms

    Gain
    5 dBi

    Polarization
    Linear

    Front-to-Back Ratio
    >20dB

    Azimuth Beamwidth (V-pol)
    55 deg

    Elevation Beamwidth (V-pol)
    50 deg