An upgrade for the wired and wireless EtherScope® nXG network analyzer provides full visibility of Wi-Fi 6 across all three 802.11 bands
NetAlly, a leading innovator of Ethernet and Wi-Fi test and analysis solutions, announced the upcoming availability on June 8, 2022, of the industry’s first handheld Wi-Fi 6/6E test instrument with the latest model of their EtherScope® nXG Portable Network Analyzer.
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“Wi-Fi 6/6E brings a myriad of advantages from greenfield 6GHz spectrum to mandatory WPA3/OWE security,” says James Kahkoska, NetAlly CTO. “The EtherScope nXG has been fully updated with new hardware and software to ensure connectivity, provisioning, and monitoring of the new Wi-Fi protocols and frequencies, in addition to all legacy Wi-Fi technologies.”
But successful Wi-Fi 6/6E deployments need more than just visibility of Wi-Fi signalling, with access points needing multi-gig link speeds and higher-power PoE. In addition to Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity and scanning capabilities, EtherScope provides full 90 watt TruPower® load testing and NBASE-T LANBERT™ performance testing to ensure both rock-solid power and signaling for new access point deployments.
Kahkoska continues, “From providing visibility into Reduced Neighbor Reports and Multi-BSSID provisioning, to surveying 6Ghz coverage, capacity, and performance with AirMapper® (NetAlly’s site survey and cloud-enabled heatmapping software), and even 2.5GBASE-T backhaul qualification over existing Cat5 cabling, EtherScope is the single tool to ensure all aspects of your network as you venture into the new spectrum.”
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Rowell Dionicio, Managing Director of Packet6, specializing in enterprise Wi-Fi solutions, says, “Wi-Fi 6/6E brings a plethora of complexities to our Wi-Fi networks. I am amazed with the swift innovation from NetAlly to produce a handheld tool that prepares network engineers for the next-generation of Wi-Fi. I feel absolutely confident in understanding and validating the latest technologies and features brand-new to our industry using a tool like the EtherScope nXG.”
Mike Parrottino, NetAlly CEO adds, “The Wi-Fi 6/6E EtherScope nXG is the latest in a long line of ‘firsts’ for our company. Twenty years ago we launched the WaveRunner, the industry’s first handheld Wi-Fi tester. Now once again with the latest EtherScope, NetAlly is putting critical visibility of this new technology into the hands of our customers.”
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