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New Products from NetAlly: LinkRunner AT 3000 & 4000 Network & Cable Testers

LinkRunner AT 3000

The LinkRunner AT 3000 is designed for frontline technicians who need fast and comprehensive validation of copper and fiber network links with powerful network connectivity troubleshooting. While offering the same core functions of its predecessors (the LinkRunner AT 1000 and 2000 models), the LRAT-3000 features a large touchscreen and in-depth AutoTest that provides deeper network visibility.

With tools designed to help with network changes and troubleshooting, this network tester’s quick cable test and switch identification functionality facilitates installation validation and fast problem isolation.

Test results can be automatically uploaded to the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform to improve teamwork between network engineers and technicians, creating greater job visibility, better project control, and improved tester fleet management. Independent management plane via wired or Wi-Fi connection (with optional adapter) allows remote operation and result uploading independent of the network under test.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive AutoTest validates and troubleshoots all aspects of network link connectivity and services including DHCP and DNS.
  • Verifies link speed/duplex for 10/100 Mbps and 1 Gbps, with detection of NBASE-T and
    Multigigabit 2.5G, 5G, and 10 Gbps links.
  • Discovers nearest connected switch name and port information via CDP/LLDP/EDP,
    including VLANs; monitors VLAN trunk traffic.
  • Validates Power over Ethernet switching and cabling up to 90W 802.3bt with
    TruePower loading.
  • Advanced twisted-pair cable tests for length, wiremap, and faults such as shorts,
    opens, mis-wires (split pairs, crossovers), fiber optic link signal strength power
    measurement and SFP diagnostics. Locate cable endpoints with optional WireView
    adapters and analog or digital tone generators.
  • Use optional USB Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapter for connectivity and remote control.
  • Automate reporting and enable collaboration with test result uploads, management,
    and tester remote control via Link-Live analysis platform.

LinkRunner AT 4000

The LinkRunner AT 4000 is an advanced cable and network tester for Multigigabit NBASE-T and fiber Ethernet networks, including comprehensive network discovery and topology mapping with advanced diagnostics and problem detection for in-depth troubleshooting.

Using network discovery and layer 2 and 3 path analysis, the LinkRunner AT 4000 offers comprehensive network visibility to help resolve issues impacting multiple devices (not just a single link) while still providing the automated tests for moves/adds/changes validation and troubleshooting that the LinkRunner AT family of test solutions is known for.

Test results can be automatically uploaded to the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform to improve teamwork between network engineers and technicians, creating greater job visibility, better project control, and improved tester fleet management. Independent management plane via wired or Wi-Fi connection (with optional adapters) allows remote operation and result uploading separate from the network under test

Key Features

  • Automatically discover and instantly generate a topology map of your networks using the Link-Live reporting and analysis platform.
  • Comprehensive AutoTest validates and troubleshoots all aspects of network connectivity and
    services including DHCP and DNS, as well as response time of cloud and on-prem HTTP and FTP
    services.
  • Verifies link speed/duplex for 10/100 Mbps and 1 Gbps, with detection of NBASE-T and Multigigabit
    2.5G, 5G and 10 Gbps links.
  • Discovers nearest connected switch name and port information via CDP/LLDP/EDP, including
    VLANs; monitors VLAN trunk traffic.
  • Validates Power over Ethernet switching and cabling up to 90W 802.3bt with TruePower loading.
  • Advanced twisted-pair cable tests for length, wiremap, and faults such as shorts, opens,
    mis-wires (split pairs, crossovers), fiber optic link signal strength power measurement and SFP
    diagnostics. Locate cable endpoints with optional WireView adapters.
  • In-depth analysis tools like Path Analysis and line-rate packet capture help solve complex issues.
  • Automate reporting/documentation and enable collaboration with test result uploads,
    management, and tester remote control via Link-Live.

NetAlly Updates AirMagnet Survey PRO for More Efficient Network Designs

NetAlly’s AirMagnet Survey PRO has just been enhanced with some great new features made to help improve Wi-Fi network design and planning efficiency!

So, what’s new?

AirMapper Support Improvements
This release improves support for AirMapper projects downloaded from Link-Live. Instead of having to manually import each AirMapper file into AirMagnet Survey PRO and then merging them into a single project, you will now be given the option to upload all the files to Link-Live, merge them, and then download the merged project directly into AirMagnet Survey PRO.

Periodic AutoSave in the Multi-Floor Planner
Nobody likes the idea of losing data after spending hours putting together the perfect Wi-Fi network design, so (by popular demand) they have added an AutoSave option to the Multi-Floor Planner.

Keyboard Shortcut to Refresh Heatmaps in the Multi-Floor Planner
Designing a Wi-Fi network with the Multi-Floor Planner will now be more efficient! Instead of having to move your mouse over the “Refresh” button and clicking, you will now be able to press the F5 key on your keyboard to generate or re-generate a predictive heatmap.

Quickly Zoom with Your Mouse in the Multi-Floor Planner
For more efficient Wi-Fi network designs and to make things even easier for you, they have added an option to Zoom In/Out with the mouse scroll wheel in the Multi-Floor Planner.

New Antenna Patterns
Need access to the latest Wi-Fi 6E antenna patterns? You got them! This release introduces a lot of new antenna patterns, too.

Click here to read the full release notes for v11.3 of the AirMagnet Survey PRO.

NetAlly Releases the CyberScope Air, Wi-Fi Vulnerability Scanner & Tester

The CyberScope Air from NetAlly offers unique and comprehensive network security assessment, analysis, and reporting from a single, powerful, portable tool.

With this new vulnerability scanner and tester, assessing the cybersecurity posture of wireless networks against policies, generating reports, and performing ongoing monitoring for changes has never been easier. It enables security and network operator teams to discover, validate, and scan edge infrastructure and IoT, OT, and ICS devices whether they have wi-fi or Bluetooth connectivity.

Key Features

Wireless discovery with integrated vulnerability scanning
Quickly inventory wireless infrastructure and devices, both managed and unmanaged, locate rogue assets, scan for vulnerabilities with integrated Nmap technology, and compare against baselines to determine anomalies or deviations.

Simple UI
Easy to use for all staffing levels, and collaboration features allow sharing between teams. Network discovery and vulnerability scanning can be automated, and secure remote access allows expert staff to remotely assist from anywhere if necessary.

Wi-Fi security validation
Easily validate edge infrastructure hardening, including wireless access point security. Supports 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, offers numerous advanced cybersecurity capabilities to test for presence or use of wireless attributes; Wi-Fi PMF/Personal/Client Isolation, mDNS/DNS-SD, and beaconing.

Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analytics
Maximize team efficiencies, enhance assessments/audits, improve cybersecurity posture with the combination of CyberScope and Link-Live.

The CyberScope Air also contains all the wireless testing, troubleshooting, and surveying features present in the AirCheck G3 Pro, making it a comprehensive wi-fi vulnerability scanner and a wireless network performance tester in one!

In short, security practitioners and network engineers can use the CyberScope Air vulnerability scanner & tester to comprehensively gain situational awareness of their wireless edge networks.

Upcoming Client Webinar: Hands-On with Nmap & CyberScope

A Guide to Network Scanning & Vulnerability Assessment

On May 16th, Keating Technologies client NetAlly will be hosting a webinar about Nmap, one of the most popular and powerful network scanning tools in the cybersecurity industry.

Learn more about network security and the tools used to protect against cyber threats, including how the new CyberScope harnesses Nmap technology in a simplified user interface for complete site assessments — including endpoint discovery, segmentation testing, and vulnerability scanning.

Whether you are a cybersecurity professional, network engineer/technician, IT administrator, or just interested in learning more about network security, this webinar is for you.

Join them on May 16th at noon (ET) to gain a deeper understanding of Nmap and how it can be used to enhance your cybersecurity defenses.

Update: A recording of this webinar is now available here.

NetAlly Releases AirMagnet Survey PRO v11

NetAlly’s AirMagnet Survey PRO has just been enhanced with some great new features designed to simplify Wi-Fi 6E troubleshooting and validation!

So, what’s new?

Wi-Fi 6E Site Survey Support

You will now be able to analyze, troubleshoot, and validate Wi-Fi 6E networks using AirMagnet Survey PRO! This release introduces the ability to perform Wi-Fi 6 site surveys on the 6 GHz band using both internal and external Wi-Fi 6E radios.

Support for Wi-Fi 6E AirMapper Site Surveys

It will now be easier than ever to perform Wi-Fi 6E site surveys! No dongles, no laptops or tablets, and no tethered devices required! Starting on this release you will be able to import 6 GHz Wi-Fi site survey data collected using AirMapper on the AirCheck™ G3 or EtherScope® nXG into AirMagnet Survey PRO.

Updated Wi-Fi Naming Convention

To make it easier to differentiate between the different versions of Wi-Fi currently available in the market, in this release we have started using the new Wi-Fi Alliance naming convention.

New Antenna Patterns

Need access to the latest antenna patterns? You got them! This release introduces a lot of new antenna patterns.

Click here to read the full release notes for the newest AirMagnet Survey PRO.

NetAlly Releases New AirCheck™ G3 and Loyalty Upgrade Program

Get ready for the next generation in wireless analysis, the AirCheck G3! With plenty of reasons to get you wired up, like native Wi-Fi 6 and 6GHz support, cloud remote control, spectrum analysis, plus wired and wireless topology mapping, just to name a few.

If that doesn’t get you and your customers wired up (pun intended), how about the multiple Wi-Fi and BT/BLE radios for running different types of surveys at the same time? And last but not least, a HUGE improvement in  battery life. More than double the run time and half the charge time compared to the AirCheck G2.

Loyalty Upgrade Program

For a limited time and as a thank you to loyal AirCheck G2 owners, NetAlly is pleased to offer an upgrade path to the new AirCheck G3 Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Analyzer. This is not a trade-in program, you get to keep your existing AirCheck G2, allowing you to equip more team members for Wi-Fi validation and troubleshooting!

Find more details about the loyalty program and how to take advantage of this offer, click here.

Network Computing Magazine reviews NetAlly EXG-300 Network Tester

U.K.-based Network Computing Magazine recently published a stellar review of NetAlly’s EtherScope nXG network tester.

“NetAlly’s EtherScope nXG bowled us over when we first reviewed it as this ruggedised handheld device delivers a stunning range of wired and wireless diagnostics features. Not content to rest on its laurels, NetAlly has launched the new and improved EXG-300 model which delivers full visibility into Wi-Fi 6 and 6E networks and supports all three 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands.”

Read the full article on the Network Computing Magazine website.

NetAlly Releases Private Edition of Link-Live™ Collaboration, Reporting and Analysis Platform

On-premise/private cloud deployment for NetAlly’s Link-Live service provides same functionality for organizations with “no cloud” policies.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA – July 26, 2022 – NetAlly today announced the availability of a containerized version of their Link-Live cloud service, for licensed on-premise server or private cloud installation. Until now, organizations with “no cloud” policies were unable to take full advantage of the many capabilities in Link-Live.

Serving as a centralized site survey, test results, analysis, and tester management system, Link-Live transforms team workflows with the ability to quickly and easily log, document, and report test activity from all NetAlly hand-held network testers and analyzers.

“Link-Live has evolved from a basic repository and reporting engine for test results from our instruments to an in-depth network analysis and management platform,” says James Kahkoska, NetAlly CTO. “Over time,” Kahkoska adds,“the addition of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth site surveys, network topology mapping, in-depth analysis, and real-time collaboration tools has made Link-Live a key part of our customers’ network management arsenal, but one that could not be used by public cloud-averse organizations.”

Link-Live Private is available as downloadable software with an accompanying annual subscription. Utilizing Docker Compose, it is easily installed on Linux-based servers, and is has no limitation in terms of number of users, test results, or reports for NetAlly’s LinkRunner® 10G, AirCheck™ G2, and EtherScope® nXG instruments.

Once the instrument is connected to the Link-Live server, test results are automatically uploaded to the dashboard for project management, analysis, collaboration and reporting. Users also have the option of uploading additional files, screenshots, images, profiles, packet captures, location information, and comments.

For more information: https://www.netally.com/products/link-live

About NetAlly
The NetAlly®  family of network test and analysis solutions has been helping network engineers and technicians better deploy, manage, and maintain today’s complex wired and wireless networks for decades. Since creating the industry’s first handheld network analyzer in 1993, NetAlly continues to set the standard for portable network analysis with tools that include EtherScope® nXG, AirMagnet®, LinkRunner®, LinkSprinter®, AirCheck™, and more. NetAlly simplifies the complexities of network testing, provides instant visibility for efficient problem resolution, and enables seamless collaboration between site personnel and remote experts. To learn more and see how NetAlly helps network professionals get their jobs done fast, visit https://www.netally.com

NetAlly Launches Industry’s First Handheld Analyzer for Wi-Fi 6/6E Testing

An upgrade for the wired and wireless EtherScope® nXG network analyzer provides full visibility of Wi-Fi 6 across all three 802.11 bands.

Colorado Springs, Colorado. USA – May 19, 2022 – NetAlly, a leading innovator of Ethernet and Wi-Fi test and analysis solutions, today 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 Expert.

“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 signaling, 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.”

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.”

Current EtherScope nXG owners will be able to take advantage of NetAlly’s customer loyalty program to acquire this new technology at a significant discount. For more information about Wi-Fi 6/6E and the EtherScope nXG Portable Network Expert, please visit https://www.netally.com/wifi-6e 

About NetAlly
The NetAlly® family of network test and analysis solutions has been helping network engineers and technicians better deploy, manage, and maintain today’s complex wired and wireless networks for decades. Since creating the industry’s first handheld network analyzer in 1993, NetAlly continues to set the standard for portable network analysis. With tools that include EtherScope™ nXG, AirMagnet®, LinkRunner®, LinkSprinter®, AirCheck™, and Link-Live®, NetAlly simplifies the complexities of network testing, provides instant visibility for efficient problem resolution, and enables seamless collaboration between site personnel and remote experts. To learn more and see how NetAlly helps network professionals get their jobs done fast, visit https://netally.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube.