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Network Instruments'
Observer Now Includes 802.11 Wireless
Troubleshooting, Protocol Analysis, Decode and Trending
MINNEAPOLIS, April 22, 2002 - Network Instruments, LLC, a leading developer of network performance management and troubleshooting tools, Monday announced the addition of wireless support to its acclaimed Observer(R) product line.
Wireless support is seamlessly integrated with the existing features of Observer, Expert Observer and the Observer Suite.
With its ease of installation and portability, wireless networks are gaining popularity and creating a host of new network troubleshooting issues for companies. Besides the standard capacity and access issues, administrators now face additional security and expandability concerns, as well as the challenge of integrating a new technology into existing infrastructures.
Network Instruments developed Observer's wireless capabilities to ease the increasingly complex nature of network administrators' jobs.
"We saw that the existing wireless analysis offerings were limited, both in the type of troubleshooting information offered, and in their lack of integration of standard wired protocol analysis tools," said Douglas Smith, president of Network Instruments, LLC.
"Observer products include the deepest wireless analysis feature set offered by any product on the market, completely integrated with wired support -- all in one package. After all, what company only has a wireless LAN? Almost without exception, new wireless networks are connected to wired networks."
Network Instruments has integrated a complete set of wireless troubleshooting and measurement tools into the entire Observer product line, providing complete support for Wireless 802.11, Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI in a single, affordable package.
In addition to wireless troubleshooting tools, Observer offers a number of security and intrusion detection facilities. These include the ability to alert administrators when unauthorized users try to gain access to the WLAN, improper WEP usage, and exposure of rouge access points.
"Observer's new security screening features line up directly with my customers' concerns regarding implementation of wireless in their organizations.
"The fact full wireless and wired troubleshooting are combined into one product at one price structure, makes this an easy message to deliver, and more importantly, gives me a competitive advantage when selling the product against other wireless analyzers," said David Wren of Network Technology Partners, an Observer dealer from St. Louis, Mo.
New wireless features and enhancements include:
| -- | Complete 802.11b Packet Capture and Decode |
| -- | A Comprehensive Set of Wireless Statistical Collection Tools: |
| - | Wireless Network Vital Signs (WLAN Errors and Aggregate Signal Measurements) |
| - | Wireless AP (Access Point) Statistics |
| - | Wireless Types by Station |
| - | Wireless Speeds and Signal Strength by Station |
| - | Wireless Latest Statistics |
| - | Wireless Errors by Station |
| - | Wireless Channel Scan |
| - | Wireless Triggers and Alarms (to Detect Errors and Intrusions) |
| -- | Wireless Trending to View Wireless Statistics for Baselining Over Days, Weeks, Months and Years |
| -- | An Extensive Real-Time and Post-Capture Wireless Expert to Identify Existing and Potential Wireless and Wired Network Problems. Wireless Events Now Extend Observer's Expert Notification System to Over 400 Identified Events. |
The Observer product line includes Observer at $995, Expert Observer at $2,895, the Observer Suite at $3,995 and gigabit wire-speed, full-duplex Gigabit Observer solution starting at $8,000.
Wireless support is offered as a free upgrade to existing Observer, Expert Observer, Observer Suite, and Gigabit Observer version 8.x users.
About
Network Instruments
Network Instruments, LLC is the developer of Observer,
Expert Observer, and Observer Suite, a line of protocol analysis and network
monitoring products that provide depth and breadth of scope to help
organizations effectively -- and affordably -- manage and troubleshoot their
networks.
Network Instruments also develops and sells Link Analyst device and route-mapping software. Based in Minneapolis, Network Instruments is a privately held company with offices throughout the United States, European sales offices in London and Paris, and distributors in more than 48 countries.
To find out more about Network Instruments and its products, call 952/932-9899, or visit http://www.networkinstruments.com/.
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CONTACT:
Dana Larson,
415/222-9691
danal@connectpr.com
or
Network
Instruments, LLC
Diane
Gunderson, 952/932-9899 ext. 222
dianeg@networkinstruments.com