(Again, no slight to the software/app toolmakers in the crowd.) But this blog is about the slightly exotic. Before you yawn and click away, let me get right to the point: chances are that almost all of us have at least one tool from MetaGeek, or AirMagnet/ Fluke Networks, or maybe Oscium. Here, I’m more getting at handheld wireless tools, or if you want to stretch it a bit, ones that plug into a USB (or Lightning) port to turn the host device into a handheld tester. I’m not talking apps here, as there are lots of those. ![]() That equation shakes out a little bit different for each of us, yet the same tools tend to show up often in what is a fairly limited market. Not every WLAN Pro sees the world exactly the same when it comes to tools, and usually what we pick to use in our daily duties comes down to ease-of-use (which can be subjective), cost, and effectiveness. In the world of Wi-Fi engineering and support, there are definite crowd favorites when it comes to tools. Wireless Handheld Testers You May Not Know About This entry was posted in Wireless Networking and tagged 802 AWE, Fluke Networks AirCheck, Trilithic, Wi-Fi tools, WLAN Tester on Januby wirednot. The following image was brazenly stolen from here. My early testing has me quite pleased, and I’ll update as warranted. I’m waiting on a firmware update to unleash all of the few not-yet-available features that will make the 802 AWE the home-run I expect it to be, but am also reserving my full praise for the tester until I see true feature parity with the AirCheck in action. I’m really enjoying taking the evaluation unit for a test drive. Supports the same WLAN protocols that AirCheck does (through 11ac, but at 11n speeds).Trilithic is new to WLAN, but not to test equipment- a mature American company.Put those two bullets together, and you have low TCO.Support is free (software updates for life). ![]() And I’m seeing value and a good thing in Trilithic’s new baby. Like the rest of the WLAN community, I loves me some AirCheck, and I loves me some Fluke Networks.īut I also know value and a good thing when I see it. And yes, I use and have covered AirCheck’s various versions. ![]() I’ve covered oldies like LAN MapShot, Protocol Inspector, Network Inspector, early OptiView, ClearSight, fiber microscopes, and many more all the way through AirMagnet Enterprise. The first real freelance article I wrote was about the original NetTool (I still have one, sixteen years later). Yes, I use a bunch of their offerings in my day job, but I have also been covering their products in my media role since almost day one of the company’s existence. I have a deep and long-running appreciation for Fluke Networks’ network test platforms. ![]() Quick pause, and level-set on where Fluke Networks and myself stand in relation to each other. You won’t find much in that sawdust, because short of Berkeley Varitronics’ specialty gear, there really isn’t a competitor out there for the AirCheck. And you’d also be likely digging around in the sawdust of your brainpans trying to remember the last time you saw anything that might come close to what the AirCheck can do in a self-contained package. If I could see into all of your minds, I’d find most of you picturing the Fluke Networks AirCheck right now. It’s not often that a new stand-alone handheld tester comes to market.
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