WLAN

VisiWave 3.0 now includes an impressive report builder.

Here at MetaGeek we strive to use colors to visually represent data. We believe the user should always be able to fine tune the variables to highlight changes in the wireless environment. VisiWave 3.0 now includes new visual graphs. It … Continue reading →

Sharkfest

Trent and I spent most of this week hanging with the great folks and uber geeks at Sharkfest; If you use Wireshark for packet analysis, you really should look into attending Sharkfest. This was my third year at Sharkfest and … Continue reading →

What Happened to My Duty Cycle?

Duty Cycle… We’ve struggled with this term at MetaGeek for a couple years now. It seemed like every other spectrum analyzer calculates duty cycle, so we debated whether we should calculate duty cycle too. But what exactly is the “duty … Continue reading →

New Features Coming in Chanalyzer 4 and Pro

The developers have been busy making Chanalyzer more efficient and powerful than ever. Please watch the video for a quick overview of the latest improvements. You can also read about the changes in the release notes: Chanalyzer Pro Release Notes … Continue reading →

New Stuff at Interop

The MetaGeek team spent last week exhibiting at the Interop show in Las Vegas showing off our new satellite Wi-Spy set up as well as our new live streaming and recordings viewer for iPad and iPhone. All-in-all it was a … Continue reading →

Properly Documenting Interference with Report Builder

We take signal-to-noise seriously here at MetaGeek. In Wi-Fi a Signal to Noise Ratio represents the distance between the peak of the signal and the noise floor. It is a measurement of how quiet an environment is compared to how … Continue reading →

CWAP Official Study Guide Spectrum Analysis Supplement

CWNP recently released the CWAP study guide. We have every CWNP book in the office here at MetaGeek. These study guides are rich with 802.11 knowledge as you’ll see in the exam objectives pdf . Whether you’re using it as … Continue reading →

Learn the Basics of Spectrum Analysis with a Free Guide

“I’m now judging people who offer me wireless services by saying, ‘So how do you do it?’ and if they don’t have a SpecAn [Spectrum Analyzer] I know they’re not very good.” -Greg Ferro on Packet Pushers Episode 39 The … Continue reading →

MetaGeek Presents at Gestalt IT Wireless Tech Field Day

A couple of weeks back MetaGeek had the pleasure of being a sponsor at the first wireless-specific Tech Field Day put on by Gestalt IT. The concept behind the event is simple: have the innovative IT companies in the wireless … Continue reading →

20% Time at MetaGeek

Last August we started a 20% Time program similar to Google, 3M and Westinghouse*. Everyone at MetaGeek can take up to one day a week to work on projects of their own creation… and I mean everyone, not just engineering. … Continue reading →