NetAlly EtherScope - Model nXG -Powerful Network Tester

• Verify up to 10G Ethernet link performance for critical servers, key end devices, and validate Wi-Fi network performance.
• Portable network analyzer for Wi-Fi 6/6E surveying (with AirMapper™ Site Survey), troubleshooting, diagnostics, and security audits.
• Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum analysis with the optional NXT Portable Spectrum Analyzer adapter.
• Automatically discover and instantly generate a topology map of your wired and Wi-Fi networks using Link-Live™ reporting and analysis platform.
• Enables remote engineers to troubleshoot and collaborate with on-site technicians to solve tough problems at remote sites, saving time and cost of travel.
• Its intuitive and easy-to-use user interface allows you to complete trouble tickets, run speed tests, configure networked devices, and complete other tasks with its smart tester features.

Speed up your workflows and improve end user experience with the industry’s first handheld analyzer for Ethernet network troubleshooting and analysis, Wi-Fi 6/6E surveying, and security audits.

Home Screen
The EtherScope nXG is the first Android-based Wi-Fi and 10G wired network analyzer. It has a dedicated set of Ethernet and Wi-Fi management interfaces which support remote control and additional testing. It has a BlueTooth/BLE radio, and Android apps downloaded from the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform can use these interfaces for testing and communication purposes.

Benefit:
As a light-weight, handheld, multi-function instrument, EtherScope is perfect for remote site validation and troubleshooting, eliminating the need to purchase multiple testers, and the need to carry a fragile laptop PC or tablet. Android apps make the user’s workflow more efficient by expanding the usage of the instrument beyond testing, allowing the user to check trouble tickets, run speed tests, configure networked devices, and complete other tasks with its smartphone-like features.

AutoTest
AutoTest is the most comprehensive NetAlly testing App on the EtherScope nXG. It allows you to quickly run a variety of test types and save their configurations and network credentials for access whenever you need them. The App is fully customizable with test “profiles” for wired and Wi-Fi network connections, wireless air quality, and individual “test targets” that can run with any profile.

Benefits:
AutoTest allows engineers to transfer their knowledge of network configurations to the instrument, empowering frontline technicians to run tests against various wired VLANs and Wi-Fi SSIDs with minimal training. The result is a repeatable, documented test with shortened overall test times, which otherwise would not be possible with other test methods.

Periodic AutoTest:
In this mode, AutoTest runs at specified intervals (from 1 minute to 24 hours) and sends the results to Link-Live to view the results over time. This is an effective way to “monitor” aspects of your network for an extended period, or to help diagnose intermittent issues without having to manually execute multiple tests.

Wi-Fi Channels Map
The Wi-Fi channels map provides a visual representation of 802.11 utilization and non-802.11 utilization for each channel on the 2.4/5/6 GHz bands. It also shows number of APs, number of Clients, and retry percentage for each channel.

Benefits:
Quickly determine if channels are over-utilized with Wi-Fi traffic and/or with non-Wi-Fi interference and noise. You can also gain visibility on the level of Wi-Fi traffic and interference over the last 60 seconds on a selected channel, as well as the access points and clients using this channel.

Path Analysis
Path Analysis traces the connection points, including intermediate switches and routers, between the EtherScope nXG (connected over Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and a destination URL or IP address. Path Analysis uses SNMP queries to identify issues such as overloaded interfaces, overloaded device resources, and interface errors. It also shows how devices within your network (and off-net devices) are connected.

The Path Analysis app can test through any one of the four network interfaces that have established a connection to the network and have an IP address.

Benefits:
EtherScope nXG has the unique ability to break through the “visibility ceiling” between Wi-Fi and wired networks, showing who and what is on your network, where they are connected, and their path across your network.

AirMapper™ Site Survey for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/BLE
With AirMapper, EtherScope nXG users can quickly and easily gather location-based Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/BLE measurements and create visual heat maps of key performance metrics in the Link-Live collaboration, reporting, and analysis platform.

The EXG-300, an improved version of the EtherScope nXG with a native Wi-Fi 6/6E radio, allows you to perform both active and passive Wi-Fi 6 surveys on the 6 GHz band.

Import a floor plan image (.png or .jpg) and calibrate the floor plan dimensions (in meters or feet). Or, automatically push pre-configured and calibrated floorplans from Link-Live to testers in the field. Then touch START to collect data. Tap at various points on your floor plan to collect data; comments can be added to the survey with a long tap on the floorplan. When done, tap STOP, then touch the save icon to send your results to Link-Live for sharing and analysis.

Benefits:
Faster and easier than using site survey software on a laptop or tablet with an attached dongle or tethered device, AirMapper is ideal for quick site surveys of new deployments, change validation, and performance verification. The ease and portability of this solution enable technicians to quickly troubleshoot or validate the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks by measuring the real-world experience of mobile device users.

Performance
The EtherScope nXG’s Performance app provides point-to-point performance testing of a UDP traffic stream through its wired network interface against up to eight NetAlly hardware/software endpoints. This test quantifies network performance in terms of target throughput rate, loss, latency, and jitter at a specified throughput.

iPerf testing is available to test the network throughput for TCP/UDP streams over the EtherScope nXG’s Wi-Fi or wired interface to an iPerf v3.0 server, such as the NetAlly Test Accessory.

Benefits:
The Performance and iPerf apps verify SLA of critical network links when deploying NBASE-T or 1/10G links to support critical device, e.g. 10G servers, network-attached-storages, and high-speed Wi-Fi access points, ensuring you’re getting the bandwidth you expect.

LANBERT™ Media Qualification App
“Trillions of frames can’t be wrong.”
The LANBERT media qualification app for NetAlly’s multi-function professional instruments provides a simple and fast method of assessing the quality of transmission and available bandwidth in your copper and fiber cable plant. LANBERT generates and measures the transmission of line rate Ethernet frames over your network cabling infrastructure, qualifying its ability to support 1G/10G on fiber and 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G on copper links. (Test requires two instruments, two EtherScope nXG units, two LinkRunner 10G units, or one of each)

Benefits:
With the insatiable growth in bandwidth, increasing speeds of Wi-Fi APs (with Multi-Gig 2.5/5Gbps backhauls), 1Gbps to 10Gbps upgrades, and deploying new fiber links, network professionals must have confidence that their network will transport that data error-free at the maximum speed possible. LANBERT allows you to maximize the utilization of your existing cabling, preventing unnecessary cabling upgrades.

Spectrum Analysis
Trying to pinpoint the source of Wi-Fi interference on a wireless network is hit or miss with the wrong tools. Using the optional NXT-1000 Mobile Spectrum Analyzer, EtherScope nXG offers a view of RF interference in the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz bands and its impact on the wireless network’s overall performance. Key graphs and charts include:

• Real-Time FFT - Provides a real-time view into the RF environment.
• Spectrum Density – Displays real-time analysis on signals that are common during the current capture session.
• Spectrogram - Shows intermittent spikes of RF energy that may be causing wireless network problems.

Benefits:
Simplify interference troubleshooting and location by providing visibility into the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz spectrum bands, plus secure the Wi-Fi network by inspecting No Wireless Zones and detecting and locating intentional RF interference sources such as RF jammers.

General:
Dimensions: 4.05 in x 7.67 in x 2.16 in (10.3 cm x 19.5 cm x 5.5 cm)
Weight: 1.677 lbs. (0.76 kg)
Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (7.2 V, 6.4 A, 46 Wh)
Battery life: Typical operating life is 3-4 hours (Battery life from full charge varies depending on the feature being used); Typical charge time is 3 hours
Display: 5.0-inch color LCD with capacitive touchscreen (720 x 1280 pixels)
Host Interfaces: RJ-45 Cable Test and Management Port
USB Type-A Port and USB Type-C On-the-Go Port
SD Card Port: Supports Micro SD card storage – up to 32GB supported
Memory: Approximately 8 GB available for storing test results and user applications
Charging: USB Type-C 45-W adapter: 100-240 Vac, 50-60 Hz; DC Output Power 15 V (3 A)
Media Access: Copper: 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G
Fiber SFP Adapters: 1G/10GBASE-X
Supported IEEE Standards: Wired: 802.3/ab/ae/an/bz/i/u/z Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
PoE: 802.3af/at/bt, Class 0-8 and UPOE
Cable Test: Pair lengths, opens, shorts, splits, crossed, straight through, and WireView ID

Wireless:
EtherScope nXG has two internal Wi-Fi Radios:: Testing – 2×2 Tri-band 802.11ax wireless radio, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax compliant
Management – 1×1 Dual-band 802.11ac Wave 2 + Bluetooth 5.0 and BLE wireless radio, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant.
Specification Compliance: IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.1ax
Wi-Fi Connectivity: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
Operating Frequencies NOTE: These are the center frequencies of the channels that the EtherScope nXG tester supports.: Frequencies of channels received and transmitted:
2.4 GHz band: 2.412 – 2.484 GHz (channel 1 to 14)*
5 GHz band: 5.170 – 5.320 GHz, 5.500 – 5.700 GHz, 5.745 – 5.825 GHz (channel 36 to 165)*
6 GHz band: 5.925 – 7.125 GHz (channel 1 to channel 233)*
*NOTE: Where allowed my country regulations.The tester transmits only on the frequencies allowed in the country where it is operating.

Antennas:
Internal Wi-Fi Antennas: Minimum gain 2.0 dBi peak in the 2.4 GHz band, 1.5 dBi peak in the 5 GHz band, and 2.7 dBi peak in the 6 GHz band.
External Directional Antennas: Antenna, frequency range 2.4 to 2.5 GHz, 4.9 to 5.9 GHz, and 6.0 to 7.1 GHz
Minimum gain 6.4 dBi peak in the 2.4 GHz band, 8.9 dBi peak in the 5 GHz band, a 8.6 dBi peak in the 6 GHz band

NPT Reflector Agent:
Supporting Operating Systems: Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® 2008-R2, Windows® 2012, Windows® 2012-R2, Windows® 2016 and Windows® 2019

Minimum Hardware Requirement:
Processor: 1 GHz or better CPU
RAM: 1 GB or more RAM
Hard Disk: 1 GB available space
Network Interface: Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi