NETSCOUT Systems Inc. A5020 User Manual

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Introduction 
The AirMagnet AM-5020-11AG Sensor provides 24x7 remote monitoring and troubleshooting of 
802.11 wireless networks.  Sensors are deployed near clusters of access points, and provide 
security assessment, performance monitoring, network fault detection and remote 
troubleshooting functions.  Management staff can easily monitor the security measures in use on 
every station and access point device to insure compliance with established policies, and also 
automatically scan for dozens of wireless network attacks. 
These analysis functions can be monitored and controlled from both centralized and distributed 
operations centers.  These centers can be located in the building, on the campus, or anywhere in 
the world without requiring high travel costs or excessive delay of sending IT expert staff to 
remote locations.    
Figure 1 shows a complete network including the AM-5020-11AG AirMagnet Sensor.  
Companion software functions available for the complete AirMagnet Enterprise system include 
the following: 
AirMagnet Enterprise Server – provides the dynamic operations control function to the entire 
network of bound sensors including sensor activation/deactivation, upgrade of sensor software, 
and collection of alerts, data, and statistics for all stations and access points within wireless 
segments monitored by the sensors. 
 
 
Figure 1: WLAN Network with AM-5020-11AG AirMagnet SmartEdge Sensors Installed 
AirMagnet Enterprise Console – provides the graphical user interface into the server from any 
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