Press Release

WildPackets Hosts Free 802.11 Wireless LAN Analysis Seminar

Showcases AiroPeek at 802.11 Planet Expo Event

Walnut Creek, California - September 17, 2001

WildPackets Inc., developers of comprehensive, affordable network management tools, will host a free Wireless LAN Analysis Seminar in San Francisco on September 26th. The half-day seminar will disclose the practical aspects of 802.11 engineering and help attendees lay a foundation for effective design and troubleshooting in the wireless environment.

Attendees will also learn how 802.11 protocols work and how to measure, interpret, and prioritize the various metrics that can be obtained during site assessment and problem solving sessions. A site survey using the AiroPeek wireless LAN analyzer will be performed, and the basic protocol behavior of access points and clients will be interpreted. The current status of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and other security options for WLANs will also be addressed. All interested networking and IT Professionals are welcome to attend. For more seminar details, and to register, please follow the link from our home page at http://www.wildpackets.com.

Full-blown AiroPeek feature demonstrations will be presented on a continual basis in Booth #134 at the Santa Clara 802.11 Planet Expo on October 2 and 3. Details about the event can be found at http://seminars.internet.com/80211/fall01.

AiroPeek

AiroPeek has quickly become the 802.11b WLAN analyzer of choice for IT Professionals on the forefront of wireless network deployment. NetSense, an expert packet analysis tool that pinpoints anomalous network conditions for wireless and wired networks alike, is a popular complementary tool for AiroPeek. Demonstration versions of AiroPeek, NetSense, and all WildPackets network management tools are available from http://www.wildpackets.com/demos. White Papers entitled "AiroPeek 802.11 Configuration Options" and "Assessing Wireless LAN Security with AiroPeek" are available from http://www.wildpackets.com/products/airopeek/.

About WildPackets Inc.

For more than eleven years, WildPackets has been developing affordable tools designed to simplify the complex tasks associated with designing, maintaining, troubleshooting and optimizing computer networks. Information on the company and products is available at www.wildpackets.com. WildPackets Academy courses and Professional Services offerings can be perused at www.wildpacketsacademy.com. WildPackets' Network Analysis Expert (NAX) Certification Program details are available at www.nax2000.com.