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WildPackets’ RFGrabber™ Now Supports 802.11g

AiroPeek NX™ Distributed WLAN Analysis Solution to be Showcased at Wi- Fi Planet

Walnut Creek, CA - December 1, 2003

WildPackets Inc., innovators in advancing network analysis technology, will demonstrate their latest release of the AiroPeek NX Expert Distributed WLAN Analysis Solution with the RFGrabber probe at the Wi-Fi Planet Expo in San Jose, December 3-5. Focused presentations on WLAN issues, such as RF signal strength measurement and antenna characteristics, will also be given at regular intervals in WildPackets’ Booth 701.

AiroPeek NX includes support for 802.11a/b/g, an SSID Tree to confirm security policy settings, multiple security Experts, a Security Audit Template, WPA support, a new signal strength graph, and customizable graphs for correlating performance metrics. The new RFGrabber probe adds support for 802.11g.

About AiroPeek NX and RFGrabber

AiroPeek NX Expert WLAN analyzer delivers site survey, security assessment, client troubleshooting, monitoring, and application layer protocol analysis, providing the most flexibility of any wireless analyzer. AiroPeek NX allows IT professionals to manage their enterprise WLAN with powerful problem detection heuristics and 802.11-specific diagnostic capabilities, and is the only wireless analyzer that can perform simultaneous analysis of more than one channel or Standard through its support of multiple adapters.

For extended networks, AiroPeek NX can receive traffic from one or more RFGrabber probes to perform Expert Analysis in real-time on remote segments. This enables IT managers to troubleshoot or gain immediate insight into the health and security of geographically distributed WLAN networks or hotspots from a central location. The RFGrabber probe is designed to be fault tolerant, fail-safe, and field-upgradeable.

About WildPackets Inc.

Since 1990, WildPackets has been developing affordable tools designed to simplify the complex tasks associated with monitoring, securing, and troubleshooting network systems. WildPackets is committed to bringing better information on more of the network to more people. WildPackets’ products are sold in over 60 countries through a broad network of channel and strategic partners. WildPackets is a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance and WLANA. Information on the company is available at www.wildpackets.com.

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