2020-05-12T05:43:00Z

What do you like most about NetAlly EtherScope nXG?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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2023-05-02T08:39:00Z
May 2, 2023

Being able to do a Wi-Fi walk-around survey with a handheld tool is one of the most valuable features of NetAlly EtherScope nXG.

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James_Stout - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 10Leaderboard
2023-04-06T14:14:00Z
Apr 6, 2023

I like EtherScope's WiFi scanning, heat map, and load testing. It's an excellent tool that sets you straight, so you don't need to beat around the bush or wait for other people. It's easy to share the reports with other people.

Chase McGee - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-10-30T13:56:00Z
Oct 30, 2022

The AirMapper Site Survey app is one of the biggest highlights of this product. When somebody asks me, "Why should I use this device?" it's the first thing I show them, and they usually love it. Its ability to gather WiFi site survey data is absolutely amazing.

JamesStout - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-08-16T06:47:19Z
Aug 16, 2022

The Wi-Fi analysis feature is most valuable.

Dan Jones - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 10Leaderboard
2022-06-23T17:56:00Z
Jun 23, 2022

The things that I find most valuable are the Wi-Fi app and the Discovery app. Those two things help a lot when I'm doing the initial discovery of a space. I also use the AutoTest feature quite a lot, especially if I'm troubleshooting.

ScottSmith2 - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-06-23T01:30:00Z
Jun 23, 2022

My impression of the ease of use is that it definitely is easy to use both the handheld device and the app walking around.

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Luis  Gimenez - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-03-08T11:21:00Z
Mar 8, 2022

The most valuable features are LANBERT, Discovery, and AirMapper. AirMapper is the best. Both Discovery and AirMapper are very easy to use because you can view all the problems on a single screen. If you quickly need more details about your network, then AirMapper is the best.

Doug Dickerson - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-03-02T12:18:00Z
Mar 2, 2022

It clearly depicts the information we're looking for on a 10Gig testing, and we can also verify 100Gig links with it between our routing sites.

Preston Dunn - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-01T19:49:00Z
Feb 1, 2022

The solution’s AirMapper Site Survey app is extremely easy to use. We give it to the technicians and send them out to go do that function. We hand it to the technician who goes onsite, then they take a photo of the overall area of a floor plan and are able to go do that site survey without almost any instruction from any engineer. So, it is very usable for beginner-type techs.

Juan Wesson - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-02T16:51:00Z
Feb 2, 2022

EtherScope has made our networking staff more productive. We have remote locations and can use the tools to collaborate. I have other people looking at it at the same time that I am looking at it. With the uploading ability, I can have more eyes on the project at the same time, instead of just one set of eyes.

DA
Real User
2020-11-17T07:27:00Z
Nov 17, 2020

The most valuable features are the WiFi troubleshooting, network validation, and cabling validation, and the fact that it's an all-in-one tool. You don't have to carry different tools. The multi-technology functionality and its ability to do WiFi and wired Ethernet analysis in one device are the best aspects.

WI
Real User
2020-11-04T07:28:00Z
Nov 4, 2020

It has reduced our internal troubleshooting time. In the cases where we could not internally solve the troubleshooting, we would have had to contact an external vendor to test cable, rerun it, etc. NetAlly EtherScope has let us eliminate that in most cases so we can resolve an issue on our own without having to call a third-party out to identify the problem. It has reduced our troubleshooting time for network cabling issues by a good 75 percent.

JD
Real User
2020-08-30T08:33:00Z
Aug 30, 2020

When it comes to that remote troubleshooting perspective of being able to survey an area to see if there are problems, make adjustments, and then have that same individual resurvey that same area, I don't have to send people to a week long class on how to use the device. I know I am getting consistent results, which can verify near real-time, and whether or not the changes that I have implemented solve the problem.

AD
Real User
2020-08-26T05:42:00Z
Aug 26, 2020

The most valuable feature is the ability to identify the switchboards, when you plug the EtherScope into the network drop, and all other details about the switch. This is very useful because when you are not in that IDF or network closet but far away from that switch, you can identify the board and then configure the board for your needs, remotely.

KK
Real User
2020-08-23T08:17:00Z
Aug 23, 2020

The most valuable part is absolutely being able to assess existing WiFi networks quickly. You get very powerful details of networks, details that you couldn't see unless you had multiple pieces of software and hardware. This does it all in one thing.

MT
Real User
2020-08-19T07:57:00Z
Aug 19, 2020

Another good thing I really liked was that it would not only tell me the IP address, but it would tell me more info. It would grab the CDP off of the CDP profile and read all the info it could get, so I knew what I was looking at.

TB
Real User
2020-05-14T10:16:00Z
May 14, 2020

One of the key measurements that we use out of the device is the channel utilization measurement, how much traffic is on the air in a given channel. That's the most valuable feature for us. The ability to make a very fast measurement of how much traffic is on the air is a key value. Otherwise we'd have to do a packet capture and do some analysis. It speeds up our testing.

SS
Real User
2020-05-14T10:16:00Z
May 14, 2020

In terms of the solution's full line rate 10-gigabit capability, my other 10 Gb test equipment is much bigger, bulkier, and heavier. One of my ways of assessing the nXG was to compare it with what I knew to be tried and true on 10-gig to make sure that they matched, and they did. It very quickly got my trust. The fact that it can do 10 Gb, without dropping a packet from what I've seen so far — and we used it a lot in that first three months — tells a pretty good story.

RU
Real User
2020-05-12T05:43:00Z
May 12, 2020

The whole product is valuable because it's really a bunch of features that make up the one testing utility. Between auto tests, wireless assessments, its ability to do iPerf speed and traffic testing, as well as packet captures — all of those really contribute to a very successful product and allow me to do my job in a better manner.

Multi-technology, all-in-one handheld network tester that enables engineers and technicians to get more done faster, from deployment to maintenance and documentation of their ever-changing Wi-Fi and Ethernet access networks. The Etherscope nXG is the the industry’s first handheld analyzer for Wi-Fi 6/6E surveying (with AirMapper™ Site Survey), troubleshooting, and analysis.
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