Berkeley Varitronics Systems BumbleBee-TABLET Manual page 7

HONEYCOMB
RF Interference-Mapping Site Surveys
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Create Survey Maps:
HoneyComb Projector (PC)
Import any image file of a floorplan or site
Create a distance projection
Add simple objects to image
Add custom objects to floorplan
Scale and crop image
Save for use in Collector and Analyzer
Honeycomb™
either
TABLET
BumbleBee handheld
Use Yellowjacket
(iPAQ) users to map
802.11b/g PLUS
interference using BVS
receiver hardware
receiver technology.
for handheld sur-
veys anywhere in the
world.
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR BUMBLEBEE
HoneyComb
mapping software designed for use with the BumbleBee™-TABLET
spectrum analyzer system. It consists of three parts: Projector, Collector,
and Analyzer. Sources of interference can be separated from 802.11
WLAN signals, allowing the user to graph severity of interference,
percentage of channel capacity remaining and other significant
interference related quantities. HoneyComb
jamming interference, unintentional interference and network
intrusion as well as channel verification. HoneyComb
map all likely signal sources and strengths for helping to clear
allows
"RF free zones." Floorplans or site maps can be used as a
BumbleBee-
users or
TM
™
is Windows XP (Tablet/PC
reference to collect data leaving the resulting interference
maps to be overlayed onto floorplans for easy identification
of interference prone areas.
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Save multiple data files while using same projection file
Ability to choose up to 26 802.11b/a/g channels
Adjust duration of scan
Adjust period of scan for each channel
Automatically saves data to file
Take screen snapshots of any site
Saves data for further analysis in HoneyComb™ Analyzer
Shows walk/drive path
Access information on any point at any time
3
Imports data from other Honeycomb applications
Detect/Separate interference from Wi-Fi signals
Interference severity and channel
Plot and view interference-related problems
Wi-Fi channel capacity for intrusion detection
Plot and view "RF free zones"
Print and export plots into bmp files
Create a HTML report for any survey area
H NEY
or iPAQ/PC) interference-
™
aids in locating
Instant RF Surveys:
Honeycomb Collector (iPAQ)
Plot Interference Analysis:
Honeycomb Analyzer (PC)
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™
will also