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July 28, 2011:
Visiwave Site Survey version 3.0 is now available! Includes great reporting upgrades.

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February 22, 2011:
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Wi-Spy 2.4i or Wi-Spy 2.4x?


Wi-Spy 2.4x

The Wi-Spy 2.4x comes with an external antenna replaceable by a directional or more powerful antenna. Also, it has higher sensitivity and can scan as low as -110 dBm. See the technical differences at the bottom of the page.

Most of MetaGeek's software (Chanalyzer, Chanalyzer Lite, Recon 2, Channel Picker) is compatible with Wi-Spy 2.4x. Chanalyzer allows the user to perform the following:

Wi-Spy 2.4i

MetaGeek designed this Wi-Spy for basic site surveying and entry-level wireless troubleshooting for users needing more information than inSSIDer has to offer. The Wi-Spy 2.4i only works with Chanalyzer Lite.

This device is perfect for wireless technicians doing simple installs, home audio and video installers, or gadget geeks looking for cheap spectrum analysis. It includes powerful Wi-Fi channel and network graphs for WLAN analysis.

Overview

Here is a quick table with an overview of the differences.

  Wi-Spy 2.4i
 Wi-Spy 2.4x*
Antenna Internal PCB Trace External, RP-SMA
Bandwidth 2400 - 2492 MHz 2400 - 2495 MHz
Frequency Resolution 375 KHz 27 - 421 KHz
Bandwidth Resolution 60 - 675 KHz
Amplitude
Range		 -102 to -6.5 dBm -110 to -6.5 dBm
Amplitude Resolution 0.5 dBm 0.5 dBm
Chanalyzer Software Lite 3, 4, Lab, Pro, Lite

*Most of the values for the Wi-Spy 2.4x can be adjusted in hardware configuration using the latest Chanalyzer 3.x.

More Information

Chanalyzer Lab
Chanalyzer Pro
Chanalyzer 3.x
Wi-Spy 2.4x at Metageek
Wi-Spy 2.4i at Metageek
Wi-Spy Benefits
Support Resources
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