Wifi-Owl Improves Reliability, Performance and Security in Wifi Networks

Wifi-Owl, from Axensis, a Florida USA LLC, is a new software for monitoring Wi-Fi Access Points (APs). It alerts IT staff to rogue APs, performance problems, dropped connections and other problems. Wifi-Owl creates actionable reports which help IT staff decide when to add new Access Points, replace malfunctioning units or move Access Points to get the best coverage and reliable performance.

The software monitors Access Points and:

- Immediately alerts IT staff to wifi slowdowns, dropped connections and other problems
- Detects rogue and authorized APs
- Creates actionable reports that show IT Management what is happening with performance and uptime of their wifi networks now and over a period of time

Reportedly, it also can tell IT staff when to:

- Add new Access Points to improve performance
- Replace malfunctioning units
- Move Access Points to get the best coverage and reliable performance

The result, according to the company, is reliability and performance improvement in wireless networks.

According to a company statedment, Wifi-Owl software is simple to set up and use. The installation takes only about 10 to 15 minutes. One copy of the software can monitor all Access Points on the network, no matter where they are located and unlike other management products for Wi-Fi networks, Wifi-Owl operates with no hardware probes, which means that Network administrators can begin monitoring their networks right after software installation.

Network managers simply log into a web-based console, checks the status of the network and runs reports. Furthermore, Wifi-Owl notifies them of problems via email, SNMP or paging.

Here is what people who tried Wifi_Owl said about the software:

"I would recommend it when a wireless infrastructure has been implemented because it would be a very useful tool in monitoring bandwidth," said Chris Oosthuizen Network Administrator, ADT Security.

"Yes, it was very helpful letting me know when access was down or when clients were having problems. I really like this product," said Brandon Zapp, Network Analyst, SISU Medical Systems.

"Very unique software," said Charles W. Clark, IT Manager 'Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative.'

The software is free for organizations with 3 or fewer Access Points. For larger networks the pricing starts at only $495 and is based on the number of Access Points in the network. Additional information, pricing and purchasing is available at the company's website.