Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter
The Digital Hotspotter device from Canary Wireless searches for transmissions of IEEE 802.11b/g networks and provides information to the user about detected wireless networks. This small device eliminates the need to boot-up a laptop to determine if a wireless network is available.
| The following chart illustrates some differences between The Digital Hotspotter and first-generation devices: |
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The Digital
Hotspotter |
Analog
Detectors |
| Signal Availability
(802.11b and 802.11g networks) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Signal strength |
Yes |
Yes |
| LCD screen |
Yes |
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| Provides network ID (SSID) |
Yes |
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| Detects Encryption (WEP and WPA) |
Yes |
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| Provides Channel Information |
Yes |
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| Can be customized to specific network |
Yes |
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| Provides specific information about each network
when multiple networks are present. |
Yes |
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The Digital Hotspotter™ is the first full-featured, second-generation Wi-Fi detection and analysis device. Like "first generation" analog Wi-Fi detectors, the Digital Hotspotter™ detects signal availability and strength. However, it is the only device of its kind that provides essential information about wireless networks, including:
· Name of the network (SSID)
· Channel number (1-13)
· Signal strength
· Indication if encryption (WEP/WPA) is enabled
· Low battery indication.
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User Benefits
Who needs The Digital Hotspotter?
IT Professionals, Power Users and casual
Web surfers all benefit from The Digital Hotspotter's convenience and ease of use:
Business Travelers. Find locations to synch e-mail, download files, do research, find travel information and maps, etc.
Students. Find Wi-Fi signals on-the-fly. You can study in coffee shops, restaurants, parks, and many other locations you would never expect.
Network Administrators. Connect from a variety of locations, conduct site surveys, look for open and rogue access points, analyze multiple networks and more:
· No need to boot-up a laptop
· Signal strength indicator can indicate best location to receive signal
· Device can show multiple overlapping networks and provide channel information for each network
· Device gives network ID (SSID)
· Encryption indicator shows whether a network is accessible or closed
· Versatile network analysis, rollout and maintenance tool
· Rogue access point detection; security enhancement
· Convenient site survey device
· Cost-effective to deploy and use
· Provides information about multiple networks |
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| Specifications |
| Compatibility |
IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g |
| Frequency Range |
2.4GHz to 2.462GHz |
| Operating Channels |
13 |
| Antenna Type |
Internal |
| Modulation Technologies |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) |
| Coverage |
Up to 200 feet (60m) (open environment) |
| Display |
12-character, reflective, black-and-white liquid crystal display (LCD) |
| Push Button |
Press--Turn on, scan, & display info for detected hotspots |
| Press again--Continue scanning for more hotspots |
| Power Consumption |
~160mW, standard operating mode |
| Power Management |
Automatic power-off |
| Batteries |
2 AAA, user-replaceable |
| Battery Life |
Up to 2 months, standard operating mode (average 2 scans per day) |
| Operating Temperature |
32° to 131° F (0° to 55° C ) |
| Storage Temperature |
-77° to 140° F (-20° to 80° C) |
| Humidity (non-condensing) |
10%-80% |
| Size |
64mm H x 55mm W x 27mm D |
| Weight |
4.5 ounces |
| Certification |
FCC Part 15b |
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