New MetaGeek Wi-Spy 2.4i spectrum analyzer

MetaGeek released Wi-Spy 2.4i, the latest addition to the company’s line of Wi-Spy solutions. With a low-cost entry point of just $99, Wi-Spy 2.4i allows users to visualize, troubleshoot and optimize their wireless environments with excellent ease-of-use and efficiency.

Featuring an internal antenna, the thumb-drive sized USB device boasts design integrity to match its ideal portability. Wi-Spy 2.4i bundles with MetaGeek’s newly issued Chanalyzer Lite software which is both Windows and Mac compatible.

The Chanalyzer Lite software provides many useful analysis tools such as displaying Wi-Fi information (SSID, MAC address, signal strength, etc.) of area access points and visually overlaying them on top of the spectrum data to help pros and novices alike understand the layout of their wireless landscape. In addition to the standard views of Chanalyzer, Chanalyzer Lite also provides a three dimensional view and overall increased resolution to better pinpoint interference.

Wi-Spy 2.4i can scan the radio frequency range from 2.400 GHz to 2.495 GHz with a resolution of 328.125 KHz. It can detect signals in the amplitude range of -102 dBm to -6.5 dBm, with a resolution of 0.5 dBm.