A Complete Wireless Capture Solution for Windows

AirPcap Ex™ is the first open, affordable and easy to deploy WLAN (802.11a/b/g) packet capture and transmit solution for the Windows platform.

AirPcap Ex enables you to capture and analyze 802.11a/b/g wireless traffic, including control, management and data frames on your Windows workstation or laptop. Per packet information is also available, such as power, hardware timestamps (in microseconds), and receive rate.

AirPcap Ex includes a USB 2.0 adapter with both an internal antenna and an integrated MC connector for use with an optional external antenna. AirPcap Ex also supports packet injection, and has been fully integrated with Wireshark, the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer.

AirPcap Ex Features and Benefits

• Compact and portable for easy deployment
• Fully integrated into Wireshark
• Complete support for 802.11a, b and g
• Captures full 802.11 data, management, and control frames
• Monitors multiple channels simultaneously and merges the packet streams
• Microsecond hardware timestamp resolution
• Per-packet radio information
• Both an internal antenna and an integrated MC connector for external antenna use
• Traffic injection, an invaluable aid in assessing the security of your wireless network

AirPcap Ex 3-Pack

AirPcap Ex is available as a 3-Pack to provide industry-leading capability for simultaneous multi-channel capture and traffic aggregation. The 3-Pack let's you simultaneously monitor 3 different channels and allows you to capture each channel into separate trace file. Additionally, AirPcap Ex software provides a merge of the multi channel capture into a single trace file. These features are fully integrated with Wireshark and CACE Pilot thereby enhancing your troubleshooting effectiveness in multi channel environments. Naturally, the more AirPcap adapters you have, the more channels you will be able to capture simultaneously.

AirPcap Ex + CACE Pilot + Wireshark = Triple Threat Wireless Analysis

CACE Technologies is offering AirPcap Ex bundled with CACE Pilot, our premier network analysis, visualization, and reporting tool. CACE Pilot is the only network analysis product to offer full Wireshark integration, delivering a vast number of capture and display filters for data drill-down, and Wireshark’s prodigious dissector library for deep packet analysis. With CACE Pilot/AirPcap Ex bundles, you will have one of the most advanced wireless network analysis tools on the market today. Used in conjunction with the AirPcap Ex adapter 3-pack, CACE Pilot can monitor multiple channels simultaneously, significantly increasing your network visibility. CACE Pilot offers a rich set of reporting facilities fully integrated with CACE Pilot Views, enabling you to create professional reports from on-screen displays. CACE Pilot »

AirPcap Ex and SharkNet™ Support

AirPcap Ex is covered under the CACE SharkNet Support Program umbrella along with Wireshark, CACE Pilot, TurboCap, and all AirPcap adapters. Purchasing Basic or Premium SharkNet provides blanket annual support for all of your CACE tools. This means you buy AirPcap Ex with Sharknet support today and CACE Pilot sometime during your effective support period and both will be covered under the SharkNet support program. Purchase an AirPcap adapter for use with Wireshark along with Sharknet support, and both AirPcap and Wireshark are covered. Have your support issues quickly addressed, bug fixes accelerated, product application questions answered, and even influence the prioritization of additions to the Wireshark development path through a SharkNet purchase. SharkNet Support »

AirPcap and Wireshark Training

If you’re new to network and packet analysis, or want to learn more about how to make the most of your Wireshark deployment, Wireshark University’s live or self-paced DVD training can give you a significant leg up. Laura Chappell has assembled content from her many years of analyzing a vast range of network environments with Wireshark, delivering practical, clearly-rendered instruction for novices and those wishing to increase or augment their knowledge of the world’s most popular network analyzer. Wireshark University AirPcap Ex adds full 802.11a/b/g analysis capabilities to Wireshark, taking advantage of all of the analyzer’s features and capabilities, so Wireshark instruction will help make the most of analysis sessions with data collected through your AirPcap adapter as well. DVD Training Videos ».