WiFi Explorer: Scanner

Name: WiFi Explorer: Scanner
Price: 19.99 USD
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Author: Intuitibits LLC

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Discover, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks with WiFi Explorer. Quickly identify channel conflicts, signal overlapping, or configuration problems that may affect the connectivity and performance of your home, office, or enterprise wireless network. Get an insight into the network details: name (SSID), MAC address (BSSID), device manufacturer, signal strength (RSSI), noise, channel, band, security configuration, supported data rates, 802.11 information elements (IE), and much more. • Suitable for home and small office networks • Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface • Graphical visualization of the Wi-Fi environment • Supports 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz frequency bands as well as 20, 40, 80, 160, and 320 MHz channels • Supports Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and 7 • Works with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be networks Also: • Signal quality ratings based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) • Accurate conversion from dBm to percentage (%) for more straightforward analysis and optimization • Detailed description of information elements (IE) advertised by the access point for advanced troubleshooting • Export metrics and network details to CSV file format • Save results for later review and analysis • Access point name discovery (if supported) • Editable column for labels or annotations • Selectable and sortable columns • Adjustable graph timescales • Quick filtering • Customizable colors for easily tracking particular networks • Full-screen mode and split-view support • Comprehensive help Are you a wireless engineer or IT professional working in the design, validation, management, or troubleshooting of enterprise wireless networks? Consider WiFi Explorer Pro 3. To learn more, visit www.intuitibits.com. Notes: • Requires a Mac with built-in Wi-Fi (external Wi-Fi adapters are not supported). • Requires a Mac with built-in Wi-Fi 6E for scanning networks on the 6 GHz band.

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My favorite macOS app
09/11/2018

engravy
This is by far one of the most useful tools I have used and one of the reasons I even stick with Macs instead of going to Windows. WiFi explorer has been used for countless projects and it comes in handy for troubleshooting and optimizing. I have used it recently to help install two Google WiFi setups at different houses with different layouts. Being able to see all of the devices as they come online and their signal strength and other stats was really helpful and educational. One observation that I was having is that my laptop at times was not connecting to the closest Google WiFi AP, instead it was holding onto to 2nd floor AP even when the signal strength was 10-15% less. These are the kinds of insights you don’t get often and it was cool to see how that worked.For work settings it has been useful to find down APs or research which channels to set devices too in a crowded building. WiFi Explorer pays for its self in only a few uses, it is worth every peney and I am happy to see the developer continue to work on it and squash bugs.
My favorite macOS app
09/11/2018

engravy

This is by far one of the most useful tools I have used and one of the reasons I even stick with Macs instead of going to Windows. WiFi explorer has been used for countless projects and it comes in handy for troubleshooting and optimizing. I have used it recently to help install two Google WiFi setups at different houses with different layouts. Being able to see all of the devices as they come online and their signal strength and other stats was really helpful and educational. One observation that I was having is that my laptop at times was not connecting to the closest Google WiFi AP, instead it was holding onto to 2nd floor AP even when the signal strength was 10-15% less. These are the kinds of insights you don’t get often and it was cool to see how that worked.For work settings it has been useful to find down APs or research which channels to set devices too in a crowded building. WiFi Explorer pays for its self in only a few uses, it is worth every peney and I am happy to see the developer continue to work on it and squash bugs.
Incredible
03/15/2018

dig @localhost
I’ve been using this utility for years. Anyone who has been profesionally trained on wireless installations knows that it is a practiced science, not an excact science. What works for one enviornment may not work for another. What works at one location in a building may not work 50 feet away in the same building. I use this software as a systems administrator to diagnose wireless performance from my laptop as I walk around the floor in our offices. This utility makes it very quick and easy to identify performance, and see how performance fluctuates as I wander from here to there, identifying deadzones, or areas impacted by high EMI and low SNR. I’d recommend this utility. The author does a good job deploying consistent and regular bugfixes in addition to feature improvements — updating it year after year and keep this program running reliabily as Apple releases their OS X platform changes. This app is great. I’d absolutely recommend it.
Incredible
03/15/2018

dig @localhost

I’ve been using this utility for years. Anyone who has been profesionally trained on wireless installations knows that it is a practiced science, not an excact science. What works for one enviornment may not work for another. What works at one location in a building may not work 50 feet away in the same building. I use this software as a systems administrator to diagnose wireless performance from my laptop as I walk around the floor in our offices. This utility makes it very quick and easy to identify performance, and see how performance fluctuates as I wander from here to there, identifying deadzones, or areas impacted by high EMI and low SNR. I’d recommend this utility. The author does a good job deploying consistent and regular bugfixes in addition to feature improvements — updating it year after year and keep this program running reliabily as Apple releases their OS X platform changes. This app is great. I’d absolutely recommend it.
BEST WiFI Scanner? Yes! Worth twice the price?! Yes!!!
05/26/2018

@HeyEddie
I can't say enough good things about this app. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING in this bracket does what WiFIExplorer (WE) does, or as well. I have been using WiFiExplorer for I think 4-5 years.Besides scanning networks, you can read the Ins (Information Elements) if the beacons under the “Advanced” tab, you can find hidden network. You can switch between Passive and Active scanning. The displays filters are great and super useful for finding things quickly.As a wireless professional, WiFiExplorer is one of my main GO TO tools. For quick analysis of the environment I pull out WE first on site. With the Pro version (which I use) you can even performe Spectrum Analysis using 3rd party hardware devices such as MetaGeek's WiSpy. This is truly a professional tool. Even the Standard version of WE is a fantastic tool.Lastly, the developer of this app is SUPER responsive - adding featuers and fixing (the few) bugs that inevitabley come up on a consistent basis. For quick, PROFESSIONAL analysis, cannot go wrong with this app.
BEST WiFI Scanner? Yes! Worth twice the price?! Yes!!!
05/26/2018

@HeyEddie

I can't say enough good things about this app. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING in this bracket does what WiFIExplorer (WE) does, or as well. I have been using WiFiExplorer for I think 4-5 years.Besides scanning networks, you can read the Ins (Information Elements) if the beacons under the “Advanced” tab, you can find hidden network. You can switch between Passive and Active scanning. The displays filters are great and super useful for finding things quickly.As a wireless professional, WiFiExplorer is one of my main GO TO tools. For quick analysis of the environment I pull out WE first on site. With the Pro version (which I use) you can even performe Spectrum Analysis using 3rd party hardware devices such as MetaGeek's WiSpy. This is truly a professional tool. Even the Standard version of WE is a fantastic tool.Lastly, the developer of this app is SUPER responsive - adding featuers and fixing (the few) bugs that inevitabley come up on a consistent basis. For quick, PROFESSIONAL analysis, cannot go wrong with this app.
Great WiFI tool
02/20/2019

Brent Smithline
I am the “mother-in-law” in our home ( see definition below * ). I live with my son, daughter-in-law, and three grandson’s. Use to have just one wireless Orbi WiFI mesh network for both sections of the house. Daughter-in-law requested a Disney Circle solution so I moved the Orbi mess network to her side of the house on DMZ’d connection off from main router so they are on a separate subnet. On my subnet network off from main router I have my own WiFI access point for my “mother-in-law apartment” side of the house.Now using my background in networking I setup both wireless systems. I purchased “WiFi Explorer” for iMac so I could see how well I did. Well, I did a good job, however “WiFi Explorer” did a better job showing me the spectrum that was being used by our neighbors, and our house. Using this program I was able to fine tune our homes two wireless subnet’s WiFI systems so they now do a better job of not overlapping the channel’s signals from all WiFI sources.So “WiFi Explorer” was well worth the money.* A “mother-in-law apartment” is an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), a separate living space that is either attached to or located on the same grounds as a single-family home. ADUs are also referred to as mother-in-law suites or guesthouses.
Great WiFI tool
02/20/2019

Brent Smithline

I am the “mother-in-law” in our home ( see definition below * ). I live with my son, daughter-in-law, and three grandson’s. Use to have just one wireless Orbi WiFI mesh network for both sections of the house. Daughter-in-law requested a Disney Circle solution so I moved the Orbi mess network to her side of the house on DMZ’d connection off from main router so they are on a separate subnet. On my subnet network off from main router I have my own WiFI access point for my “mother-in-law apartment” side of the house.Now using my background in networking I setup both wireless systems. I purchased “WiFi Explorer” for iMac so I could see how well I did. Well, I did a good job, however “WiFi Explorer” did a better job showing me the spectrum that was being used by our neighbors, and our house. Using this program I was able to fine tune our homes two wireless subnet’s WiFI systems so they now do a better job of not overlapping the channel’s signals from all WiFI sources.So “WiFi Explorer” was well worth the money.* A “mother-in-law apartment” is an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), a separate living space that is either attached to or located on the same grounds as a single-family home. ADUs are also referred to as mother-in-law suites or guesthouses.

• Adds support for Ubiquiti AP names. • Fixes an issue that can interrupt annotation edits during scanning. • Fixes multiple issues when processing nontransmitted networks. If you find WiFi Explorer useful and have a few minutes, please share your thoughts by leaving a review in the Mac App Store. It will make a huge difference to us! Found a problem or have a concern? Please visit the WiFi Explorer Support website or @wifiexplorer on X and message us so we can resolve it.

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