Wifi explorer mac os

WiFi Explorer: Scanner 4+

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

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.

Great WiFI tool

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.

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The developer, Intuitibits LLC , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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WiFi Explorer for Mac

WiFi Explorer is a Mac utility that allows you to scan, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It gathers configuration and capability information about all the networks it discovers and presents it on an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface.

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Information includes network name (SSID), BSSID, vendor, channel, band, security configuration, supported data rates, and much more. It supports 802.11b/g/n networks in the 2.4 GHz frequency band, as well as 802.11a/n/ac in the 5 GHz frequency band.

• Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface
• Graphical visualization of the wifi environment
• Works with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless networks
• Supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands as well as 20, 40, 80 and 160 MHz channels
• Signal quality estimations based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Accurate conversion from dBm to percentage (%) for easier analysis and optimization
• Detailed description of information elements (IE) advertised by the access point for advanced troubleshooting
• Device name discovery of access points (if available)
• Selectable and sortable columns
• Customizable colors for easily tracking particular networks
• Editable column for labels or annotations
• Save results for later review and analysis
• Export metrics and network details to CSV file format
• Full screen mode
• Comprehensive help
• Runs in macOS 10.7 or higher (requires a built-in Wi-Fi adapter)

Note: 3 days trial version. Requires 64-bit processor.

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WiFi Explorer Lite 4+

This is an awesome app if, like me, you don’t really know what you’re doing, but you know you need to adjust some router settings. I figured out what channel and bandwidth would work best in my house. Especially helpful when i’ve got a dozen neighbors who’s WiFi passes in and around my home. Was able to weed out interference and improve the performance of my network. Totally worth $3.

Wifi Diagnosis. Simple. Powerful.

This app is a simple, yet powerful way to surveil your WiFi radio landscape. I personally use it to tweak my router settings to find the magic channels that give me the best bandwidth in a crowded neighborhood. I also use the app when I’M experiencing connectivity issues as part of the troubleshooting process. This app does what it claims, flawlessly.

Outstanding App. I’d give it 6 stars, if I could.

Kudos to the developer for creating this app.

The information in the List portion is easy to read and understand.

And, what is really nice is that all columns can be sorted, moved left and right, and collapsed. Plus the person can view All wifi signals in the area or just the 2.4GHz or 5GHz signals.

My one suggestion would be to be able to hide columns that the viewer doesn’t want to see.

The graph screen that is below the listing can be raised or lowered, or pulled all the way down so it disappears. Great feature.

Again, Kudos to the developer.

App Privacy

The developer, Intuitibits LLC , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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WiFi Explorer: Scanner 4+

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

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.

Great WiFI tool

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.

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