Scan, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks with WiFi Explorer.
Quickly identify channel conflicts, signal overlapping or configuration problems that may be affecting 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, small office, or enterprise networks
Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface
Graphical visualization of the Wi-Fi environment
Supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands as well as 20, 40, 80 and 160 MHz channels
Works with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac networks
Also:
Comprehensive app’s help
Signal quality ratings 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
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
What’s New:
Version 3.0
Refined user interface
New, comprehensive help.
Also:
Adds ability to show/hide automatic filters.
Adds ability to negate automatic filters by pressing the space bar on the selected filter.
Adds support to manage annotations in Preferences.
Adds annotations as automatic filters.
Adds ability to select networks by clicking in the Spectrum or Signal Strength graphs.
Fixes incorrect max data rate calculations for VHT 20 MHz channels.
Other bug fixes and performance improvements.
Compatibility: macOS 10.10 or later, 64-bit processor