Using External Wi-Fi Adapters on Apple Silicon Macs with OrbStack
A Kali Linux VM running in OrbStack lets an Apple silicon Mac use USB Wi-Fi adapters such as the Netgear A8000 for scanning with WiFi Explorer Pro 3 and [...]
Finding Hidden Access Points with AP Finder in WiFi Explorer Pi
Every Wi-Fi professional has been there: you know an AP is somewhere in the ceiling, behind a cabinet, or buried in a comms cupboard, but the floor plan is [...]
Validating Wi-Fi Deployments with Custom Checklists
Most professional Wi-Fi deployments are built against some kind of standard, whether that's a formal company policy, a client's security requirements, or simply the set of best practices you've [...]
Choosing the Best Mac for Wi-Fi Analysis
Choosing a Mac for Wi-Fi analysis isn’t as simple as comparing processors or memory configurations. When running WiFi Explorer and other professional Wi-Fi tools, the Mac’s wireless hardware and [...]
WiFi Explorer and WPA3-Personal Compatibility Mode
As WPA3 adoption continues, one challenge keeps emerging in real deployments: not all clients behave the same way. Some fully support WPA3, some partially support it, and others don’t support [...]
Balancing Security and Compatibility with RSN Override
While implementing support for RSN Override in WiFi Explorer, we took a closer look at how this mechanism works and why it was introduced. If you're dealing with interoperability [...]
Using Your Android Device as a Remote Sensor
The remote sensor feature in WiFi Explorer Pro 3 and WiFi Explorer Pro for Windows allows you to scan for wireless networks using a Linux- or Android-based device while [...]
Goodbye, airport!
It finally happened. Apple has officially retired the airport command-line utility on macOS Sonoma 14.4. Although it was considered deprecated, the airport command was still very helpful for quickly [...]
Introducing WiFi Explorer Pro for Windows
For many years, WiFi Explorer has been Mac's leading Wi-Fi scanner and analyzer and the preferred choice for many WLAN professionals and enthusiasts. After announcing our desire to offer [...]
WiFi Explorer Lite Now Available on the Windows Store
WiFi Explorer's been Mac's leading Wi-Fi scanner and analyzer for many years and the preferred choice for many WLAN professionals. Last October, we announced our desire to make WiFi [...]