Filtering Scan Results in WiFi Explorer
One of the things I didn't spend too much time with at the beginning of the development of WiFi Explorer was filtering. As the tool matured, it was more [...]
Using WiFi Explorer’s Annotations in WiFi Signal
WiFi Signal integrates with WiFi Explorer to import and display access point annotations automatically. In WiFi Explorer, annotations assign custom labels to individual access points. You can use them [...]
Conversion of Signal Strength in dBm to Percentage in WiFi Explorer
WiFi Explorer, as well as other wireless scanning tools, provides an option to display signal strength in dBm or percentage values. The purpose of this blog is to describe [...]
Six Things You Probably Didn’t Know You Could Do in WiFi Explorer
The design of WiFi Explorer aims to make it easy for non-technical users to troubleshoot home or a small office wireless networks, but also to provide IT and WLAN [...]
There’s Nothing Hidden About Hidden Networks
Users occasionally ask why WiFi Explorer does not detect “hidden” networks. WiFi Explorer relies on Apple’s CoreWLAN framework for scanning, and CoreWLAN does not return useful information about a [...]
Troubleshooting Wireless Networks with WiFi Explorer
Wireless networks are everywhere, and we use them every day. However, many factors influence their performance, and getting the most from them is not always easy. In this article, [...]