App: WiFi Explorer: Scanner
Developer: Intuitibits LLC
Genres: Utilities, Productivity

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.

Release notes:
• Adds support for the Multi-Link (107) element.
• Fixes the decoding of the Transmit Power Envelope element.
• Fixes an issue where some WPA/WPA2 networks were being identified as WPA2 only.
• Other minor fixes and improvements.

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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.