Additional Information

Scan, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks for macOS

Latest Version WiFi Explorer 3.5.3
Requirements

macOS 10.14 Mojave or later

Updated September 28, 2024
Author Intuitibits LLC.
Category File Transfer and Networking
License Trial
Language English
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Overview

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.

Features and Highlights
  • 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.

Previous versions More »

3.5.3 September 28, 2024 9.39 MB 3.5.2 May 25, 2024 9.39 MB 3.5.1 January 20, 2024 9.38 MB 3.5 September 08, 2023 9.21 MB 3.4.4 July 23, 2023 9.18 MB 3.4.3 June 25, 2023 9.18 MB