
WiFi Scanner 4+
Fix slow WiFi
AccessAgility
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- $94.99
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Description
Boost Your Connection: Scan, Diagnose, and Fix Slow WiFi with Ease! Supports all WiFi technologies, including the WiFi 6, WiFi 6E, and WiFi 7 networks.
Whether you are a professional looking for advanced technical information, a homeowner with a new WiFi setup or a student gathering information for a school project, WiFi Scanner is great to have handy. With WiFi Scanner you can scan and monitor signals in the air and see what wireless networks are around. Then run speed tests on any wireless network and view detailed information about its signal levels, channel width, encryption type, noise level and much more!
WiFi Scanner features a clean, intuitive interface and user experience.
WiFi Scanner is very fast it is lightweight and easy for anyone to set up quickly.
It does everything you’d expect and more. See review below from MacWord.
“…your wireless router is fighting for spectrum with its neighbors, potentially slowing you down and making your Internet experience less pleasurable. ...WiFi Scanner helps you solve this problem by showing you all the access point(s) nearby, and suggesting the best configuration settings to get the most out of your router.” -- MacWorld
"I recommend this App to anyone who has spotty connection or want to improve their signal." - App Store Review
Simple, fast wireless network discovery of 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax access points. WiFi Scanner is great for determining the best position for an access point at home or in the office. After selecting the best position, the optimal channel to use can be determined by selecting the least used channel resulting in improved WiFi speeds.
Key Features
▪ Simple, fast wireless network discovery of 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax access points.
▪ Connect to detected networks using join button
▪ Full support for both 2.4 and 5 GHz networks
▪ Support for all channel bandwidths (20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz)
▪ Display detailed wireless network parameters: network name (SSID), signal level (RSSI), MAC address (BSSID), signal quality, channel, maximum data rate, encryption, etc.
▪ Display changes in signal level over time in graphical form.
▪ Filter list of detected wireless networks by specified parameters (SSID/network name, channel, channel band, signal strength)
▪ Display wireless connection statistics in the form of graphs and tables.
▪ Give each access point a custom label
▪ Export results to comma separated value (CSV) files
▪ Generate summary reports in HTML format
WiFi Speed Testing
▪ Upload and download WiFi speed testing
▪ Use speed testing feature to troubleshoot WiFi networks
▪ Auto run speed test when client roams to different access point
▪ Auto repeat speed test with wait time between tests
"Who's On My Network" (IP Scanner)
▪ Fast IP scanner that detects unknown devices connected to your WiFi network.
▪ Detects hostnames, determines the MAC address, and in some cases can auto-detect device type (phone, laptop, router, etc).
▪ Configured icon for discovered devices is saved for future scans.
▪ Scanning results can be saved to CSV file via menu export option.
▪ Great for finding WiFi "Piggybackers".
Advanced Features (supported by some access points)
▪ Display access point name if configured by network administrator
▪ Display number of devices connected to each access point
▪ Display channel utilization
▪ Display if 802.11r is enabled and type
▪ Display if WiFi protection mechanisms are enabled
Help and Support
▪ Included Help clearly explains features and all app screens
▪ Email: support@accessagility.com
▪ Twitter: @accessagility
WiFi Scanner is the most feature rich and complete WiFi scanning app on the app store and is a great tool for personal use and for IT professionals. All features available on 10.7 and later (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra. Use WiFi scanner to find WiFi dead zones and select the best configuration for your WiFi access point / router to prevent video buffering.
For questions, feature requests, or support please email support@accessagility.com or contact us via Twitter @accessagility.
What’s New
Version 3.4
- bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
See Allso far so good
I am fortunate to have found this while on sale for $.99 - I would not have tried it for $20.
It is hard to find a WiFi Stumbler for the Mac it seems. iStumbler is old and doesn't refresh properly, KisMac crashes fairly often on 10.6.8. I'm trialing AirRadar now since they offer a non-App Store 15 day trial. Also testing NetSpot which is more of a mapping tool. Request to developers - WiFi Scanner seems to want exclusive access to Airport - please if possible allow other stumbling software to run at the same time. Right now if another app is accessing Airport WiFi Scanner's data disappears and doesn't come back until it has a chance to access Airport exclusively.
Also, there is something wrong with the Monitor feature of double clicking an entry to see more data and a time graph of signal strength. When you double click on an access point, it switches to your currently connected AP instead of the one you are trying to monitor.
So lots of potential, and since it is new it should get better. The developers seems to be WiFi experts based on their Enterprise software offerings on their website, so I look forward to future updates.
chris
More Comprehensive, Yet Easier to Use Than Wireless Diagnostics
I had been using Apple's Wireless Diagnostics program on my laptop and was looking for more information to solve a WIFI drop problem. I already knew that there are a lot of users in my neighborhood on the 2.4GHz frequency clogging up channels 1-11. But even though I am on my own channel on the 5GHz frequency, I am still losing connection. Although I still haven't figured out what's causing the dropouts, this app gave me the assurance that I am on the right track. It is so easy to use that instantly I was able to see graphically that I had the strongest signal in the neighborhood. I like the way each WIFI network is color coded. And the ability to view or not view users allows you to compare individual networks or see all of them on the same frequency. The columns can be sorted ascending or descending, so sorting the Last Seen column will cluster the network traffic by time. The Signal Rank tab ranks the networks from strongest to weakest. If you want to graphically see how the individual networks are clustered on each of the channels, the 2.4GHz and 5GHz tabs can show you just how busy your neighborhood really is (or isn't if you are lucky). The developer also has a PDF user manual on their website. Highly recommend!
Glad I bought this back when it was $0.99
It was a little rough back then, and had some crashing issues on 10.6 and 10.7, but MANY updates have come out since then and each one offers great improvements. I have had no crashes whatsoever in the last few version updates (Running OSX 10.7.3). Love the new color scheme and charts that were added, also the dedicated "Join" button for each network found works like a charm.
I'm frequently on a college campus plagued by over-use of certain access points, while others are left open and clear (they have been running a really out of date version of Aruba OS for the WiFi system for some time now). This gives me the ability to easily select another access point when the one I'm closest to gets too crowded.
$0.99 was a killer deal for this, but $3.99 still not bad for a great WiFi scanner which is obviously under constant development and improvement.
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- AccessAgility LLC
- Size
- 13.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.5 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © AccessAgility LLC
- Price
- $94.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.