![]() ![]() ![]() In terms of finding and reporting on existing WLANs in your vicinity, it vastly outperforms the native Windows wireless detection feature (shown below). Īs you can see, inSSIDer is fairly simple and straightforward to use. ![]() kml format, select GPS -> Convert GPX to KML (also see here for more on KML). You can tell InSSIDer what to call its log file and where to save it by selecting GPS -> Change log file name. By default inSSIDer does not perform logging but you can enable this function by choosing GPS -> Start Logging. 5 GHz Channels – another graph displaying the signal strength (amplitude) of only the 5 GHz WLANs that inSSIDer finds.Īpparently you can connect a GPS device to your computer’s serial port and use it in conjunction with inSSIDer I cannot explore this functionality at present, but MetaGeek maintains a list of supported GPS models on its inSSIDer support forum.2.4 GHz Channels – another graph displaying the signal strength (amplitude) of only the 2.4 GHz WLANs that inSSIDer finds.Time Graph – displays the up’s and down’s of the WLANs’ signal strengths (color-coded for easy viewing).Welcome – contains links from the MetaGeek website.The functionality of inSSIDer is expanded by the functions of four tabs that appear in the user interface. Latitude and Longitude – used in conjunction with inSSIDer’s GPS functionality (described below).Last Seen – displays the time when inSSIDer last saw the WLAN (presumably before it went offline).First Seen – displays the time when inSSIDer first detected the WLAN.Ad hoc mode enables direct peer-to-peer transmissions between wireless-capable devices without the intervention of an AP. In infrastructure mode, wireless-capable devices communicate through an access point that serves as a bridge to a wired network infrastructure. Network Type – only two choices here: infrastructure or ad hoc.Vendor – the manufacturer of the wireless AP, such as Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc.802.11g can theoretically reach 54 megabits per second (Mbs) 802.11n can surpass even this speed. Max Rate – the theoretical maximum data transmission rate for the WLAN.MAC Address – the MAC address of the wireless access point (AP).Other possibilities are WEP, WPA-TKIP (aka WPA Personal), and RSNA -CCMP which is the same as WPA2- CCMP. ‘None’ means no encryption is used leaving that WLAN wide open. Security – the type of encryption the WLAN uses to secure its transmissions.The lower, the stronger (for example, my WLAN whose AP is ten feet away is rated -36 while more distant WLANs are -67 to -88). RSSI – the received signal strength indicator, or measurement of the power (signal strength) present in a received radio signal. ![]()
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