NetSpot is easily the best WiFi analyzer software for both Windows and Mac. It’s an industry standard that’s free to use. Alternatively, one can also look at inSSIDer, AirRadar 5, WiFi Explorer, and ...

Apps like WiFi Analyzer are excellent tools for troubleshooting pesky wireless issues but even still, wouldn't it be much easier (and cooler) if you could visually see what's going on? Thanks to the ...

There is enterprise-level software for surveying Wi-Fi networks, but even in large wireless networks, simple freeware tools are handy for a quick peek at the airwaves during design, deployment or ...

Running on the Yellowjacket-TABLET PC, Swarm WiFi mapping coverage software from Berkeley Varitronics Systems lets you perform indoor and outdoor site surveys. The software, which comprises three ...

Windows: NetSpot is an amazing OS X utility for mapping out Wi-Fi networks, finding spots of poor reception, and troubleshooting how to fix them, and now it’s available for Windows. Best of all, it’s ...

RF test equipment provider Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS—Metuchen, New Jersey) is releasing a new software package called Hive. It's for mapping coverage of any indoor WLAN (wireless local area ...

Working out why your site's wireless coverage is rubbish falls squarely into the 'dull but worthy' category of tasks. But with the increasing use of Wi-Fi networks for mission-critical applications, ...

[Charles] is on a quest to complete ever more jaw-dropping hacks with the popular low-cost ESP8266 WiFi modules. This week’s project is plotting WiFi received signal strength in 3D space. While the ...

I use airmagnet. I've trialed Ekahau and looked at Cisco's offering. When I looked into it, Metageek's Wi-Spy didn't offer heatmapping. It was a wireless analyzer and ...

Samsung’s hidden Connectivity Labs menu unlocks powerful Wi-Fi tools inside One UI phones. By repeatedly tapping Intelligent Wi-Fi in Settings → Connections → Wi-Fi, users can reveal advanced options ...