WirelessMon 4.0.1000

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Date updated

March 13, 2011

Developer

PassMark Software | (more products)

Price

$49

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License

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Platform

Windows

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Description of WirelessMon 4.0.1000

Monitor your wireless 802.11 network

WirelessMon is a software tool that allows users to monitor the status of wireless WiFi adapter(s) and gather information about nearby wireless access points and hot spots in real time. WirelessMon can log the information it collects into a file, while also providing comprehensive graphing of signal level and real time IP and 802.11 WiFi statistics.

Any wireless adapter complies with the NDIS_802.11 should be able to report information to WirelessMon. Note that only Windows XP, 2003 and Vista support this software. Windows 95, 98 and NT are not supported. Windows 2000 (Service pack 4 and above) may work but is not actively supported.

All the various IEEE 802.11 standards are supported, including 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. 802.11N is supported to the extent provided by Windows XP and Vista, as the draft becomes a completed standard more 802.11N support should become available. Some features may not be supported by some wireless adapters, typically they will report only partial information in this case.

It has been also been noted that several wireless adapter manufacturers are not providing device drivers that are fully Windows compliant.

Key features

• Verify 802.11 network configuration is correct.
• Test WiFi hardware and device drivers are functioning correctly.
• Check signal levels from your local WiFi network and nearby networks.
• Help locate sources of interference to your network.
• WirelessMon supports the MetaGeek Wi-Spy (2.4i, 2.4x and DBx) useful for finding interference from non 802.11A/B/G devices transmitting on the same frequencies
• Scan for hot spots in your local area (wardriving)
• Create signal strength maps of an area
• GPS support for logging and mapping signal strength
• Correctly locate your wireless antenna (especially important for directional antennas).
• Verify the security settings for local access points.
• Measure network speed & throughput and view available data rates.
• Help check Wifi network coverage and range

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What is new in version 4.0.1000

• Added USB support for Garmin GPS.
• Added some extra messages when and if WirelessMon cannot load a map image due to memory limitations.
• Added import and export functions for MAC addresses when choosing access points to display on Map tab.
• Added right to left signal strength graph style on summary tab.
• Added "dropouts" count and column to summary view, tracks how often an access point is seen in one sample and lost in the next.
• Added KML (Google maps) log format options to access point and connected node logs.