![]() ![]() Supported data rates of the networks aren’t given either. The SNR values are not shown at all, but it’s on their list of features coming soon. The program has three main screens, which you navigate to by the buttons on the top of the application.The default screen is the Scan page showing the network list. Pricing is $99 for up to 10 Macs in a business, and $295 for corporate licenses covering unlimited Macs. It works with the internal AirPort adapter, or an external USB adapter if using Apple Airport hardware and drivers. The application runs on Mac OS X 10.7 and later. It provides a fully functional trial for 15 days. Here are the individual reviews: AirRadar 3ĪirRadar 3 is a basic Wi-Fi stumbler sold by Koingo Software, which also develops other apps for Windows and Mac. On the other hand, it is the only one reviewed that’s supposed to fully support hidden SSIDs. The only one we’d caution against is KisMAC2 because it lacks some basic functionality and documentation. ![]() Each product in this review has pros and cons, depending on your particular needs. There’s no big winner or loser in this review, but we did like WiFi Explorer as a basic stumbler. Though we reviewed KisMAC2, we were only able to utilize the internal AirPort card of the MacBook, thus unable to test out the hidden SSID capability. This is why I’d caution against solely using a Mac-based stumbler when surveying, troubleshooting, and auditing Wi-Fi networks.įrom what we could gather, it appears some Wi-Fi tools that support non-AirPort drivers will recognize and even reveal hidden SSIDs, such as KisMAC2 and Kismet. However, this doesn’t help when you don’t know if they exist. By contrast, most Windows-based stumblers would typically list it with a blank/unknown SSID.īut there’s an exception some Mac-based stumblers will show the hidden SSID and its details after you connect to the SSID. This means a hidden SSID usually won’t appear on the network list at all. Hidden SSIDs and Mac OS Xĭue to the current limitations of Apple’s CoreWLAN API, most Wi-Fi stumblers for Mac OS X don’t fully support hidden SSIDs. The Mac Edition of inSSIDer Office was still in beta, but it looks nearly identical to the Windows Edition, which we recently reviewed. Download it today, and take the hardship out of getting an internet connection at a critical time.We also wanted to include AirGrab WiFi Radar, inSSIDer Office, and Kismet, but AirGrab and the popular open source Kismet program wouldn’t work on our MacBook Air (13-inch, early 2014) running OS X 10.10. Various other options allow you to customize your network list further, including assigning colors to best open networks and sound cues. Setup a scan Frequency, and have new open or closed networks have their name spoken, play alerts, or display notifications. Whether you are driving around looking for wireless networks, stuck in traffic, sitting on the beach, or if you are curious how strong your wireless signal is at home, AirRadar provides a more linear approach to network hunting. ![]() View detailed network information, graph network signal strength, and automatically join the best open network in range. Editor: Scanning for wireless networks is now easier and more personalized! AirRadar allows you to scan for open networks and tag them as favourites or filter them out. ![]()
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