[AccessD] Check out Wi-Fi Analytics

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Feb 29 06:30:13 CST 2012


I used something like this back in the days of XP.  When Vista came along it no longer worked.  It's 
good to see these are back for the Windows laptop.

Thanks Stuart.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 2/28/2012 11:57 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> Same sort of thing for a Windows laptop/netbook - I use it a lot
>
> inSSIDer
>
> Freeware from http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/
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>
>
> On 28 Feb 2012 at 20:17, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Now that is cool. :-)
>>
>> Thanks for sharing John.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:59 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: [AccessD] Check out Wi-Fi Analytics
>>
>> for configuring your home wifi system.
>>
>> https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pinapps.amped
>>
>> It gives all the things I was looking for including graphing all of the
>> currently visible signals,
>> telling me the encryption system, SSID and channel.  It gives channel
>> collisions which allowed me to
>> see that everyone and their brother was on 1 and 11, someone was on 10 but
>> 8, 3 and 5 were wide open.
>>
>> I put it on my kindle Fire and also on my phone.  Very convenient for
>> walking around the house to
>> see what the signal levels are. I have my main wi-fi in the center of the
>> house and a hot spot at
>> either end.  With Analytics I now have moved my hot-spots off onto unused
>> channels to minimize the
>> interference with the neighbors.
>>
>> Nice app.
>>
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