NetSpot
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| NetSpot | |
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| Developer | Etwok Inc. |
| Initial release | August 2011 (Mac OS X) February 2016 (Windows) |
| Stable release | 2.14 (Mac OS X) November 2021 2.14 (Windows) November 2021 |
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| Written in | Objective-C |
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| Operating system | OS X v.10.6 +, Windows 7-8-10, Android OS 6.0+, iOS 10.0+ |
| Platform | x86 |
| Available in | English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Russian |
| Type | Wireless site survey |
| License | free, or paid |
| Website | www |
NetSpot is a software tool for wireless network assessment, scanning, and surveys, analyzing Wi-Fi coverage and performance.[1] It runs on Mac OS X 10.6+ and Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. Netspot supports 802.11n, 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g wireless networks and uses the standard Wi-Fi network adapter and its Airport interface to map radio signal strength and other wireless network parameters, and build reports on that. NetSpot was released in August 2011.[2]
Functions
[edit | edit source]NetSpot provides all professional wireless site survey features for Wi-Fi and maps coverage of a living area, office space, buildings, etc.[3] It provides visual data to help analyze radio signal leaks, discover noise sources, map channel use, optimize access point locations. The application can also perform Wi-Fi network planning: the data that are collected help to select channels and placements for new hotspots. Survey reports can be generated in PDF format.
Usual uses
[edit | edit source]- Mapping Wi-Fi
- Mapping Wi-Fi signal strength[4]
- Optimizing networks[5]
- Trouble-shooting networks[6]
- Visualizing wireless networks[7]
- Diagnosing signal problems[8]
- Analyzing wireless network coverage[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]- iStumbler – an open-source utility to find wireless networks and devices in Mac OS X
- KisMAC – a wireless network discovery tool for Mac OS X
- WiFi Explorer – a wireless network scanner for Mac OS X
References
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