InSSIDer analyzes your WiFi environment and alerts you if it detects a better channel for your network, excessive amounts of interference, non-standard channel usage, or other common wireless issues. Each alert can be expanded for additional details and suggestions on what to do to remedy the situation.
InSSIDer is an essential wireless troubleshooting tool that will quickly help you get the best possible performance from your network.
Install the program on a laptop, choose your wireless adapter, and it'll immediately detect and display your network, and any others nearby. Walk around your network area and inSSIDer will show you how your wireless strength varies in different places. Try to locate your PCs in areas with a strong signal and you'll see faster and more reliable connections.
If one PC in particular has poor wireless speeds, then install inSSIDer there, and again it'll display your signal strength at the location. You might then try repositioning your router or access point antennae, especially if they're directional, to see if they can increase the strength of your signal. Moving the entire router may help, too, but be careful you don't improve the performance of this network PC at the expense of the others.
Often the most useful aspect of inSSIDer is the way it detects other networks, that your neighbours may be using. There can be many more than you think, and if these are using the same channels as your network, then you'll be fighting over the available bandwidth and slowing each other down. If there's a strong signal nearby, and it's using the same channel as your network, then change your hardware to use something else (usually channel 1, 6 or 11). You should see an immediate and major improvement in network performance.
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| Developer(s) | MetaGeek, LLC |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.2.3 (inSSIDer 4 for Windows) / May 22, 2018; 16 months ago |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | 3.0 MicrosoftWindows XP SP3 or higher, OS XSnow Leopard or higher (via Mac App Store)2.1 MicrosoftWindows XP |
| Platform | .NET Framework |
| Size | 5.5 MB(.msi) |
| Available in | English (US) |
| Type | WiFi network analyzer |
| License | 4.x: Shareware [1] 3.x: Proprietary |
| Website | www.metageek.com/products/inssider/ |
inSSIDer is a Wi-Finetwork scanner application for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by MetaGeek, LLC.[3] It has received awards such as a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for 'Best of Open Source Software in Networking',[4] but as of inSSIDer 3, it is no longer open-source.
- 3System requirements
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History[edit]
inSSIDer began as a replacement for NetStumbler, a popular Windows Wi-Fi scanner, which had not been actively developed for several years and reputedly did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or versions of Windows higher than Windows XP. The project was inspired by Charles Putney on The Code Project.
Features[edit]
- Gathers information from wireless card and software
- Helps choose the best wireless channel available
- Wi-Fi network information such as SSID, MAC, vendor, data rate, signal strength, and security
- Graphs signal strength over time
- Shows which Wi-Fi network channels overlap
System requirements[edit]
Windows[edit]
- Version 3.0: MicrosoftWindows XP SP3 or higher
- Version 2.1: MicrosoftWindows XP SP2
- Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 or higher
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OS X[edit]
- OS XMountain Lion 10.8 or higher
References[edit]
- ^Major Geeks
- ^https://raw.github.com/metageek-llc/inSSIDer-2/master/README.md
- ^Henry, Alan (November 18, 2008). 'InSSIDer: A Wi-Fi Network Scanner for Today's Wardriver'. PCMag.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^IDG’s 'InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2008'Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (press release). IDG.com. August 4, 2008.
External links[edit]
- User Guide for Version 2.1 (pdf, 3.2MB). Metageek.net.
- inSSIDer 2 Source code on GitHub (Apache 2.0 license)