WiFi Explorer Release Notes

Known Issues

  • WiFi Explorer on Apple silicon Macs running macOS Ventura or later may not identify Wi-Fi 7 networks as 802.11be and show an incorrect channel width when scanning using the built-in Wi-Fi interface due to missing EHT Operation (Ext ID 106), EHT Capabilities (Ext ID 108), and Multi-Link (Ext ID 107) information elements in the scan results provided by the macOS’ CoreWLAN framework.  Apple Feedback: FB13078660.
  • WiFi Explorer Pro 3 running on macOS Sonoma will not display networks configured on standard power APs. It seems that macOS Sonoma is filtering out SP APs from the scan results when using active scan mode. As a workaround, you may use passive scan mode if available.

Release Notes

Version 3.5.2 May 23, 2024
  • Adds support for Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE P802.11be/D6.0) networks.
  • Adds support for the Management MIC information element.
  • Adds vendor-specific support for Sundray APs.
  • Fixes decoding of the transmit power field in the TPC Report element.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.5.1 Jan 17, 2024
  • Adds support for Huawei AP names.
  • Improves error handling when parsing malformed information elements.
  • Fixes incorrect wide channel and visualization of Wi-Fi 7 networks using 320 MHz channels.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.5 Sep 5, 2023
  • Adds support for the Multi-Link (107) element.
  • Fixes the decoding of the Transmit Power Envelope element.
  • Fixes an issue where some WPA/WPA2 networks were being identified as WPA2 only.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.4.4 Jul 21, 2023
  • Fixes a crash that may occur when decoding certain Aruba-specific information elements.
  • Fixes filtering by security mode.
  • Improves vendor name resolution.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.4.3 Jun 7, 2023
  • Adds support for Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE P802.11be/D3.1) networks.
  • Adds support for Alta Labs access points.
  • Adds support for Aruba’s LCI vendor-specific IE.
  • Fixes the Reduced Neighbor Report IE decoder to display all Neighbor AP Information fields.
  • Fixes visualization of 5 GHz networks using 160 MHz channels in the UNII-3 and UNII-4 bands.
  • Fixes refreshing of charts to match the refresh rate of scans.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.4.2 Apr 7, 2023
  • Fixes incorrect security mode for networks using FT SAE.
  • Improves vendor name detection heuristics.
  • Improves support for 6 GHz networks.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.4.1 Jan 25, 2023
  • Adds support for scanning and displaying 6 GHz networks on Macs with Wi-Fi 6E.
  • Adds support for Extreme Networks AP name in Nokia vendor-specific IE.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.4 Oct 27, 2022
  • Adds support for AP name for Arista and Alcatel-Lucent access points.
  • Improves the Spectrum view by highlighting the primary channel of the selected network.
  • Improves vendor name resolution for HP and Ubiquiti access points.
  • Fixes incorrect calculation of channel width for 802.11n networks.
  • Fixes a memory leak that may occur when parsing certain malformed information elements.
  • Drops support for macOS High Sierra 10.13.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3.6 May 30, 2022
  • Fixes an issue that causes annotations not to be saved.
  • Fixes incorrect mode and advertised amendments for networks in files saved using older versions of WiFi Explorer.
  • Adds WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) column back (this time for sure).
  • Improves parsing of the Country information element.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3.5 Apr 19, 2022
  • Changes to maintain a single vendor database that can be shared by other apps, including WiFi Signal.
  • Improves vendor name resolution for Meraki APs.
  • Improves the Quick Look plugin for .wifiexplorer files.
  • Improves detection of FT Adaptive mode when using WPA3.
  • Fixes an issue when refreshing after updating the vendor database.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3.4 Mar 13, 2022
  • Adds ability to define 0% and 100% dBm values when displaying signal strength as %.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3.3 Jan 13, 2022
  • Brings back the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) column, which we removed by mistake in a previous update.
  • Fixes the display of invalid UTF8-encoded SSIDs.
  • Improves the filtering of networks by BSSID.
Version 3.3.2 Nov 10, 2021
  • Improves handling of network names that contain non-printable characters.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3.1 Aug 3, 2021
  • Fixes an issue when entering filter strings with tabs and other whitespace characters.
  • Fixes highlighting of column values matching the specified filter.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.3 Jul 16, 2021
  • Adds support for creating custom filters (see WiFi Explorer > Preferences > Filters).
  • Adds support for filtering networks by attribute (see WiFi Explorer Help > Get Started > Filter scan results).
  • Adds support for grouping filter expressions using parenthesis. Also, logical operators are now AND, OR, and NOT, instead of &, comma, and !, respectively.
  • Adds “Apply as Filter,” “Apply as Filter and Negate,” “New Filter,” and “New Filter and Negate” options to the contextual menu in the Networks table.
  • Adds option to show/hide row separator lines (see View > Show Row Separator Lines).
  • Adds option to not include hidden service networks in the scan results (see WiFi Explorer > Preferences > Advanced).
  • Fixes incorrect supported rate shown in Advanced Details (5.5 Mbps was displayed as 6 Mbps).
  • Fixes the formatting of the “Last Seen” column for networks found during the last scan.
  • Updates Help documentation.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2 Jun 18, 2021
  • Adds support for the Time Zone, Multiple BSSID, and Multiple BSSID-Index information elements.
  • Improves support for the Roaming Consortium, HS2.0 Indication, HE Capabilities, and HE Operation information elements.
  • Fixes missing keyboard shortcut for entering/exiting full screen mode.
  • Fixes number of spatial streams for Wi-Fi 6 networks using a 160 MHz channel width.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.1 May 3, 2021
  • Adds support for the Reduce Neighbor Report and Wi-Fi Alliance MBO-OCE information elements.
  • Fixes the display of networks in the 5 GHz band that are using a 160 MHz channel width.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.0.4 Feb 25, 2021
  • Fixes an issue where some recommendations were not being presented for certain networks.
Version 3.0.3 Feb 22, 2021
  • Fixes an issue when opening files from iCloud Drive.
  • Improves saving of files.
  • Improves recommendations when in the presence of mesh networks.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.0.2 Dec 17, 2020
  • Fixes an issue when displaying Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) network information in the toolbar.
  • Fixes Touch Bar support.
  • Other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.0.1 Nov 24, 2020
  • Fixes a crash when trying to export scan results to CSV.
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements.
Version 2.6.2 Jul 16, 2020
  • Fixes an issue that occurs on first launch where rows are too small to accommodate the text.
Version 2.6.1 Jul 15, 2020
  • Adds option to show/hide vertical grid lines in tables.
  • Fixes incorrect max data rates for 11ax APs using 160 MHz channels.
  • Fixes decoding of the country string field in the Country Code IE.
  • Fixes decoding of the channel width field in the HE Capabilities IE.
  • Fixes power constrains (Power Constraint IE) units (dBm -> dB).
  • Fixes a few issues in the decoding of the HE Operation IE.
  • Improves decoding of the TIM IE.
  • Improves parsing of supported data rates.
  • Improves heuristics for resolving vendor names.
  • Other fixes and UI tweaks.
Version 2.6 Aug 10, 2019
  • Added ability to show the vendor’s logo next to its name (when available).
  • Added “Show Text Only” option for columns.
  • Other bug fixes and UI tweaks.
Version 2.5.5 Jul 2, 2019
  • Fixes annotations integration with WiFi Signal.
  • Improves heuristics to resolve vendor and device names.
Version 2.5.4 Feb 12, 2019
  • Fixed incorrect security mode identification for some WPA2 networks.
  • Improved recommendations for certain network configurations.
Version 2.5.3 Feb 6, 2019
  • Added Touch Bar support. You can now start/stop the scan, as well as quickly apply filters using the Touch Bar.
  • Added support for Mist AP names.
  • Added ability to filter by channel range. You can now use, for example, the filter expression 36-48 to display only the networks configured on channels 36, 40, 44 or 48.
  • Fixed some issues when resizing the main window.
  • Fixed appearance of checkboxes and other UI components when using dark mode in macOS Mojave 10.14.
  • Other minor UI tweaks and enhancements.
Version 2.5.2 Nov 8, 2018
  • Added WPA3 support.
  • Added the Generation column to display new Wi-Fi Alliance’s generational names.
  • Added grouping support for LANCOM access points.
  • Improved display of security-related information.
  • Improved parsing of certain information elements.
  • Other minor UI tweaks.
Version 2.5.1 Sep 25, 2018
  • Added support for 802.11ax D3.0 (D2.1 is no longer supported).
  • Added support for Wi-Fi Alliance’s OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption) Transition Mode.
  • Added ability to expand/collapse automatic filter categories by clicking the category name.
  • Fixed bug where app would not start scanning automatically upon launch.
Version 2.5 Sep 8, 2018
  • Added support for macOS Mojave 10.14.
  • Added support for hidden networks (requires macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later).
  • Added “Hide Column” option to networks table’s contextual menu to easily hide the selected column.
  • Fixed an issue where app would start scanning when launched by opening a file.
Version 2.4.2 May 3, 2018
  • Fixed a crash that may occur when a network’s information element contains malformed data.
Version 2.4.1 May 2, 2018
  • Improved color scheme to make sure networks can be better identified in the graphs.
  • Removed erroneous heuristic that incorrectly identifies certain access points to be manufactured by Meraki.
  • Other stability improvements.
Version 2.4 Mar 15, 2018
  • New UI to make quick filters easier to use and to make room for new features.
  • Added support for 802.11ax Draft 2.1 networks.
  • Added a right side view that displays a list of common issues for the selected network that may result in degraded performance or connectivity problems (English and Spanish version only; other languages will be supported in future updates).
  • Fixes to the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian localizations.
  • Fixed crash that would happen when parsing the WPS IE.
Version 2.3.3 Nov 28, 2017
  • Added device name decoding for Routerboard (MikroTik) access points.
  • Fixed an issue where SSIDs of length 32 were not being decoded correctly.
  • Fixed vertical text alignment of cells in the Advanced Details table.
  • Fixed incorrect shortcuts for increasing/decreasing time scale in chart.
  • Fixed an issue with the vendor lookup heuristics that was causing vendor names to be misidentified.
  • Fixed a UI glitch in the Network Details view.
  • Improved parsing of Cisco specific information elements.
  • Improved grouping and vendor lookup for Meraki APs.
  • Improved Split View support for small screen resolutions.
Version 2.3.2 Jun 21, 2017
  • Fixed an issue where mode was being incorrectly set to 802.11ac for 2.4 GHz networks using 256 QAM.
  • Fixed filtering by security mode (802.1X).
  • Fixed decoding of the Country Information IE under certain circumstances.
  • Renamed “Service Set” and “Radio” categories to “Network Name” and “Access Point”, respectively.
  • Improved display of SSIDs containing emoji.
  • Improved resizing of table columns.
  • Improved copy option for network entries and information elements.
  • Improved vendor name lookup and identification heuristics for Ubiquiti and Apple access points.
  • Improved parsing of Mesh and WPS information elements.
  • Updated the app’s Help book.
Version 2.3.1 Mar 23, 2017
  • Fixed a crash in 10.9 and older systems.
  • Fixed sorting of “Min Rate” and “Max Rate” columns.
Version 2.3 Mar 22, 2017
  • Fixed AP name parsing for Extreme Networks (formerly Zebra) APs.
  • Fixed filtering by security type, and by channel width.
  • Fixed export options to include missing fields.
  • Improved identification of vendor name for Meraki APs.
  • Improved accessibility.
Version 2.2 Sep 7, 2016
  • Changed shortcuts for filtering by signal strength from [numeric key] to Option+[numeric key].
  • Changed scan sensitivity option so it can be set up to -100 dBm.
  • Changed minimum column widths.
  • Fixed an issue where 802.1X was being incorrectly identified as PSK.
  • Fixed grouping by radio for some Meraki access points.
  • Fixed an issue where column widths were not being maintained between launches.
  • Fixed an issue where recent used filters were not being maintained between launches.
  • Fixed an issue where filtering by multiple fields using negation (!) was not working correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where main window will grow in size between launches.
  • Fixed a crash that occurs when parsing certain malformed information elements.
  • Improved stability and performance.
Version 2.1 Dec 15, 2015
  • Fixes an issue where state of side panel is not maintained between launches.
  • Fixes incorrect parsing of MCS set in different information elements.
  • Fixes incorrect 802.11 modes.
  • Fixes incorrect security modes.
  • Fixes opening of files using drag & drop.
  • Other minor bug fixes.