


WirelessNetView v1.38
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net



Description
===========

WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background, and
monitor the activity of wireless networks around you. For each detected
network, it displays the following information: SSID, Last Signal
Quality, Average Signal Quality, Detection Counter, Authentication
Algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, MAC Address, RSSI, Channel Frequency,
Channel Number, and more.



System Requirements
===================


* Wireless network adapter and wireless card driver that works with the
  built-in wireless support of Windows XP/Vista/7.
* Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP with SP2/SP3. For Windows XP
  with SP2, it's recommended to install the KB918997 update. To download
  this update, click here.



Known Issues
============


* 'Maximum Speed' column may display incorrect values.



Versions History
================


* Version 1.38:
  o Added '% Detection' column.

* Version 1.37:
  o Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's
    turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to
    make it easier to read a single line.

* Version 1.36:
  o Added 'Mark The Best Secured Network To Connect' option.

* Version 1.35:
  o Added 'Network Security Filter' option (under the Options menu),
    which allows you to choose to display only secured networks, only
    unsecured networks, or both.

* Version 1.30:
  o Added 'Clear Networks List' option which allows you to clear the
    accumulated wireless networks list.

* Version 1.27:
  o Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option. When
    this option is turned on, the column names are added as the first
    line when you export to csv or tab-delimited file.

* Version 1.26:
  o Added /sort command-line option.

* Version 1.25:
  o Added 'Very High' update rate.
  o Added command-line options to save the current detected wireless
    networks to text/html/csv/xml file.

* Version 1.22:
  o Fixed issue: When WirelessNetView window is hidden and there is
    an icon in the taskbar, running WirelessNetView again will open the
    existing instance of WirelessNetView, instead of creating another one.

* Version 1.21:
  o Added 'Maximum Speed' column.

* Version 1.20:
  o Added 'Restart Windows Wireless Service' (Ctrl+R) option.
    Sometimes, the wireless service of Windows XP stop working from
    unknown reason or it's stopped by another wireless network software.
    This option allows you to easily restart the sevice when something
    goes wrong.
  o Fixed bug: When plugging a Wi-Fi USB adapter while
    WirelessNetView is already running, WirelessNetView couldn't detect
    any network, and you had the close and run it again in order to get
    it work.

* Version 1.16:
  o Fixed bug: WirelessNetView created XML with invalid characters.

* Version 1.15:
  o Fixed issue: When WirelessNetView detect more than one network
    with the same SSID, it'll be dispalyed as a separated item.

* Version 1.12:
  o New option: Beep On New Network.

* Version 1.11:
  o Added update rate (low/medium/high).

* Version 1.10:
  o Added new columns: MAC Address, RSSI, Channel Frequency, and
    Channel Number.
  o Add 'Company Name' column that display the company name according
    to the MAC address (Requires to download an external file, see below).
  o WirelessNetView now can also work without KB918997 update,
    although when this update is not installed, some of the column values
    won't be displayed.

* Version 1.03:
  o Added new option: Put Icon On Tray.

* Version 1.02:
  o New option: Mark The Best Network To Connect - Mark the network
    with the highest signal value that doesn't require a network key.
  o Added 'PHY Types' column.

* Version 1.01:
  o Added support for saving as comma-delimited text file.
  o Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched
    to another application and then returned back to WirelessNetView.

* Version 1.00: First release.



Using WirelessNetView
=====================

In order to start using WirelessNetView, simply run the executable file -
WirelessNetView.exe
After running it, the main window displays the list of all wireless
networks detected on your area. The list is automatically updated every
10 seconds, so you can see the changes in networks signal. Also, if new
wireless networks are detected, they'll be added to the list.



The 'Company Name' Column
=========================

Starting from version 1.10, WirelessNetView allows you to view the
company name of each wireless device. The company name is determined
according to the MAC address. However, in order to get this feature, you
must download the following external file, and put in the same folder of
WirelessNetView.exe: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/oui.txt
Be aware that you must save it as 'oui.txt'



Translating WirelessNetView to other languages
==============================================

In order to translate WirelessNetView to other language, follow the
instructions below:
1. Run WirelessNetView with /savelangfile parameter:
   WirelessNetView.exe /savelangfile
   A file named WirelessNetView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of
   WirelessNetView utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
   editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally,
   you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site.
   (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information,
   it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run WirelessNetView, and all
   translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   If you want to run WirelessNetView without the translation, simply
   rename the language file, or move it to another folder.



Command-Line Options
====================



/stext <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into a regular text file.

/stab <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into a tab-delimited text file.

/scomma <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into a comma-delimited text file (csv).

/stabular <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into a tabular text file.

/shtml <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into HTML file (Horizontal).

/sverhtml <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into HTML file (Vertical).

/sxml <Filename>
Save the list of wireless networks into XML file.

/sort <column>
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting
by the desired column. If you don't specify this option, the list is
sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface.
The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first
column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the name of the column,
like "SSID" and "Last Signal". You can specify the '~' prefix character
(e.g: "~SSID") if you want to sort in descending order. You can put
multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort by multiple
columns.

Examples:
WirelessNetView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\wireless.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1
WirelessNetView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\wireless.html" /sort "~Security
Enabled" /sort "SSID"

/nosort
When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without
any sorting.



License
=======

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !



Disclaimer
==========

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.



Feedback
========

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
