What Is inSSIDer Home?
inSSIDer is a Wi-Fi network scanner application for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by MetaGeek, LLC. It has received awards such as a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for "Best of Open Source Software in Networking", but as of inSSIDer 3, it is no longer open-source.

.

Beside this, how do I get the best inSSIDer channel?

Pick the Best Channel with inSSIDer

  1. Find your access point or router in the list, and click on it.
  2. When you've found your access point or router in the list, click on it to select it.
  3. Visit the router configuration page on your router or access point, and switch it to the new channel.

Also Know, what WiFi channel should I use? Ideally, you'll want to run your 2.4GHz wifi network on channels 1, 6, or 11. You should be able to set your wireless network to a new channel within your router's settings. (And don't forget to do this same analysis for your 5GHz wireless networks as well.)

Beside this, what is inSSIDer office?

inSSIDer Office is a WiFi optimization and troubleshooting tool. It scans for wireless networks with your WiFi adapter, so you can visualize their signal strengths, and what channels they are using. It also lists a lot of useful information about each network.

How do I get access points?

Find Wireless Access Point IP On Windows (GUI) If you're already connected to the network via WiFi or Ethernet, you can head into your adapter settings menu to find out your wireless access point IP address. Right-click on the network icon in the system tray and select Open Network & Internet settings.

Related Question Answers

How do I change my network channel?

Changing your WiFi network channel
  1. Log in with the default username admin and default password admin.
  2. Click the Advanced tab, then select Wireless > Wireless Settings.
  3. Select the desired channel from the Channel drop-down menu and then click Save to finish.

Should wireless AP be on same channel?

As a design rule, access points within range of each other should be set to channel frequencies with minimal signal overlap. Otherwise, you'll find that roaming doesn't work well, and performance will degrade because of interference between access points.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.