WiFi Signal 4.2

Simple, straightforward user interface
WiFi Signal is a system menu bar application that provides easy access to your Wi-Fi connection details, monitors the signal quality of your network, and can find and recommend alternative channels to avoid conflicts or signal overlapping with nearby wireless networks that may affect the connectivity and performance of your connection.

Fully customizable status display
The space in your system menu bar is precious. WiFi Signal lets you choose, by using a display pattern, what information you want to display, how you want it displayed and in what order. When you define your own display pattern you can, for example, use only the raw values for signal strength or include everything you need. Also, if you consider the signal strength indicator (the bars) unnecessary or redundant, you can choose to hide it when using a display pattern.

Notifications and event logging
WiFi Signal will log and notify you about common Wi-Fi events, such as when the computer joins or disconnects from a network, moves (roams) to a different access point, or when transmit data rate or channel configuration changes are detected. In addition, you can choose to be notified if the signal strength or Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) drops below a given threshold.

FEATURES

• Simple, straightforward user interface
• Fully customizable status icon display options
• Light and dark mode support
• Accurate dBm to percentage (%) conversion
• Realtime graphs for signal strength and noise level, SignaltoNoise Ratio (SNR), transmit rate, or MCS index (if supported)
• Signal quality ratings based on SNR measurements
• Automatic channel recommendations
• Notifications and event logging for common events, such as when the computer joins to or disconnects from a network, roams to a different access point, or when data rate or channel configuration changes are detected
• Comprehensive app’s help describes how to use the tool the most effective way

Requires a Mac with built-in Wi-Fi. External Wi-Fi adapters are not supported.

For a more comprehensive analysis of the Wi-Fi environment consider WiFi Explorer, also available in the Mac App Store.

What’s New in WiFi Signal 4.2

• Extended syntax of the display pattern to let you modify the string shown in the menu bar (see Preferences > Status for details).
• Added ability to detach the popover window from the menu bar so you can keep it around and over your Desktop.
• Added AP name support for MikroTik and Mist access points.
• Fixed a few issues when switching between system appearances.
• Updated vendors database.

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