How To Scan For Wifi On Windows 7

WifiInfoView v2.76
Copyright (c) 2012 - 2022 Nir Sofer

Clarification

WifiInfoView scans the wireless networks in your area and displays extensive information about them, including: Network Proper noun (SSID), MAC Address, PHY Type (802.11g or 802.11n), RSSI, Signal Quality, Frequency, Channel Number, Maximum Speed, Company Proper noun, Router Model and Router Proper noun (Just for routers that provides this information), and more...
When you select a wireless network in the upper pane of this tool, the lower pane displays the Wi-Fi information elements received from this device, in hexadecimal format.
WifiInfoView besides has a summary manner, which displays a summary of all detected wireless networks, grouped by channel number, visitor that manufactured the router, PHY type, or the maximum speed.

Wifi Access Points Viewer

System Requirements

Operating System: This utility works on Windows Vista, Windows seven, Windows eight, Windows Server 2008, Windows 10, and Windows 11. Both 32-bit and x64 systems are supported.
Windows XP is not supported because this tool is based on new Wi-Fi API that doesn't exist on Windows XP. If you want to get wireless networks data on Windows XP, yous can use the WirelessNetView utility.
Wireless network adapter and wireless menu driver that works with the congenital-in wireless support of Windows Vista/7/8/2008. If yous don't have a uniform wireless adapter and driver, "cannot find wireless adapter" error will be displayed.
In lodge to scout 5GHz wireless networks, yous have to utilize a wireless network adapter that supports v GHz channels.

Download links are on the bottom of this page

Versions History

Version 2.76:
- Fixed the 'Marking Connected Access Point' selection to override the 'Mark MAC Groups' option.
Version 2.75:
- Added 'MAC Group' column, which detects wireless networks with like MAC accost. When y'all run across 2 or more wireless networks with the same number in this cavalcade, it ways that they are probably generated by the same device.
- Added 'Mark MAC Groups' (Nether the View menu), which allows you to mark wireless networks with different colors according to the 'MAC Group' value.
- Added 64-flake build.
Version 2.72:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
- Fixed some high DPI manner issues (Status Bar, 'Choose Columns' Window).
Version 2.71:
- Added 'SSID Encoding' pick - ANSI or UTF-8. The default encoding is at present set to UTF-eight. If you lot have SSID with non-English language characters and it'due south not displayed properly and then you should change this option.
Version ii.70:
- Added pick to change the sorting column from the carte du jour (View -> Sort By). Similar the column header click sorting, if you click again the same sorting bill of fare item, it'll switch between ascending and descending order. Also, if you lot hold down the shift key while choosing the sort carte du jour detail, you'll get a secondary sorting.
Version ii.68:
- Updated to work properly in high DPI mode.
Version 2.67:
- The properties window is now resizable.
- The properties window now has multiple pages if there is no plenty space to display all properties in one folio.
Version two.66:
- You can at present employ wildcards in the BSSID/SSID filter ('Avant-garde Options' window). For example: MyNet?? , 00-11-22*
Version two.65:
- Added support for WPA3 detection (Security cavalcade).
- Added support for detecting 802.11ax networks. Be aware that the calculation of 'Maximum Speed' is even so not supported for 802.11ax
Version ii.62:
- Fixed the /cfg command-line pick to load the .cfg file from the current directory if full path is not specified.
Version 2.61:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version ii.threescore:
- Added option to create a shortcut on your desktop that connects to the desired admission betoken.
- There are ii types of shortcut you tin can create - 'Connect Access Point Past BSSID' and 'Connect Access Point By Name'.
Version ii.55:
- Added 'Connect Selected Access Point' option. This choice allows yous to connect your access point from the window of WifiInfoView.
- If you take multiple access points with the same name (Wifi Extenders), yous can choose a specific AP to connect.
- Added /ConnectAP command-line choice, which allows you lot to connect to the desired access point , by specifying network name (SSID) and MAC address (BSSID), for example:
  WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" "00-25-9C-14-2C-39"
Version two.50:
- Added 'Marker Connected Access Indicate'. When it's turned on, the connected access betoken is marked with green colour.
Version 2.47:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version 2.46:
- Fixed the save command-line selection to piece of work according to the selected brandish way (/DisplayMode command-line option).
Version 2.45:
- Added 'Restart Windows Wireless Service' option (Under the Help menu)
Version 2.42:
- Fixed bug: When the SSID of the device updated, WifiInfoView dispalyed incorrect SSID cord.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version ii.41:
- You tin can now transport the data to stdout by specifying empty string as filename, for example:
  WifiInfoView.exe /scomma "" | more
Version ii.twoscore:
- Added option to filter past signal quality (In 'Advanced Options' window).
Version 2.34:
- Stock-still issue: WifiInfoView displayed incorrect channel width for 802.11ac networks.
Version 2.33:
- Added 'Country Lawmaking' cavalcade (For access points with 802.11d support).
Version 2.32:
- Added choice to save as JSON file.
Version ii.31:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version two.30:
- Added 'MAC Addresses List' selection (Ctrl+F8), which allows you to create a list of MAC addresses and their description. The clarification specified in this listing will be displayed nether the 'Description' column. The MAC addresses list is saved in 'WifiInfoView_MAC_List.txt' located in the same folder of WifiInfoView.exe
Version 2.27:
- Added description text for all types of information elements (Displayed in the lower pane).
Version 2.26:
- Fixed issues: The filtering in the 'Advanced Options' window didn't affect the output of the control-line options ( /scomma, /shtml and others)
- In 'Avant-garde Options' window - Y'all tin now also filter by SSID in addition to the BSSID filtering.
- Added 'Select All' and 'Deselect All' to the 'Cavalcade Settings' window.
Version 2.25:
- Added 'Stations Count' column (Available only for APs with 'BSS Load' information): Specifies the number of wifi clients associated with the access point.
- Added 'Aqueduct Utilization' column (Available only for APs with 'BSS Load' information): Specifies the % of fourth dimension that the channel is busy.
Version 2.21:
- Fixed the lower pane to switch focus when pressing tab primal.
Version 2.xx:
- Added 'Continued' column - Displays 'Yes' if you are connected to this network.
Version 2.15:
- Added '802.11 Standards' column, which displays the 802.11 Standards that the access bespeak supports: 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11k, 802.11r, and more...
- The 'PHY Type' at present displays multiple phy types (east.g: 802.11g/n, 802.11n/ac).
Version ii.x:
- Added new selection to 'Advanced Options' window: Testify only the specified BSSIDs (Comma-delimited list).
Version 2.08:
- The connection name is now displayed in the adapters listing of 'Avant-garde Options' window.
Version 2.07:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version ii.06:
- Added 'Align Numeric Columns To Right' option.
Version 2.05:
- Added option to evidence only networks in the specified channels (In 'Avant-garde Options' window).
Version ii.00:
- Added option to display just networks detected in the last xx seconds (In 'Advanced Options' window).
- Added 'Testify only networks with detection count college than...' option (In 'Avant-garde Options' window).
Version 1.97:
- Added 'Relieve All Items'.
Version ane.96:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version 1.95:
- Added 'Affected Channels' summary fashion, which shows the number of networks that bear upon every aqueduct, according to the 'Channels Range' cavalcade.
Version 1.xc:
- Added 'Channel Width' column, in MHz.
- Added 'Channels Range' column, which shows the actual range of channels that the wireless network uses (according to the channel width).
Version 1.86:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version one.85:
- Added 'Minimum Signal Quality' and 'Maximum Betoken Quality' columns to the 'Total Details Mode'.
Version 1.81:
- Added 'Put Icon On Tray' selection.
Version 1.80:
- Fixed WifiInfoView to summate the maximum speed of 802.11ac networks.
Version 1.79:
- WifiInfoView at present displays 'Cannot find wireless adapter !' bulletin in the bottom status bar when there is no wireless adapter...
Version 1.78:
- The current brandish mode is now added to the window title.
Version 1.77:
- Added 'Next Display Mode' (Ctrl+1) and 'Previous Brandish Mode' (Ctrl+2) options to easily switch between modes.
Version 1.76:
- Fixed bug: WifiInfoView failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was non located in the principal monitor.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version 1.75:
- Added new summary mode - Company-Router Model
Version 1.70:
- Added new command-line options: /DisplayMode , /UseOnlyAdapter , /NetworkAdapter, and more than.
Version 1.65:
- Added 'WPS Summary Way'.
Version one.61:
- Added secondary sorting back up: You tin now go a secondary sorting, by holding downward the shift cardinal while clicking the column header. Be enlightened that yous simply take to hold downward the shift key when clicking the 2nd/third/fourth cavalcade. To sort the first column you should not agree down the Shift cardinal.
Version one.lx:
- Added 'Percent' column to the summary fashion.
Version 1.56:
- Fixed the control-line scan (added on version 1.50) to await until the browse is completed.
- Added /NumberOfScans command-line option, which allows you to scan multiple times from command-line, in order to get a amend result, for example:
  WifiInfoView.exe /NumberOfScans 5 /scomma c:\temp\wscan.csv
Version 1.55:
- Added 'Kickoff Fourth dimension' column, which displays the last time that access point was mayhap started/restarted/rebooted. Be aware that some admission points reset their timestamp periodically without restart/reboot activity, and thus for these APs, the time value dislayed on this column doesn't represent the correct offset time.
- The 'WPS Support' cavalcade now displays the WPS status - Configured, Not Configured, or Locked.
Version i.l:
- Added command-line options to export the wireless networks listing into a file.
Version 1.45:
- The 'Security' cavalcade now displays the security mode of the network - WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and and so on.... (Instead of Yes/No)
- Added Security Summary Manner.
- The 'Cipher' column at present displays more than accurate data. (Added TKIP+CCMP value)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
Version 1.40:
- Added 'Copy MAC Addresses' option (Ctrl+M)
- Added 'Show Lower Pane' option (Under the View menu). You can turn information technology off if yous don't demand the lower pane.
Version 1.36:
- WifiInfoView now detects 802.11ac networks (according to the 'VHT Capabilities' and 'VHT Operation' information elements)
Version 1.35:
- Added 'Naught' column.
- Added 'WPS Back up' column.
Version one.30:
- Added 'Average Signal Quality' column.
- Added 'Avant-garde Options' window (F9), which allows yous to choose the wireless network adapter that will be used to scan the wireless networks. This option is useful if you accept multiple wireless network adapters.
- Added 'Clear Networks List' option.
Version 1.26:
- Added /cfg command-line option, which instructs WifiInfoView to use a config file in another location instead if the default config file, for example:
  WifiInfoView.exe /cfg "%AppData%\WifiInfoView.cfg"
Version 1.25:
- Added BSS Blazon Summary Fashion.
Version 1.twenty:
- Added 'Automatically Scroll Downward On New Particular' option.
Version 1.18:
- Added 'BSS Type' cavalcade - Infrastructure or Advertizing-Hoc.
- Fixed the flickering while scrolling the wireless networks listing.
Version 1.17:
- Added 'Select Another Font' option, which allows you to choose a font (proper name and size) to use on the main window.
Version 1.sixteen:
- Added 'Sort On Every Update' option.
Version 1.fifteen:
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
- Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, nether the View menu. When information technology'due south turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make information technology easier to read a single line.
Version 1.10:
- Added new summary way: Indicate Quality.
Version 1.05:
- Added 2 new summary modes - Router Name and Router Model.
Version 1.00 - First release.

Start Using WifiInfoView

WifiInfoView doesn't require whatsoever installation procedure or boosted dll files. In society to start using it, merely run the executable file - WifiInfoView.exe

Afterwards you run WifiInfoView, the list of detected wireless networks in your surface area is displayed on the upper pane and it's updated at very high rate. You can change update rate from Options->Update Rate bill of fare.
When you select ane or more wireless networks in the upper pane, the lower pane displays the Wi-Fi data elements of the selected items, in hexadecimal format.

Columns In the Upper Pane

SSID: The name of the network.
MAC Address: MAC address of the router.
PHY Type: The PHY type for this network - 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, or High-Rate DSSS
RSSI: The received signal strength indicator value, in units of decibels referenced to ane.0 milliwatts (dBm), equally detected by the wireless LAN interface driver for the AP or peer station.
Point Quality: A number betwixt 0 and 100 that represents the quality of the signal.
Frequency: The channel heart frequency of the ring on which the 802.11 Beacon or Probe Response frame was received. The value of this column is in units of Gigahertz (GHz).
Channel: Channel number used by this wireless network.
Information Size:The full size (in bytes) of all Wi-Fi information elements received from this wireless network.
Elements Count: The full number of Wi-Fi data elements received from this wireless network.
Company: The company that manufactured the router, co-ordinate to the iii starting time bytes of the MAC address.
Router Model: The model of the router. This value is displayed just for routers that provide this information inside the Wi-Fi information elements.
Router Name: The proper name of the router. This value is displayed only for routers that provide this data inside the Wi-Fi information elements.
Security: Specifies whether the network is secured (Aye/No).
Maximum Speed: The maximum speed (in Mbps) that you tin can go when connecting to this wireless network.
First Detection: The kickoff date/time that this network was detected.
Last Detection: The final date/fourth dimension that this network was detected.
Detection Count: The number of times that this network was detected.

Summary Modes

When you switch to one of the summary modes, instead of showing the list of all networks, WifiInfoView only shows the number of networks and the boilerplate/minimum/maximum of the signal quality for every grouping.

Wifi Channels Report

For case, in the above screenshot, you can see that there are 25 wireless networks that apply channel 6, 10 wireless networks that utilise aqueduct 11, and and then on....

In the example below, you can run across the in that location are 9 wireless routers of NETGEAR, viii wireless routers of Sagemcom, and so on... (Be enlightened that some companies may appear more than once, with a niggling unlike name)

Wifi Companies Report

The post-obit summary modes are available under the Options menu: Channels Summary Mode, Companies Summary Way, PHY Types Summary Style, and Max Speed Summary Fashion

The 'Visitor' Column

WifiInfoView allows you lot to view the company proper noun of each wireless device. The visitor name is determined co-ordinate to the MAC address.

By default, WifiInfoView uses an internal database of MAC addresses/companies which is updated from time to fourth dimension. If you lot desire to use the most updated database, yous tin can download it from the following link, and put in the same folder of WifiInfoView.exe: http://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui.txt
Exist aware that you must save information technology as 'oui.txt'

Connect Selected Access Point

The 'Connect Selected Access Point' option (F2) allows you to connect to the desired access point from the main window of WifiInfoView. This feature is especially useful if yous accept multiple access points with the same name, considering WifiInfoView allows you choose the admission point to connect. , as opposed to the default wifi manager of Windows, which makes the connexion according to the network proper noun.

Using WifiInfoView With GetNir Tool

You tin can use WifiInfoView together with GetNir tool to extract specific value from WifiInfoView.
Here'south some example:

Go the RSSI of 'MyNet' access point and send it to stdout:
WifiInfoView.exe /stab "" | GetNir "RSSI" "SSID=MyNet"
Get the RSSI of admission point that its BSSID is 01-02-03-04-05-06 and shop it in rssi.txt :
WifiInfoView.exe /stab "" | GetNir "RSSI" "MACAddress=01-02-03-04-05-06" > rssi.txt
Get the list of access points on channel 48, and send the result to stdout:
WifiInfoView.exe /stab "" | GetNir "SSID" "Channel=48"
Get the name, BSSID, and RSSI of the access point you are continued to, and send the result to stdout:
WifiInfoView.exe /stab "" | GetNir "SSID,MACAddress,RSSI" "Continued=Yes"

Command-Line Options

/ConnectAP <SSID> {BSSID} {Profile Name} {Network Adapter}	Connect to the specified admission point. <SSID> is the name of the network to connect. {BSSID} is the MAC address of the admission point to connect. You can use the post-obit formats: Xx-XX-Twenty-XX-XX-Xx , XX:20:XX:20:XX:XX, XXXXXXXXXXXX . If you don't specify the MAC address, only the network name will exist used. {Contour Name} - The name of the profile that incorporate the network key to connect the network. If the profile is not specified, WifiInfoView will endeavor to discover the right contour automatically. {Network Adapter} - This parameter is needed only if you accept multiple wireless network adapters. You tin can specify the GUID of the network adapter or part of the network adapter proper name. For example, if the network adapter name is 'Edimax AC600 Wireless LAN USB Adapter', you can specify the name as "Edimax AC600". Here'south some examples: WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" "00-25-9C-14-2C-39" WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" "00259C142C39" MyNetProfile WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" "00-25-9C-14-2C-39" "" "Edimax AC600" WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP "MyNet" "00-25-9C-14-2C-39" MyNetProfile "{F340052F-E512-38C0-B9A9-A21D723BD7CE}"
/cfg <Filename>	Outset WifiInfoView with the specified configuration file. For example: WifiInfoView.exe /cfg "c:\config\csv.cfg" WifiInfoView.exe /cfg "%AppData%\WifiInfoView.cfg"
/NumberOfScans <Number>	Specifies the number of scans to perform when using the save command-line options (/scomma, /shtml, and so on...)
/stext <Filename>	Relieve the listing of wireless networks into a regular text file.
/stab <Filename>	Relieve 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>	Salve the listing of wireless networks into HTML file (Vertical).
/sxml <Filename>	Relieve the list of wireless networks into XML file.
/sjson <Filename>	Save the list of wireless networks into JSON file.
/sort <column>	This command-line option tin be used with other salve options for sorting by the desired column. If yous don't specify this option, the listing is sorted according to the final sort that you fabricated from the user interface. The <column> parameter can specify the cavalcade index (0 for the kickoff column, 1 for the 2nd column, and so on) or the proper name of the cavalcade, like "SSID" and "RSSI". 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 past multiple columns. Examples: WifiInfoView.exe /shtml "d:\temp\wifi.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1 WifiInfoView.exe /scomma "d:\temp\wifi.html" /sort "~Security" /sort "SSID"
/nosort	When you specify this command-line option, the listing will be saved without whatsoever sorting.
/UseOnlyAdapter <0 \| i>	Specifies whether to use only the desired network adapter. 0 = No, 1 = Yeah.
/NetworkAdapter <Adapter Guid>	Specifies the guid of the network adapter to utilize, for instance: WifiInfoView.exe /UseOnlyAdapter ane /NetworkAdapter "{F261051F-D217-12D0-B9A9-F61D323AD21E}"
/SortOnEveryUpdate <0 \| 1>	Specifies whether to sort on every update. 0 = No, ane = Yes.
/MacAddressFormat <1 - 3>	Specifies the MAC address format. 1 = Xx-20-20-Twenty-XX-XX, ii = Twenty:Twenty:Xx:Twenty:XX:20, 3 = XXXXXXXXXXXX.
/DisplayMode <1 - 11>	Specifies the display fashion: 1 - Total Details Style 2 - Channels Summary Mode three - Companies Summary Way 4 - PHY Types Summary Mode 5 - Max Speed Summary Manner 6 - Router Model Summary Mode vii - Router Name Summary Mode 8 - Signal Quality Summary Manner 9 - BSS Type Summary Mode 10 - Security Summary Style 11 - WPS Summary Manner
/UpdateRate <i - 4>	Specifies the update charge per unit: 1- Low, 2 - Medium, iii - High, four - Very High.

For all save command-line options, you can specify empty filename in social club to send the information to stdout, for example:
WifiInfoView.exe /scomma "" | more

Translating WifiInfoView to other languages

In order to interpret WifiInfoView to other language, follow the instructions beneath:

Run WifiInfoView with /savelangfile parameter:
WifiInfoView.exe /savelangfile
A file named WifiInfoView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of WifiInfoView utility.
Open the created language file in Notepad or in whatever other text editor.
Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, y'all can also add your proper name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If y'all add this data, information technology'll be used in the 'Nearly' window.
Afterwards you lot terminate the translation, Run WifiInfoView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run WifiInfoView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or movement information technology to another binder.

License

This utility is released as freeware. You lot are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy deejay, CD-ROM, Cyberspace, or in whatsoever other fashion, as long as you don't charge anything for this and yous don't sell it or distribute it every bit a office of commercial product. If you lot distribute this utility, y'all must include all files in the distribution package, without whatsoever modification !

Disclaimer

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

Feedback

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

WifiInfoView is also bachelor in other languages. In order to change the language of WifiInfoView, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'wifiinfoview_lng.ini', and put information technology in the same folder that you Installed WifiInfoView utility.

Language	Translated By	Date	Version
Arabic	Mohamed.Bajdouai	20/05/2015	WifiInfoView v1.eighty
Czech	January Sinko	30/11/2018	ii.41
Danish	Dennis Kamp	31/07/2014	1.65
Dutch	Jan Verheijen	06/04/2022	ii.76
French	Gilles PEDROLI/Largo	04/09/2018	2.40
French	freMea	09/08/2015	i.85
French	Skorpix38	14/07/2021	two.70 (07-2021 partiel)
German	«Latino» auf WinTotal.de	06/04/2022	two.76
Greek	Θανάσης Κατσαγεώργης	xi/09/2012	ane.00
Hungarian	Gasparics Sándor	fourteen/11/2012	i.10
Italian	Andrea Carli	16/02/2022	2.75
Italian	Andrea Carli eastward bovirus	01/03/2022	2.75
Japanese	youzeeen	03/04/2021	2.68
Farsi	DinoTechno	09/04/2022	2.76
Smoothen	Hightower	sixteen/02/2022	two.75
Portuguese Brazil	DiaGeek	10/04/2022	2.76
Romanian	Jaff (Oprea Nicolae)	06/02/2016	one.96
Russian	Dmitry Yerokhin	17/02/2022	2.75
Simplified Chinese	Asx、locationiskey	06/03/2017	2.20
Simplified Chinese	Kirk	15/02/2022	2.75
Simplified Chinese	DickMoore	thirty/03/2022	2.75
Slovak	František Fico	02/05/2022	ii.76
Slovenian	Jadran Rudec	25/03/2021	2.68
Spanish	Lechuza (Uruguay)	27/01/2021	2.67
Castilian	Kiketrucker	25/04/2019	2.45
Swedish	I.Thou.fifty	14/10/2017	ii.30
Traditional Chinese	Danfong Hsieh	xv/02/2022	2.75
Thai	HS3PLN และ WiFi.ในฝัน.com	29/01/2013	i.ten
Turkish	Yücel Temel	14/02/2020	2.threescore
Vietnamese	Hai Hoang	29/07/2017	2.26

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