Airport Utility Alternatives

Airport Utility is described as 'Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Airport Utility for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Mac, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best Airport Utility alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wi-Fi Info or Homedale. Other great apps like Airport Utility are NetSpot, Vistumbler, WiFi Analyzer - VREM and NetworkMiner.

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  1. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is a powerful tool for managing and troubleshooting the Wi-Fi on a Windows XP SP2 or later, Vista, or 7 laptop. Built in tests enable you to characterize the integrity and performance of your Wi-Fi connection. Applications include:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. NetSurveyor icon
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    NetSurveyor is a diagnostic tool that falls under the category of WiFi Scanners or 802.11 Network Discovery Tools. The best known in this category is NetStumbler . A discovery tool reports the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for each wireless network it detects, along with the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. WiFi Monitor icon
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    WiFi Monitor is a powerful tool that allows you to analyze the state of Wi-Fi networks and gather data about its parameters (signal strength, frequency, connection speed, etc). Useful for setting up a router and checking devices connected to WLAN.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. WiFi AR icon
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    WiFi AR is an augmented reality tool that provides real-time data on cell-coverage and latency, helping users optimize their network connections using color-coded markers.

    12 WiFi AR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. WiFi Warden icon
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    WiFi Warden lets you see frequency, channel, modem manufacturer, encryption, security,distance to the router, power, name and Mac address of wireless access points around you and show some information about connected devices to your network.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. Packetyzer icon
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    Packetyzer provides a Windows user interface for the Ethereal packet capture and dissection library. Ethereal is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Wifinian icon
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    Wifinian is a Windows desktop tool to enable user to actively control Wi-Fi connections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. WiFi Scanner icon
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    A 802.11 wireless scanner and connection manager for Mac OS X. WiFi Scanner will detect access points and clients in ad-hoc mode if the SSID is being broadcasted. It can be used for wireless site surveys, wireless discovery, and to connect to WiFi networks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Easily analyze your Wi-Fi and see the issues preventing you from having a stable and fast connection. You can run a comprehensive scan of your wireless network, get an interactive color-coded heatmap, and see the "dead" zones clearly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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