User guide

to enter the IP address and NSI Key, and you can assign it a friendly name. If the AP has a
WSSI monitor module, select the checkbox.
Chanalyzer will keep a list of your recent connections so you can quickly toggle between
multiple APs.
Wi-Spy Mode:
Choose a Wireless Network Interface Card (NIC)
Select a built-in or connected wireless network card in the main menu to access additional
WLAN information about SSIDs, RSSI, MAC address and data rate. Click Wi-Fi in the menu
bar, and then click the name of your wireless network card to collect Wi-Fi data in
conjunction with the spectrum data.
*Wi-Spy is a spectrum analyzer. It is not capable of reading at the Wi-Fi packet layer.
Therefore Wi-Spy will not appear in the Wi-Fi card drop-down list. Due to the way Mac OS X
handles Wi-Fi, if you are running Chanalyzer in a VM, you will need an additional USB Wi-Fi
adapter to collect network information.
Occasionally a wireless network card will actively perform probe requests on all Wi-Fi
channels, creating noise across the entire band with power levels above -40dBm. This
background activity can often skew the results of a spectrum analysis site survey. If you
notice this behavior with your wireless network card and don't want the additional noise in
your recording, we recommend that you select No Wi-Fi Scanning.
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