The Utilities window opens and presents you with five options: Alternatively you can also press CMD+2 to open the application. From the menu bar select Window followed by Utilities to open the Mac Wi-Fi Scanner application. The Wireless Diagnostics window will appear, asking you to follow on screen instructions.Ĥ. When prompted, enter your administrator name and password.ģ. From the drop down list select Open Wireless Diagnostics.Ģ. Select option button followed by pressing on Airport icon on the menu bar. If you have OS X 10.7 or above there is now a useful built-in Wi-Fi scanner utility, which is used to discover nearby available wireless networks.ġ. This document provides an overview of 8 applications – some are free and others have a cost - that can be used to assist with Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying on Mac OS X. They can help in various ways to troubleshoot and diagnose wireless connectivity issues in the field: Whilst there is a large choice of Wi-Fi analytical tools available for the PC market, the choice available to MAC OS X users is somewhat limited. Summary of wireless projects in the Janet community December 2010īy Pranay Pancholi, Loughborough University.