WiFiman
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Pros
- Download WifiMan from the App Store if you’re an android user. The WiFi spectrum analyzer is great. To help you understand what the usage of the radio spectrum near you is like.
- Ubiquiti networks has a free app for your phone called "wifiman" that can be a great testing tool for this.
- Or WiFiman for your smartphone. It can help validate your test results and visually see what’s in your airspace.
- Use Wifiman app to check levels but mostly this will be both APs to close to each neither for their power output settings causing difficulty roaming.
- Get the free WifiMan app on an ANDROID cellphone, then do a Scan. Get familiar with signal strengths of the running channels on each band IN VARIOUS areas of your home
Cons
- I tried using WifiMan, but I think once my device switched AP's, all of the signal strength data went grey. Is that normal?
- Use Wifiman and consider turning off some 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.
- I'll give you $5 if you post a post-install tiktok video where you walk the entire city hall holding up Wifiman to map signal strength around the entire property.
- That seems to be the main limitation of WifiMan (and any tool running on iOS). I use NetSpot on Windows, and it does a decent enough job, but there are no doubt other options.
- However, when I open WiFiman it tells me I’ve got a poor signal, uppers -70s to -80s, and it says “something went wrong” if I try to run a speed test. It shows I’m connected to the nearest AP. If I try the floor plan scan with my phone’s...
Sentiment
17 positive (77%) · 3 mixed (14%) · 2 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted score: +65% · raw score 68%
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I tried using WifiMan, but I think once my device switched AP's, all of the signal strength data went grey. Is that normal?
Download WifiMan from the App Store if you’re an android user. The WiFi spectrum analyzer is great. To help you understand what the usage of the radio spectrum near you is like.
Ubiquiti networks has a free app for your phone called "wifiman" that can be a great testing tool for this.
Or WiFiman for your smartphone. It can help validate your test results and visually see what’s in your airspace.
Use Wifiman app to check levels but mostly this will be both APs to close to each neither for their power output settings causing difficulty roaming.
Get the free WifiMan app on an ANDROID cellphone, then do a Scan. Get familiar with signal strengths of the running channels on each band IN VARIOUS areas of your home
I have Wifiman on my ipad.
If you want to really plan properly, first use the Wifiman app (or similar) to map your current signal, and see where it's being blocked.
Use Wifiman and consider turning off some 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.
The cheap way to test this is to set up an access point or "router" (even if it doesn't have internet), and use an app like wifiman to walk around and see how the signal is as you pass through walls and floors.
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