NetSpot is a software tool for wireless network assessment, scanning, and surveys, analyzing Wi-Fi coverage and performance.[1] It runs on Mac OS X 10.6+ and Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. Netspot supports 802.11n, 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g wireless networks and uses the standard Wi-Fi network adapter and its Airport interface to map radio signal strength and other wireless network parameters, and build reports on that. NetSpot was released in August 2011.[2]
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
NetSpotDeveloper(s) | Etwok Inc. |
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Initial release | August 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08) (Mac OS X) February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02) (Windows) |
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Stable release | 2.14 (Mac OS X) November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11) 2.14 (Windows) November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11)
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Written in | Objective-C |
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Operating system | OS X v.10.6 +, Windows 7-8-10, Android OS 6.0+, iOS 10.0+ |
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Platform | x86 |
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Available in | English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Russian |
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Type | Wireless site survey |
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License | free, or paid |
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Website | www.netspotapp.com |
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NetSpot provides all professional wireless site survey features for Wi-Fi and maps coverage of a living area, office space, buildings, etc.[3] It provides visual data to help analyze radio signal leaks, discover noise sources, map channel use, optimize access point locations. Also, the application can perform Wi-Fi network planning: the data that are collected help to select channels and placements for new hotspots. Survey reports can be generated in PDF format.
- Mapping Wi-Fi
- Mapping Wi-Fi signal strength[4]
- Optimizing networks[5]
- Trouble-shooting networks[6]
- Visualizing wireless networks[7]
- Diagnosing signal problems[8]
- Analyzing wireless network coverage[9]
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Version |
Platform |
Release date |
Notes and significant changes |
1.0.216, |
Macintosh |
August 2011 |
- Initial public release[10]
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1.1.259 |
Macintosh |
November 2011 |
- Ability to draw a map inside of NetSpot
- New visualization: Signal to interference ratio[11]
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1.2.308 |
Macintosh |
December 2011 |
- New improved advanced algorithm for APs' location detection
- Detection of different networks transmitted by the same AP, their signals are ignored when building an interference map
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1.3.335 |
Macintosh |
July 2012 |
- New project wizard
- OS X Mountain Lion compatibility[12]
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2.0 |
Macintosh |
October 2012 |
- New Wireless Discover Mode
- Manually relocate APs
- Pro and Enterprise versions introduced.[13]
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2.1 |
Macintosh |
May 2013 |
- New visualizations: Frequency Band Coverage, PHY Mode (a/b/g/n) Coverage
- The Scan Interval can be adjusted in Discover mode
- New Advanced Export to generate customizable PDF reports
- Frequency data can now be viewed in Discover mode[14]
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2.2 |
Macintosh |
August 2013 |
- Full support of IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
- Alternative detailed view of data points indicators
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks compatibility
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2.10.953[15] |
Macintosh |
October 2018 |
- New localization: Japanese
- The color scheme in the sidebar is more contrasting and visual now
- When switching among surveys, selected visualization is kept
- Corrected measurement values in some of the visualizations
- Note: macOS Mojave 10.14 will require users to enable location services to run NetSpot.
- Available on Setapp
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1.0[16] |
Android |
November 2018 |
- The 1.0 version only has a Discover mode at this time: new beautiful and easy-to-use interface, all necessary features at hand… and it is free.
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1.1[17] |
Android |
September 2019 |
- Chromebook support* has been added
- Nice and sleek improvements throughout the interface
- The app is now using the latest SDK
- The issue with name filters not being applied in some cases is fixed
- The app has been optimized for even better performance on tablets
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2.11[18] |
Macintosh, Windows |
October 2019 |
- Support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
- updated OUI lists for better AP vendor identification
- fixed: Dark mode is currently disabled until NetSpot 3
- fixed: The animation shown during scanning
- fixed: Issues while working with the high-resolution maps
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2.12[19] |
Macintosh, Windows |
February 2020 |
macOS:
- Support for 802.11ax (aka WiFi 6).
- Support for WPA3.
- The vendors list has been updated.
- Fixed: Details graphs for networks broadcasting on 5 GHz.
Windows:
- Support for 802.11ax (aka WiFi 6).
- Support for WPA3.
- Improved: General performance of the app during the active scan.
- The vendors list has been updated.
- Fixed: The app crashing with WLAN service disabled.
- Fixed: A minor bug while moving the second scan point.
- Fixed: A minor bug with two survey starting points on the map.
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