WiFi-Where Hotspot Details

RSSI (Icon + Subtext)

In the upper hand corner of the view is the most recent signal strength of the hotspot. The raw RSSI value is displayed below a graphical representation of the relative signal strength.

Network Name

The network name is displayed at the top of the view. If the hotspot is hidden, the MAC address is shown.

MAC

The hotspot's unique network identifier.

Channel

The hotspot's current wireless channel.

Security

A textual description of the type of security (if any) that the hotspot has, as well as the type of encryption used.

First Seen

Time Stamp of when the hotspot was first encountered.

Last Seen

Time Stamp of when the hotspot was last encountered.

Location

Current Location of the hotspot. Displayed as Latitude/Longitude pair.

Mode

The current operating mode of the hotspot. Either Access Point or Ad Hoc.

Hidden

Displays Yes or No depending on whether the network is hidden or not.

IP

If connected to the hotspot, the current IP Address is shown.

Peak Signal

During scanning, WiFi-Where keeps track of the time and location of the strongest signal for each hotspot.

Connect/Disconnect

WiFi-Where can connect to both secure and unsecure hotspots. When connecting to a secure hotspot, you will be prompted to enter the hotspot password.

Save/Forget Hotspot

You can mark a hotspot as saved and WiFi-Where will always remember it, and it will always show up in the scan results (regardless of any other filtering options you might have set).