What's new in WifiChannelMonitor 1.70
Aug 25, 2021
- Added '802.11ac' to the monitor mode option in the 'Capture Options' window.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.66 (Dec 22, 2020)
- Added 'Copy Clicked Cell' option to the right-click context menu, which copies to the clipboard the text of cell that you right-clicked with the mouse.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.65 (Sep 27, 2020)
- Added support for WPA3 detection (Security column).
- Added support for detecting 802.11ax devices.
- The 'PHY Type' column now displays multiple phy types (e.g: 802.11g/n, 802.11n/ac).
- Fixed the /cfg command-line option to load the .cfg file from the current directory if full path is not specified.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.60 (May 12, 2020)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.59 (Apr 18, 2019)
- Added 'WiFi Scanning Options' button to the 'Capture Options' window, which opens the 'WiFi Scanning Options' window of Microsoft Network Monitor.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.58 (Dec 22, 2018)
- Added 'Always On Top' option.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.57 (Sep 10, 2018)
- Fixed bug: WifiChannelMonitor failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.56 (Mar 2, 2018)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.55 (Feb 18, 2018)
- WifiChannelMonitor now processes packets that are not flagged as 'Monitor Mode' (In previous versions it dropped these packets). This means that if your network card doesn't support 'Monitor Mode', you can still monitor your own network (The network that you are connected to).
- Also, this change may fix capture problem (In monitor mode) with some cards on Windows 10 Fall Creator Update.
- If the wireless network adapter cannot switch to monitor mode, WifiChannelMonitor now displays an error message in the status bar.
- Added 'Select All' and 'Deselect All' to the 'Column Settings' window.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.50 (Jan 8, 2018)
- Fixed issue: When plugging a USB wifi device while WifiChannelMonitor is already running, you had to close WifiChannelMonitor and run it again in order to use the plugged device.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.48 (Apr 25, 2017)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.47 (Jan 3, 2017)
- Added 'Auto Capture On Program Start' option.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.46 (Oct 12, 2016)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.45 (Aug 16, 2016)
- Added option to play a sound when a new Wifi client is detected ('Advanced Options' window)
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.42 (May 4, 2016)
- Fixed the 'MAC Addresses List' window to support Ctrl+A (Select All).
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.41 (Jan 8, 2016)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.40 (Oct 20, 2015)
- WifiChannelMonitor now tries to load the NmApi.dll file according to the installation path specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Netmon3. Hopefully, this change will solve the 'Failed to load the NmApi.dll file' error that occurred on some systems.
- Added 'Association Status Code' and 'Deauthentication Code' columns. These columns might be useful to disgnose wifi connection problems. You can find the meaning of these codes in this Web page.
- Added 'Association Requests' column, which displays the number of association requests sent by the client.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.35 (Aug 26, 2015)
- Added 'MAC Addresses List' option (Ctrl+F8), which allows you to create a MAC addresses list of all your devices and optionally their name or description. The MAC addresses list is saved into WifiChannelMonitor_MAC_List.txt filename located in the same folder of the .exe file.
- Added 'Device Description' column, which displays the text you added for a device in the 'MAC Addresses List' window.
- Added 'Show Only Clients+APs In My List' option. When you switch to this mode, WifiChannelMonitor displays only the devices you added in the 'MAC Addresses List' window.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.30 (Jul 6, 2015)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file
- Added 'Put Icon On Tray' option
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.25 (May 6, 2015)
- Added 'Maximum Speed' column for both APs and wifi clients.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.20 (Mar 12, 2015)
- Added 'Beacons Per Second' column.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.18 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Added 'Show All Clients With AP' option.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.17 (Dec 30, 2014)
- Added 'AP BSSID' column to the wifi clients pane.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.16 (Nov 24, 2014)
- Updated the internal MAC addresses file.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.15 (Nov 5, 2014)
- Added 'Panes Display Mode' - 'Access Points and Clients', 'Access Points Only', or 'Clients Only'.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.10 (Sep 22, 2014)
- Added separated 'Sort On Every update' and 'Auto Scroll Down' options for access points pane and for the clients pane.
- Fixed bug: WifiChannelMonitor displayed 01:80:c2:00:00:xx addresses as clients.
- Added 'Clear All Clients Data' option.
- Added 'Duration' column to the wifi clients pane, which shows the difference between the 'First Detected On' and 'Last Detected On'.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.05 (Sep 6, 2014)
- Added 'Save Configuration To File' and 'Load Configuration From File' options.
- Added /cfg command-line option.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.02 (Jul 23, 2014)
- Added secondary sorting support: You can now get a secondary sorting, by holding down the shift key while clicking the column header. Be aware that you only have to hold down the shift key when clicking the second/third/fourth column. To sort the first column you should not hold down the Shift key.
New in WifiChannelMonitor 1.01 (Jun 20, 2014)
- WifiChannelMonitor now displays an error message if you try to run WifiChannelMonitor 32-bit on 64-bit system.
- WifiChannelMonitor now displays an error message if it fails to load the dll of Microsoft Network Monitor (NmApi.dll).