July 9th, 2011· Fixed a bug with the project file save where some fields (security, latitude, longitude) were not being saved correctly
June 6th, 2011· Some changes were made to the installer to prevent "Cannot save to configuration file" error in some instances
· Renamed "Strongest RSSI" column to "Max RSSI" to save some screen space
· Some changes made to UI elements during resizing to fit within the bounds of main window
· Un-installer is now digitally signed
June 6th, 2011· Fixed a crash when saving or printing the signal strength map
· Fixed a bug with the USB/Serial option radio buttons
April 15th, 2011· Added a new eraser button to the map tab toolbar that allows a single sample to be removed at a time
· Added the network type and MAC to the KML format access point log
· Made some changes to the map sample process when clicking to take a sample to prevent long pauses that could occur in some situations
· Fixed a bug in the MAP calibration screen when using set point1/2 function, higher than standard DPIs would result in the mark being placed below the cursor
· Changed the layout of some windows to fit better on small resolution/high DPI screens
· Minor changes to the palette dialog window to make it slightly smaller
March 22nd, 2011· Fixed a bug with the key entry window that sometimes prevented keys being pasted correctly
· Fixed a bug with the access point log in WirelessMon (CSV) format where the supported data rates field was not being correctly processed, breaking the expected CSV format
· Fixed a crash in the connected node log when using GPX format
March 10th, 2011· Added USB support for Garmin GPS
· Added some extra error messages if WirelessMon cannot load a map image due to memory limitations
· Added Import and export functions for MAC address when choosing access points to display on Map tab
· Added right to left signal strength graph style on summary tab
· Added "dropouts" count and column to summary view, tracks how often an access points is seen in one sample and lost in the next
· Added KML (Google maps) log format options to access point and connected node logs
· Added GPX format to connected node logs
· Added "Export List" option to right click menu options on summary tab list, will open a dialog that allows the detected access points to be exported to CSV or Google Maps (KML) format
· Added "Strongest RSSI, Latitude and Longitude" columns to summary view. Latitude and longitude are available when a GPS is configured and records the GPS position of the strongest RSSI value
· Added an option to manually enter the GPS locations for two arbitrary points on the map during GPS calibration
· Moved current GPS location to bottom status bar
· Added auto save project file to log options
· Added encryption types (WEP-40/WEP-104, TKIP, AES) where applicable for security column. In XP due to WirelessMon using passive scanning, this will only be available when the required information is captured by the network card. The longer WirelessMon is run in the same area the higher the chance of this information being displayed.
· Added Maximum supported N speed to supported rates. As with the encryption types this information is not always captured by the network card but will be built up over time
· Changed Channel use on summary tab from A to A/N, and B/G to B/G/N
· Changed MAC address format to XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
· Changed format of supported rates in list
· Column locations and current sort order now saved in the config file
· Fixed a bug that could cause certain elements on the summary tab to overlap at some resolutions and DPI settings.
March 10th, 2011· Fixed a possible bug when using the "Reload network cards" button, if more network cards were found (eg adding a USB network card) the counters might not be initialised correctly for the new card
· Added some extra checking when loading the GDI+ library to prevent failure on some Vista and Win7 machines.
· Network statistic counters should now be loaded correctly in non-English versions of Windows
December 30th, 2009· Changed connected node log to include SSID, MAC address and channel information to help track when a network card changes access points (roams) during the logging
· Fixed a crash in Vista/Win7 with long SSID names
November 18th, 2009· Fixed a crash that could occur in Windows7 and Vista when the OS reports a large number of network devices
· Changed error message about missing network counters and will now automatically open the WirelessMon FAQ
September 25th, 2009· If WirelessMon is started and detects a Wi-Spy attached but the config option is not already selected WirelessMon will now prompt if you want to enable the Wi-Spy
· Added the option to switch between a percentage display on the map scale or the dBm value (in map options). If the map is
· in access point mode or channel mode with no Wi-Spy the min/max values for the network card are displayed, if it is channel mode and a Wi-Spy is connected the appropriate Wi-Spy values are displayed.
· Changed position of text for map scale to be to the left of the scale rather than being drawn on the colours of the scale
· Changed black background around map (if image was smaller than the WirelessMon window) to a white background to allow for better viewing of the map scale
· Updated Wi-Spy help page to contain more information about where the Wi-Spy data is used
· Fixed a bug where the colour representing the signal level was incorrect when first adding a sample using the Wi-Spy in channel mode on the map tab (subsequent redraws used the correct value)
· Fixed a possible crash when loading a project file if the map path was corrupted
September 1st, 2009· Made some changes when loading network counters for detected network cards
· Fixed crash when adding access points to list on map tab
· Fixed a bug where clicking the add all button in some cases could add duplicate entries
July 29th, 2009· Added support for MetagGeek Wi-Spy DBx, 2.4x and 2.4i devices. They can be used with the map tab in channel mode to get signal strengths for possible devices causing interference that don't show up as access points
· Added channel mode to map tab, can display signal strengths based on channel rather than just access point
· Added Wi-Spy mode to channel graph on summary tab showing the average and peak signals for the channels at that moment
· Changed summary channel graph to use a drop down list for selecting different options
· Added indication in summary list if access point is running in A, B, G or (Vista+ only) N mode
· Improved speed of summary list updating
· Removed most of the redraw flicker on summary tab after updating the list
· Fixed a bug where some non-english versions of windows would report the "Could not find performance counters" error message
· Fixed a bug in the interpolation function where it could sometimes use the wrong sample point (offset by 1) when calculating the average for interpolated values
· Fixed a bug where WirelessMon could freeze during taking sample on the map tab
· Fixed a crash that could occur on the graph tab when switching between access points and the current network card
July 29th, 2008· Added new boundary checks and warning messages when entering in GPS co-ordinates in DMS format
· Updated help file with information about requirement of maps to be north aligned for correct calibration and mapping when using GPS co-ordinates
· Fixed a bug where "Unable to move old config file.." error was shown when WirelessMon was installed on a different drive to the Windows system directories
· Fixed a bug where some GPS messages were being read incorrectly and not updating the position
May 20th, 2008· New Mapping capability for geographical plotting of signal strength. GPS support added. Ability to connect to an access point directly from within WirelessMon. New real-time channel usage graph. SSID Filtering. Redesigned User Interface and new configuration options.
May 6th, 2008· Added full support for WPA connections in Windows XP
· Added a connection manager to store and retrieve connection details and passwords
· Added ability to connect correctly to AdHoc networks
· Added a new graph type (with 3 view options) to the summary tab
· Added option to show A networks for channel graph with radio button to switch between A and B/G
· Added GPX output option for access point log
· Changed mini window to use the selected palette when running in multi colour mode
· Updated help file to newer HTML browser based format
· Updated channel graph draw method to match new shaded graph type
· Updated icons with "Vista" style icons
· Fixed a bug in the graph tab where if an SSID was selected in the source drop down and new SSIDs were detected when on another tab an incorrect SSID would be selected when clicking back on the graph tab
· Fixed a memory leak in the sample process
· When loading a project file networks that were no longer in range displayed "Last seen" instead of "Last signal", this has been changed to be consistent with normal entries
· Fixed a possible crash when loading project files
· Fixed a bug with the logging options window where WirelessMon could prompt for a connect node log filename when this log was not selected
· Fixed problem in Vista with SSIDs with the same name not displaying properly in list
· Fixed crash caused when starting WirelessMon with no wireless network cards present
· Fixed a bug that could prevent a timer from being created resulting in WirelessMon exiting and the error message "Could not start timer in update thread - exiting"
October 18th, 2007· Config file has been moved to Application Data folder to be more Vista friendly
· Added "connected" instead of "available" status and different color icon for connected access point in summary tab list
· Added connection speed to summary screen
· Added new option to load a new map if map is missing from project file, if map is the same map in a different location or a new map with the same dimensions then the samples in the project file wont be lost
· Added interpolation function on the map tab to calculate signal strengths for blank areas of a signal strength map
· Added reload cards button next to network card selection to reload the wireless cards in case configuration has changed
· Added security method in use to Security column on summary tab for Vista if known
· Changed behavior when loading a new map in the map options, if map is same size current samples are no longer reset
· Changed sorting behavior slightly of access point list on summary tab and fixed a bug causing some columns to be sorted incorrectly
· Fixed a crash in Vista that could occur when removing and adding USB wireless cards
· Fixed bug when connecting to a SSID with a shorter name could leave old characters from the old name in the SSID description
· Fixed bug where WirelessMon would try to auto-connect when an access point was open but SSID was hidden when selecting "Connect to access point". Now dialog will be displayed so SSID can be entered
· Fixed a crash that could be caused by changing between available cards
· Fixed some error messages when reconnecting to an access point after a resume
· Fixed a bug where the wrong MAC address could be used when reconnecting after a resume
· Fixed an error message when installing in Vista preventing WirelessMon from running at the end of the install process
May 17th, 2007· Added some changes to keep user interface more responsive when the network card is queried for information. Particularly noticeable in Windows Vista.
March 26th, 2007· Fixed a bug where the 128 bit WEP key could be sent incorrectly.
· Added more vista compatibility changes.
January 18th, 2007· Added support for GPRMC message for GPS units that don't support the GPGGA message.
· Vista support, correct shutdown/startup of necessary wireless services, performance counters for network cards should be loaded correctly and WirelessMon should run at the appropriate administrator user level.
· Fixed a crash caused when opening a new map that was a smaller size than a previous map
May 23rd, 2006· GPS support added
· Redesigned user interface, added toolbar and menus, removed the buttons from the bottom of the window.
· Ability to connect to an access point from within WirelessMon. Right click on an access point in the list on the summary tab and select the "Connect to AP" option from the menu.
· New channel graph on summary tab showing the channel usage of all detected access points.
· Graphs for "Signal strength (db) vs time" and "Signal strength percentage vs time" and can now be done based on access point rather than just network card.
· WirelessMon window is now re-sizable.
· Configuration tab has been removed and replaced with a Configuration menu. The new menu is in three sections of general, logging and map options.
· Added "minimize on close" to the general options.
· A Map tap has been added, this is for displaying an image and drawing a visual representations of sampled access point signal strengths. The samples can be taken by either clicking on the image or using GPS coordinates.
· SSID filter list has been added the logging options. If something is entered in this list only SSIDs that match the contents of the list will be logged.
· Added "MapPoint" format options to the access point log and connected node log. This will save these logs in a format ready to import into MapPoint.
· Added a way to customize the color corresponding to signal strength for the graph on the summary tab and the display of signal strength on the map tab.
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