Meraki has launched a new free tool, the Meraki WiFi Stumbler. It provides detailed, real-time and continuously updated information about nearby wireless networks (even those with hidden SSIDs).
Information that it displays include the type of access point, MAC address, wireless channel, signal strength, encryption type and more. It also features built-in search, sorting and filtering capabilities to make it easy to quickly find the data that you need when in the field troubleshooting networks.
Because WiFi Stumbler lives in the browser, there is no need to download and install software. You can quickly have it up and running whenever you need it.
WiFi Stumbler will run in most browsers on either a PC or a Mac, and it can even be used when you are not connected to the Internet if your browser supports HTML5 offline mode (currently only Firefox 3.5, but Safari and Chrome support should follow soon as well). You can use WiFi Stumbler to optimize coverage and performance of existing networks, troubleshoot wireless performance issues, find rogue APs and perform basic site surveys when planning deployments.
