Create and manage profiles

WiFi Explorer Pro for Windows can show several capabilities and configuration parameters for each network. Some information is not displayed by default and can be shown by enabling or creating additional columns. Because not all troubleshooting tasks require the same information visibility, you can use profiles to create and display different sets of columns suitable for specific troubleshooting tasks and scenarios, and quickly switch between column arrangements as needed. For example, if you are often troubleshooting Hotspot 2.0 networks, you may create a profile that includes columns to display information specific to Hotspot 2.0 networks, such as HESSID, Vendor Type, etc. If you are then tasked to work with mesh networks, you can create a mesh network profile and switch between profiles accordingly. By using profiles, you can display only the information you need for the task at hand. Built-in columns, such as BSSID, network name, signal strength, etc. are part of every profile but you can choose whether to display them or not. You can also create other columns from fields found in the information elements advertised in beacon and probe responses, choosing from more than 650 available fields.

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Create profiles

You can create custom profiles and assign different columns to it. You can also show or hide columns in a profile, add new columns, and change the column order.

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Create a profile

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Click the + button under the profile list to create a new profile.
3. Customize the columns in the new profile.

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Manage profiles

You can switch between profiles. You can also rename, duplicate, reset, import or export a profile.

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Switch between profiles

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select a profile under Active Profile.

You can also switch between profiles by selecting a different profile from the profile chooser shown in the main window of WiFi Explorer Pro for Windows.

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Rename a profile

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Double-click the profile, type a new profile name, and press Enter.

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Duplicate a profile

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the profile you want to duplicate.
3. Click the More button under the profile list, then choose Duplicate Profile.

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Reset a profile

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the profile you want to reset.
3. Click the More button under the profile list, then choose Reset Profile.

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Import or export a profile

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To import a profile:

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Click the More button under the profile list, then choose Import.
3. Select the profile you want to import and click Import.

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To export a profile:

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the profile you want to export.
3. Click the More button under the profile list, then choose Export.

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Customize profiles

You can customize what columns are displayed for each profile. You can also add, pin, rename, or reorder columns.

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Add a column

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Click the + button found under the list of columns and choose the field you want to display as a column.

The name of the information element field used to create the column is shown in the Field column. You can also create a column by right-clicking the information element field in Advanced Details and choosing Apply as Column from the context menu. You can also drag the field and drop it over the Networks Table’s header to create a column.

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Show or hide columns

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the profile, then click the Show field for the column you want to show or hide.

You can also show or hide columns in the active profile by right-clicking the Networks Table’s header and then checking or unchecking the name of the column you want to show or hide.

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Pin or unpin a column

Column pinning allows you to fix a column to the left edge of the Networks Table so that the column remains visible when scrolling the table horizontally.

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the profile, then click the Pin field for the column you want to pin or unpin.

You can also pin or unpin a column in the active profile by right-clicking the column’s title in the Networks Table and choosing Pin Column or Unpin Column.

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Rename a column

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Double-click the column, type a new column name, and press Enter.

You can also rename a column in the active profile by double-clicking the column’s title in the Networks Table and then entering a new column name, or by right-clicking the column’s title to choose Rename Column.

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Reorder columns

1. Go to File > Settings and click Profiles.
2. Select the desired profile.
3. Select the column and drag it within the list, then drop it into the new position.

You can also reorder a column in the active profile by dragging the column’s title in the Networks Table and dropping it into the new position.

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Size a column to fit

Right-click a column’s title in the Networks Table and choose Size Column to Fit to automatically adjust the column’s width to fit its content.

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Built-in columns

The following table lists the built-in columns, their descriptions, and their support in active and passive scan modes: