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WiFi Explorer Pro 3 can display the capabilities and configuration of Wi-Fi networks found in capture files. You can import .pcap, .pcapng, .wcap, and .pkt (OmniPeek) capture files. When you import a capture file, WiFi Explorer Pro 3 looks for beacon and probe response frames to find Wi-Fi networks and retrieve capability, configuration, and historical signal strength information. It also reads and parses control and data frame header information to compile a list of associated clients for each of the known networks in the capture file. The capture file must include valid link-layer (pseudo) header information for WiFi Explorer Pro 3 to successfully import the file and create a list of scan results for Wi-Fi networks and clients. Supported link-layer headers include the Radiotap, Per-Packet Information (PPI), and Prism headers.
The PEEKREMOTE (AiroPeek/OmniPeek) and TaZmen Sniffer Protocol (TZSP) encapsulation protocols are also supported, but they must encapsulate a valid link-layer header as described above.

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Import a capture file

  1. Go to File > Open.
  2. Choose the capture file you want to import.
You can also drag & drop a capture file into WiFi Explorer Pro 3.
If the capture file doesn’t contain any beacon or probe response frames, then WiFi Explorer Pro 3 will show no network information.

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