The Clients inspector

The

Clients inspector shows information about clients associated to a particular Wi-Fi network. WiFi Explorer Pro 3 finds clients by capturing and parsing 802.11 data and control frames while also scanning for networks.

Client information is not available when using active scan mode.

A list of the columns available in the Clients inspector is shown below:

Column	Description
Address	The MAC address of the associated client.
Annotations	An editable column for custom labels or comments, e.g. “My iPhone”.
BSSID	The BSSID of the network the client is associated to.
Channel	The primary channel of the network that the client is associated to.
First Seen	The absolute time at which the client was first found.
Last Seen	The absolute time at which the client was last found.
Signal	The current received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the client in dBm. This is the RSSI of the client as measured by the built-in adapter or capture device (external adapter, sensor, etc.).
Vendor	The name of the manufacturer of the client, if available.

Because WiFi Explorer Pro 3 is hopping between channels when scanning, not all clients might be found, especially if there isn’t client activity when WiFi Explorer Pro 3 is scanning the client’s operating channel. However, the longer the scan runs, the higher the probability for WiFi Explorer Pro 3 to find more clients.

To achieve higher accuracy in client detection, switch to Passive Mode - Single Channel when scanning for networks using your Mac’s built-in Wi-Fi adapter and choose the channel of the network you want to monitor or troubleshoot.

The Networks Table’s Clients column displays the number of associated clients found for each network.

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