I think readers who understand wireless network well know that the security of wireless network comes with congenital deficiency - i.e.: the wireless signal is easy to leak. As a result, compared with the wired network, the monitoring action made to wireless network signals is much easier. CommView for WiFi is a powerful wireless network monitor and analyzer (i.e.: packets capturing and monitoring tool) with friendly UI, industry-leading performance, good flexibility and usability. It's specially developed (by TamoSoft from New Zealand) for wireless network administrators, security specialists, network programmers, or anyone wanting to understand the wireless network communication clearly.

Wireless network is rapidly developing and popularizing, and for enterprises, it is becoming more and more important. But if ever you managed or arranged a large-scale wireless local area network (WLAN), you should know that it is such a complicated and knotty work. Usually, we need a lot of tools to help analyze and solve the key problems on Wi-Fi performance. And Ekahau Site Survey (ESS for short, AKA: Site Survey & Planner) is the best WiFi management solution among similar software.

Homedale is a tiny and free wireless network signal detection software. It can be used to detect, view and monitor the signal strength, encryption type (WEP/WPA/WPA2), speed and channel of all available Wi-Fi / WLAN network access points.

Virtual Router Manager is a free and open-source virtual WiFi creating application, with which you can turn your Windows PC/Laptop into a WiFi hotspot, sharing with other laptops or mobile devices.