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Government Leader home > March 2005 issue
March 2005; Vol. 1 No. 1
TOOLS: HOT-SPOT SPOTTER
By Kevin McCaney
Digital WiFi detector won’t slow you down
WiFi detectors aren’t just for network
hackers. The good guys—that
would be you—use them, too.
Executives on the go might need to
find a cafe with a strong wireless hot
spot. Network administrators back at
the office can use a detector to identify
the outer reaches of their wireless LANs
and whether passersby can gain access.
The Digital Hotspotter from Canary
Wireless LLC of Hoffman Estates, Ill.,
can make all this a bit easier.
The $50 Hotspotter, released late last
year as the first digital WiFi detector,
lets you locate accessible WiFi signals,
identify them as public or private networks
and determine their strength so
you can choose the best one.
And it lets you do all this
without having to boot up
your computer.
When it detects a signal,
the device’s LCD screen
displays the network ID, signal
strength, encryption status—
whether it is an open or closed network—
and channel information.
Where wireless networks overlap, it
gives information on each.
Its pocket size is another feature that
can make keeping in touch outside the
office a little more seamless. Visit Canary
Wireless at www.canarywireless.com.
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