NetSpot Changelog

What's new in NetSpot 3.1.3520

Apr 2, 2024

Updates, enhancements and improvements:
You can now add your own router with custom simulation parameters to a Predictive Survey project if a specific router brand and/or model is not yet available in NetSpot; also very useful when you need to see how custom settings may affect your future WiFi.
Select and manage multiple building objects together while working with a Planning project. Move, resize, delete, change parameters, copy and paste.
It is now possible to set the transmit power and channel width for Access Point bands in Planning mode.
A way more advanced functionality of exporting, importing and merging snapshots.
More Access Point brands and models are added to Planning mode consistently.
Lots of minor tweaks for an even better user experience.
Fixes:
Subtle bug fixes and improvements throughout.

New in NetSpot 3.0.3228 (Nov 8, 2023)

New in NetSpot 3.0.3168 (Sep 29, 2023)

New in NetSpot 2.16.1071 (Aug 8, 2023)

New in NetSpot 2.15.1054 (Oct 27, 2022)

New in NetSpot 2.14.1037 (Nov 1, 2021)

New in NetSpot 2.13.1008 (Nov 18, 2020)

New in NetSpot 2.10.952 (Oct 17, 2018)

New in NetSpot 2.8.830 (Dec 23, 2017)

New in NetSpot 2.7.808 (Jun 20, 2017)

New in NetSpot 2.6.797 (Mar 15, 2017)

New in NetSpot 2.5.740 (Jan 10, 2017)

New in NetSpot 2.4.623 (Sep 29, 2015)

New in NetSpot 2.4.607 (Jun 24, 2015)

New in NetSpot 2.4.583 (Jan 5, 2015)

New in NetSpot 2.4.560 (Oct 7, 2014)

New in NetSpot 2.3.509 (Mar 26, 2014)

New in NetSpot 2.2.460 (Oct 30, 2013)

New in NetSpot 2.2.453 (Sep 18, 2013)

New in NetSpot 2.2.427 (Jul 24, 2013)

New in NetSpot 2.1.400 (May 24, 2013)

New in NetSpot 2.0.252 (Oct 19, 2012)

New in NetSpot 1.3.366 (Jul 28, 2012)

New in NetSpot 1.3.335 (Mar 30, 2012)

New in NetSpot 1.2.308 (Dec 14, 2011)

New and worthy:
New improved advanced algorithm for APs' locations detection
NetSpot displays AP vendor name and channel info instead of BSSID in the list of detected networks
Detection of different networks transmitted by the same AP, their signals are ignored when building an interference map
Zone duplication made easier + you can change zone's properties after duplication (use Zone -> Reconfigure...)
We added descriptions to most of the controls (using Tab key with VoiceOver enabled you will hear their descriptions)
Updated list of devices' vendors
Updates, enhancements and improvements:
Enhanced NetSpot's window updates during surveys
Survey changes tracking has been improved when opening and saving NetSpot project files
APs' labels which are located very close to each other or below/above each other no longer overlap visually
We changed maximum values for RSSI (-10), SNR (86), SIR (86)
Better indication of the scanning progress
Improved Undo button's actions in the map drawing mode
APs' icons are placed more accurately on a map (icon's center now matches the exact location of the point)
Data popovers are now synced with the scanned networks in the sidebar
Scroll bars are more appealing in Lion
Heatmap building was improved through new isolines handling algorithms
Improved support for Unicode characters when adding labels in drawing mode
Better hints on a map drawing step
Several minor UI improvements
Now you just need to double-click (double-tap) to finish a polyline when drawing a map
Shorter names for survey preparation steps
Fixes:
Better handling of exceptions and crashes
Fixed an error when data popovers excluded Access Points with signals lower than -60dBm
Corrected behavior when the app was closed by closing its main window if there were unsaved data
Better zooming: map keeps the original position when zoomed in or out (used to shift left before)
NSAccessibilityException are ignored
Some texts were corrected
Fixed errors caused by pressing Esc when inputting text when drawing a map
Height is now Length when you draw a map or load a blank one

New in NetSpot 1.1.284 (Nov 12, 2011)

New in NetSpot 1.1.259 (Nov 1, 2011)

New and worthy:
Great simple map drawing toolset: now you can draw your map right inside of NetSpot, if you don't have one at hand
Now it's much simpler to load a map, as we added a simple filter in the Open dialog, so you know which files to look for, and which file types are supported
Option to use a blank map for your survey
Now you can duplicate zones: map image, scale and survey borders are copied to a new zone in your project
Rename zones any time during the survey, no need to name them right away; plus zones are automatically renamed when duplicated
Filtered selection of networks: only accessible networks (open or protected ones you can connect to)
Added "Signal to interference ratio" visualization
New app icon and installer design; plus new icons for map management buttons
Network marker now reflects its security status
Distances can now be specified either in meters or feet (default units are based on your local settings)
Tooltips with additional network info in popovers on the map
Undo last scanned point using hotkey (CMD+z)
Export area map you created in NetSpot in drawing mode
Now you can control the algorithms of AP detection depending on their signal strength (AP detection proximity)
Optionally show/hide AP names on a map
Updates, enhancements and improvements:
Setting map scale or area borders are considered to be changes, you are proposed to save a map if the app is closed
*.jpeg, *.tiff files can also be loaded as survey area maps
Isolines gradient is only created ones
Changed the hint for more borders' points required to start the survey
Improved definition of channels' frequencies interference
Only accessible networks are selected by default once you stop the scan
We added hints (better, worse) to better describe colors that visualize signal strength and other values on the map. These hints are also available in the exported reports
Optionally rotate loaded area map if its height is more than width
The list of Wi-Fi devices' vendors was updated
Informational popovers are now closed with the Esc key
Specified survey borders are now saved even if you didn't handle a single scan
Now you can reconfigure your zone if there were no measurements taken yet (menu Zone -> Reconfigure zone)
Increased size in pixels for smaller zones to improve image quality
Visualization settings are now expanded by default
Now you can zoom map to fit the measurements area (View menu)
Smoother zooming and 2-finger pinching
Fixes:
Found networks are listed without overlapping if their names are too long to fit the sidebar
Cache issues related to Isolines Dictionary access sync: less crashes and exceptions
Scale rulers are updated once the user enters the real scale value
Zones' order is now correctly loaded after saving a project
Visual fixes of the "Send feedback" button
Fixed the issue related to the app status if NetSpot was launched by opening its project file
No more empty popovers with signal details if the signal in that point is less than minimal
Default printing dialogs removed from the menu
Loading a project does not corrupt the borders that were already specified
Now you can't specify zero values for map size
The last column of the exported report now lists the corresponding visualization data (Signal, Noise, SNR, SIR), not the signal level as before
Critical changes:
Several important core optimizations to prevent memory leaks
App's code has been refactored to become more Xcode-compliant
Better threads management during map updates
New project cannot be created while scanning: this could lead to absolutely unexpected results in previous versions
Other:
Changed the names for Open dialogs (Load Project and Load Map)
Calibration step is now "Area Map"
Legend is not updated if the difference between minimum and maximum signal value is less than 5dB/dBm
"Qty of access points" report is now "Quantity of access points"