ManageWirelessNetworks

ManageWirelessNetworks provides an alternative to the Wi-Fi network management tool of Windows, bringing to the table additional options to offer more control. The application analyzes all the available wireless networks and displays a variety of information about each, even if the adapter is not currently active.

There is no need to install ManageWirelessNetworks, as the main executable file is delivered to you in an archive. Once launched, the application starts scanning for available wireless networks and starts filling in the table within its main window, which bundles all the connection details.

For each network, you get to see the profile name, the SSID, the connection type and the connection mode. Authentication and encryption-related information is displayed. Wireless keys can also be shown, but only if you make a request via the “Options” menu.

There is a plethora of other parameters that ManageWirelessNetworks reveals. The application shows you the date when the network was created and modified last, the user who created it, as well as the user profile it is assigned to. You also get to see if the network has the auto-switch and the non-broadcast parameters on or off. The profile GUID and the interface GUID are also shown, along with the interface name and the current network status.   All the information or just selected columns can be exported as a HTML file and used as you consider fit. You can share network details by generating a QR code directly from the application, which is quite useful.

Aside from getting relevant information about each network, ManageWirelessNetworks can make modifications to certain parameters. For instance, you can change the connection mode and the authentication and encryption mode. It allows you to edit, rename and duplicate a profile with ease. The XML file of a profile can be edited but keep in mind that you should only make changes if you are an experienced user.

ManageWirelessNetworks is a handy tool to have around, especially for network administrators who need a dashboard to manage all the connections. Not just that it retrieves information about each initialized connection, but it also allows you to make modifications to the connection modes and  manage profiles in a convenient manner.