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Product Description:
AirPort Radar is a free and convenient tool for quickly scanning the area for AirPort and other wireless networks. It will work with AirPort cards, MacWireless 11g PC Cards, and 11g PCI cards. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required.
Signal Strength at a Glance - Visual signal meters tell you the strength of the AirPort signal for an easy-to-read radar screen.
Sortable Network List - Click on a category to sort the list of networks by that category. Click on the radio waves symbol to sort by signal strength.
Connect to Open Networks - By simply clicking on the name you can connect to any network that is not password protected.
Remember Lost Networks - When a network falls "below radar" it won't disappear from your radar screen right away. This is particularly useful when a network is right on the threshold - with AirPort Radar it won't jump on and off the radar screen, it will just turn grey temporarily while it is too weak to connect to. You can choose how many scans a lost network stays on-screen with the "Scan Memory" setting on the back side of the widget.
Auto-Resizing for Various List Lengths - The AirPort Radar widget will automatically resize itself to accomodate longer or shorter lists of wireless networks.
Signal Strength at a Glance - Visual signal meters tell you the strength of the AirPort signal for an easy-to-read radar screen.
Sortable Network List - Click on a category to sort the list of networks by that category. Click on the radio waves symbol to sort by signal strength.
Connect to Open Networks - By simply clicking on the name you can connect to any network that is not password protected.
Remember Lost Networks - When a network falls "below radar" it won't disappear from your radar screen right away. This is particularly useful when a network is right on the threshold - with AirPort Radar it won't jump on and off the radar screen, it will just turn grey temporarily while it is too weak to connect to. You can choose how many scans a lost network stays on-screen with the "Scan Memory" setting on the back side of the widget.
Auto-Resizing for Various List Lengths - The AirPort Radar widget will automatically resize itself to accomodate longer or shorter lists of wireless networks.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
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Intel Version now works great! 
- Version: 1.1.2b4, 1/21/2007 07:26PM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
ActionAmerica.org
private use - Version: 1.1.2b4, 1/18/2007 02:09AM PST
ronbaggette
Yes Sir, Your airport radar does just what you say, it scans the area and greatly enhances my choices from one to two area networks. I am Happy-thank you so much.
Sincerely, Ron Baggette
Sincerely, Ron Baggette
Still a beta - Version: 1.1.2b4, 1/14/2007 11:22AM PST
Wap Zap
A better and more useful widget for wireless networks is Air Traffic Control, available on VersionTracker.
This was one of the first widgets that I ever downloaded for my old G4. It was great then and it's great now. When the Intel Macs first came out, there was a time when the widget wouldn't work, but with this latest Beta version for Intel Macs, it appears that they have got all of the Intel related bugs out of the program.
During the time when they were fixing the Intel-related problems, I tried AIr Traffic Control, but it didn't give me nearly as much info as Airport Radar. But then, that could have been because the authors of that widget were fixing it, too. I really don't know. Now that Airport Radar has been upgraded to Intel compatibility and it does everything that I need and more, there is no reason for me to look at any further releases of Air Traffic Control, so I really can't say. I like the interface of Airport Radar much better than Air Traffic Control. It tells you more, is less space.
The only thing that the Intel version lacks that is in the G4 version, is the ability to set the scan interval. By narrowing the scan interval, you can use the G4 version to easily find hotspots, while mobile. I could have really used that feature at the airport the other day, while waiting for my wife's plane. I knew that they had wireless all over the airport, but it's hard to find such a spot in the waiting areas. I eventually found a hotspot, where I could check the flight arrival time (Flight Tracker widget). I had driven past that very small hotspot several times. With the G4 widget, set to a very frequent scan, that wouldn't have happened. You certainly wouldn't want to leave the scan interval set that narrow all the time. But, for mobile scanning (sometimes called WAR Driving) such an option is very helpful.
As a frequent traveler, I find Airport Radar to be an invaluable and reliable tool. I just wish that they would put the scan interval into the Intel version. If you own a laptop and use it outside of your office and home, then you must have Airport Radar. Since it is freeware, it would be cheap at half the price. 8^)