A network Wifi has become a set of devices connected. phones, tablets, televisions, plugs and light bulbs connected, home appliancesrobot vacuum cleaners and many more. It is difficult to know how many devices you have connected to the Wifi network.
Thanks to the apps of network analyzers you can know what devices you have connected to your Wi-Fi network, organize them better and why not, identify Wifi thieves to block them from the network. They can be used from smartphone and scan in seconds.
4 applications to check if your Wi-Fi is being stolen
If you want to know the Wi-Fi network better without going through a router, TechMarkup brings 4 mobile applications that can be installed on iPhone and Android.
With them, the connected devices will appear in the list so that they can be better managed and block the ones you don’t want on the network.
1.Network Analyzer
First of all, Network Analyzer. This app has a great combination of tools for network analysis, available on iPhone and Android, useful for any device connected to the Wi-Fi network. Speed analysis, port scan and more.
Depending on what you have, this application allows you to see the devices connected to the local Wi-Fi network. Specifically, you can see a list of local IP addresses, device and/or manufacturer names, MAC addresses, and other information of interest that will be found in the individual data sheets.
Network Analyzer can also be useful for analyze all nearby Wi-Fi networks to find out which one is the most optimal, detect incompatibilities and/or know if the connection is secure.
2. Wifiman
Although its star function is to analyze the speed and ping of your Wifi connection, Wifiman is a mobile application that allows you to know more about your wireless network. In other words, will display a list of devices connected to the same Wifi network that an iPhone or Android phone connected to.
In addition to the speed, the user will obtain complete information about his Wi-Fi network: security level, channel and distance, clients connected to the network. At the same time, in the connected devices section you will see them sorted and categorized. In addition, there will be a data sheet for each one that includes useful data such as the IP or MAC address.
Wifiman is also used for create a signal map so that the best channels can be found to get all available Wifi signals or where your Wifi router or extender is located.
3. Fing
Fing is a veteran network scanner that has gotten much better over the years. First, it will help the user to scan devices connected to the same Wifi network as the smartphone. It works with iPhone and Android, but also with Windows and macOS.
You can see the discovered devices, the local IP and, in some cases, the model and/or manufacturer of the device and the MAC. By importing each device file, you will see more information related to each device and so you can tell the difference between the connected device and an unknown device.
But Fing can do more than that. To start, it is important to check the latency and Internet speed of your Wifi network. Scan NetBIOS, UPnP, SNMP, Bonjour and other connections and standards. Also I know can scan ports, find DNS, among others.
4.WeeNet
Exclusively for Android, WeeNet analyzes the Wi-Fi network in different ways. Supports NetBios, UPnP, Bonjour, Ping, TraceRoute, WHOIS, and DNS, among others.
This application can analyze the network itself, search for nearby Wi-Fi networks and/or display a list of devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network that a phone is connected to. This way you will see the network name, IP address and other data of interest if you visit its technical file.
In a few words, WeeNet users will find the best place to put their Wifi network, since it will detect all the connected devices and finally, find intruders and Wifi thieves to block them from the router.
