A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.12) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.12:

• AP Markers in Exported Image
  
  If you resized the image when using File->Export->Image
  and ask to export your AP Markers, then the location of
  those markers was wrong. This only happened when
  exporting an image from the Survey View--the Report View
  exporting worked fine.
  (Fixed in v3.0.12)
  
  
• Wi-Spy Sometimes Not Found under Windows 8
  
  Depending on what other USB devices you had plugged in
  under Windows 8, sometimes VisiWave couldn't find your
  Wi-Spy USB device.
  (Fixed in v3.0.12)
  
  
• Channel Map with Highlighted Overlaps
  
  A channel map that maps just channels (instead of channels
  plus each AP) was showing highlighted overlapping areas
  based on each AP rather than just on channel.
  (Fixed in v3.0.12)
  
  
• Self-Contained HTML Reports
  
  One image file was not brought into the HTML file--an
  image dealing with the heatmap legend. This is now
  properly included in the HTML.
  (Fixed in v3.0.12)
  
  
• Easily Turn Off Help Messages
  
  While doing some common operations like collecting survey
  data, VisiWave pops up help messages. You can turn these
  on/off under Options. But now you can also select a check
  box on the message to turn them off.
  (Added in v3.0.12)
  
  
• Highlight Overlaps in AP Coverage Maps
  
  AP Coverage maps did not allow you to highlight areas
  with more than one overlapping AP--only Channel Maps and
  Data Rate Maps allowed this. Now AP Coverage maps allow
  it too.
  (Added in v3.0.12)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.11) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.11:

• Support for Windows 8
  
  If VisiWave was set to check for updated releases
  automatically, then an error would occur when starting
  VisiWave under Windows 8. The error would say you need
  to re-install VisiWave. This now works correctly under
  Windows 8.
  (Fixed in v3.0.11)
  
  
• Support for New Wi-Spy DBx (with Clip and Cable)
  
  The Wi-Spy DBx released in late 2012 that can be clipped to
  your laptop is now supported. That release's firmware had
  a minor change that wasn't compatible with previous
  releases of VisiWave.
  (Fixed in v3.0.11)
  
  

We now have a new, easy-to-remember website address: WiFiSiteSurvey.net. For now it just points to the same site as visiwave.com, but we hope to make WiFiSiteSurvey.net its own destination in the future.

Until then, use either website name whenever you need to get to any of the resources available on our site.

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.10) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.10:

• Show AP Markers with Labels Option
  
  Setting "Show AP Markers" to "Yes, with labels" was not
  working when a MAC address wasn't selected for the Marker.
  In Report View, it would label each AP Marker with the
  same value.
  (Fixed in v3.0.10)
  
  
• Right Clicking on AP Markers
  
  Previously, you could only right click on the edge of an
  AP Marker to bring up its Properties or Delete menu. Now
  you can right click on any part of the AP Marker to bring
  up the menu.
  (Fixed in v3.0.10)
  
  
• Ampersands Now Supported in PDF Reports
  
  Ampersands ("&") were appearing as "&" in SSIDs, AP
  names, and in surveyor notes in PDF reports. Now they
  appear as regular ampersand characters.
  (Fixed in v3.0.10)
  
  
• Releasing a License
  
  Now the first two times you request to release a license,
  the request is automatically and immediately granted.
  You no longer have to wait for the transfer to be
  approved. However, on the third and subsequent transfers,
  the release still needs to be approved. Once approved,
  you will receive an email. It may take 1 to 2 business
  days for approval to be granted.
  (Added in v3.0.10)
  
  
• New Sample Survey File and Report
  
  This release includes a new sample survey file that
  includes a sample report. The new sample can be loaded
  from the My Site Surveys folder under My Documents. Look
  for the Samples folder and then load
  VisiWaveSampleSurvey.vws.
  (Added in v3.0.10)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.9) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.9:

• Support for AP Provided Device Names
  
  Some Cisco access points allow you to provide a device
  name that can be provided to client computers. If this
  is detected, the AP device name is now set as the default
  name of the access point in the AP List and AP Filter.
  This happens automatically for any type of access point
  that provides the device name.
  (Added in v3.0.9)
  
  
• Size of Report View Panels
  
  Sometimes the height of the panes in the left panel in the
  Report View were always reset to their smallest size.
  (Fixed in v3.0.9)
  
  
• Giving Access Points a Custom Name
  
  A recent release introduced an issue when giving an access
  point a custom name. If you renamed an AP in the AP
  Filter when in Report View, you couldn't rename that AP
  again or correctly select it until you saved and reloaded
  the survey file.
  (Fixed in v3.0.9)
  
  
• Export Google Earth Report Issue
  
  If you included an access point that wasn't seen by any
  data point in the survey file, then creating a Google
  Earth report would cause VisiWave to crash. The only way
  you could do this was to re-use an existing survey file
  and delete all data points first, then add more data
  points.
  (Fixed in v3.0.9)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.8 ) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.8:

• Heatmap Color Gradient Can Now Be Flipped
  
  A heatmap is made up of three base colors and each base
  color can include many different shades of that color.
  The range from strong to weak signals used to be a
  gradient that only went from light shades to dark shades.
  This can now be flipped so that the gradient goes from
  dark shades to light shades. To do this, right-click on
  any heatmap legend (in the Report View) and select either
  "Light Shades are Strongest" or "Dark Shades are
  Strongest".
  (Added in v3.0.8 )
  
  
• Survey Trail Color
  
  The color of the trail and the data point markers used to
  be based on only the signal strength of the associated
  access point. Now the color is based on the average
  signal strength of the set of access points selected. If
  no APs are selected, then the color goes back to being
  based on the associated AP.
  (Added in v3.0.8 )
  
  
• Export Report View Images
  
  Using the File -> Export -> Image feature now allows you
  to export a Report View map as an image file instead of
  just allowing you to export a Survey View map.
  (Added in v3.0.8 )
  
  
• Invalid Extra Toolbar
  
  Selecting the View -> Toolbar menu item while in the
  Survey View would cause the Report View toolbar to also
  appear.
  (Fixed in v3.0.8 )
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.7) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.7:

• Point-by-Point Capture Issue
  
  A race condition introduced in v3.0.6 could prevent
  point-by-point capture mode from working.
  (Fixed in v3.0.7)
  
  
• Interference Heatmaps Didn't Display in v3.0.5
  
  A bug introduced in v3.0.5 made it so interference
  heatmaps were not displaying. This has been fixed.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  
• Accommodate Occasional Scans that Terminate Early
  
  When collecting survey data under Windows Vista/7 in
  continuous mode, occasionally a data point would be
  collected much faster than all the rest. This was due
  to Windows telling VisiWave that scan results were
  available when, in fact, they weren't quite ready yet.
  This situation is now detected and handled properly.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  
• Prompt to Save Changed File
  
  If the only change you made to a survey file is collecting
  survey data using continuous mode and you double clicked
  to start collecting, then you weren't prompted to save
  your changes.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.6) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.6:

• Interference Heatmaps Didn't Display in v3.0.5
  
  A bug introduced in v3.0.5 made it so interference
  heatmaps were not displaying. This has been fixed.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  
• Accommodate Occasional Scans that Terminate Early
  
  When collecting survey data under Windows Vista/7 in
  continuous mode, occasionally a data point would be
  collected much faster than all the rest. This was due
  to Windows telling VisiWave that scan results were
  available when, in fact, they weren't quite ready yet.
  This situation is now detected and handled properly.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  
• Prompt to Save Changed File
  
  If the only change you made to a survey file is collecting
  survey data using continuous mode and you double clicked
  to start collecting, then you weren't prompted to save
  your changes.
  (Fixed in v3.0.6)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.5) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.5:

• Improved Heatmaps with Merged Survey Files
  
  The algorithm used to create heatmaps when dealing with
  survey files that were merged together was improved. The
  heatmaps now better represent the real signal values.
  (Fixed in v3.0.5)
  
  
• Improved use of Confidence Radius in Merged Survey Files
  
  The confidence area in merged survey files now only
  includes areas around data points that were actually used
  to create the heatmap. In previous versions, all data
  points were used to show the confidence area even when
  they didn't contribute to the heatmap.
  (Fixed in v3.0.5)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.4) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.4:

• New Value Chart Options
  
  You can now include the Average Noise level in each cell
  in a Value Chart. And you can include the average signal
  strength of each selected AP.
  (Added in v3.0.4)
  
  
• Resizeable Windows in Report View
  
  You can now resize the width of the left panel in the
  Report View as well as the height of the list of Report
  Items, Report Properties, and AP Filter.
  (Added in v3.0.4)
  
  
• Difference Heatmaps
  
  A new report type was added: Difference Heatmaps. This
  gives you the ability to compare two heatmaps. The
  resulting heatmap shows the areas where the two heatmaps
  are different (positive/stronger areas are blue,
  negative/weaker areas are red, and nearly the same areas
  are gray). You can compare two heatmaps from the same
  survey or one heatmap from the current survey and one
  heatmap from a different survey. For example, you can
  compare a recent survey heatmap to one collected a year
  ago.
  (Added in v3.0.4)
  
  
• Clear All Issue
  
  Selecting menu item Survey->Clear->All after adding survey
  data and then immediately adding more survey data would
  cause VisiWave to crash. This has been fixed.
  (Fixed in v3.0.4)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.3) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.3:

• Show AP Markers with Labels Option
  
  Setting "Show AP Markers" to "Yes, with labels" was not
  working. It would label each AP Marker with the same
  value. This now works.
  (Fixed in v3.0.3)
  
  
• Survey File Corruption
  
  Fixed an issue where the report portion of the survey file
  would become corrupt. This happened in some cases when
  you saved the survey file and then immediately changed a
  report item property (without clicking anywhere else
  first).
  (Fixed in v3.0.3)
  
  
• Improved Results on Quiet Pre-Deployment Surveys
  
  The first dozen or so data points were sometimes skipped
  in very quiet survey areas such as pre-deployment
  surveys. This skipping of data is no longer necessary.
  (Fixed in v3.0.3)
  
  
• Stretched Graphs When Origin Not on Survey Map
  
  If the map origin--position (0, 0)--is not located
  somewhere on the survey map, then contour graphs were
  stretched. Normally the origin is always located
  somewhere on the survey map so this isn't an issue. Now
  the origin can be located anywhere without issue.
  (Fixed in v3.0.3)
  
  
• Crash in Google Earth Reports
  
  Fixed a crash when exporting a Google Earth report file
  that happens when two SSIDs are exactly the same except
  for the case of one or more characters.
  (Fixed in v3.0.3)
  

A new release of VisiWave Site Survey is now available.

Those that hold a license to versions before 2.1 can upgrade to version 2.1 for a small fee. See the bottom of the Purchase page on our website for details. To try out the new version, download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. You can then either purchase upgrade codes or re-install your previous version.

New features in v2.1.10:

• Serial GPS Devices
  
  An issue existed when using serial GPS devices and a
  wireless adapter that took many seconds to capture data.
  The position information could end up being very far
  behind your current location.
  (Fixed in v2.1.10)
  
  

A maintenance release of VisiWave (v3.0.1) is now available for download. If you already own v3.0 of VisiWave, just download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. Your existing license will continue to work. If you would like to evaluate VisiWave, just download the eval version and try it out.

New features in v3.0.1:

• Drag and Drop Issue
  
  If you re-ordered report items quickly using your mouse,
  you could cause VisiWave to stop responding.
  (Fixed in v3.0.1)
  
  
• Re-Emphasize the Need for an Accurate Scale
  
  The user documentation was updated to further emphasize
  the importance of setting an accurate scale for your
  survey map image. In previous versions, this could be
  estimated if you weren't using GPS to collect data and
  you weren't creating Google Earth reports. Now with the
  new concept of a Confidence Radius, ALL surveys need to
  have an accurate scale set.
  (Fixed in v3.0.1)
  
  
• Minor PDF Report Formatting Issues
  
  Image report pages were ignoring the Maximize property and
  always maximizing the image even when this wasn't
  requested. Also, if the caption property for a report
  item was blank but the figure number was still included
  then the figure number wasn't formatted correctly.
  (Fixed in v3.0.1)
  
  
• Licensing Issue on Windows 7 64bit
  
  Licensing VisiWave in Report Only mode on Windows 7 64bit
  computers wasn't working. It would ask if you wanted to
  be in report only mode, but would stay in evaluation
  mode.
  (Fixed in v3.0.1)
  
  

We are excited to report that VisiWave Site Survey v3.0 is now available. Download the evaluation version and start trying out this major new release. If you already own a license to VisiWave, go to the Purchase page on our website and "Upgrade to Version 3.0". If you purchased VisiWave in 2011 or upgraded your VisiWave license in 2011, you are eligible for a free upgrade (if you haven't already received your new license code, then email support@visiwave.com).

New features in v3.0:

• Survey Reports Now Integrated Within the Main Application
  
  You now perform data collection and reporting within the
  same application. The entire reporting interface was
  redesigned to be easier to use and to provide more
  effective views of your wireless network.
  
  
• Report Files (.VWR) are No Longer Created
  
  Your reports are now saved as part of your survey files
  (.VWS) as one integrated storage solution. You can
  migrate your existing report files using the "Migrate Old
  Report Files" menu option found under the Report menu.
  
  
• Application Menu Items have been Restructured
  
  To accommodate combining both data collection and
  reporting into one program, some menu items have moved to
  new locations.
  
  
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  
  Many new keyboard shortcuts were added. See the key
  assignments listed next to the menu items.
  

Thanks for your interest in VisiWave and let us know what you think. Drop a comment to support@visiwave.com.

A new release of VisiWave Site Survey is now available.

Those that hold a license to versions before 2.1 can upgrade to version 2.1 for a small fee. See the bottom of the Purchase page on our website for details. To try out the new version, download the eval version and install it over-top of your current version. You can then either purchase upgrade codes or re-install your previous version.

New features in v2.1.9:

• Out-of-Date GPS Locations
  
  In cases where the quality of the GPS signal was
  steadily decreasing, VisiWave might use a very out-of-
  date GPS position.
  (Fixed in v2.1.9)
  
  
• Support for Intel 5300 Internal Wireless Adapter
  
  The Intel 5300 wireless adapter--and possibly some other
  adapters--can take up to 6.5 seconds to complete a scan.
  VisiWave now allows for these much longer scans to
  complete under Windows Vista and 7. It is not
  recommended to use this adapter under Windows XP.
  (Fixed in v2.1.9)
  
  
• Report File Vulnerability
  
  Survey report files (.VWR) could be crafted in a way that
  could crash VisiWave Report and open the possibility of
  arbitrary code execution. Thanks go to StratSec
  (http://www.stratsec.net/) for pointing out this issue.
  (Fixed in v2.1.9)
  
  
• Support for Version 3.0 Survey Files
  
  This version allows you to read in survey files edited
  under version 3.0 of VisiWave.
  (Added in v2.1.9)