Wi Spy USB Spectrum analyzers
My home requires six WiFi access points (AP)for full coverage and "four
bar" indication virtually everywhere. To minimize interference among
them, I allocate a different channel to each AP, but since there are
only three channels available for high speed WiFi in the 2.4 GHz band,
some APs would have to use the same channel. WiSpy
is the ideal tool to
observe, using a laptop PC, the activity at each location, including my
own APs and neighbors equipment. It was easy to install and set and with
all display options I could develop a feeling of the best channel for
each AP, including interference from non WiFi equipment. Now I use it
occasionally to troubleshoot coverage issues. For less than $100 it is a
great spectrum analyzer.