Computer application for discovering wireless networks in a local area, measuring wireless network signal strength, detecting and displaying available wireless access points, wireless networks, and wireless network information, namely, interference information, MAC addresses, encryption, signal strength, security setting and channel information, enabling selection of a wireless network channel based on the information and the security setting and providing access point alerts to users

Computer application detecting wireless networks in a local area, measuring wireless network signal strength, displaying available wireless access points, displaying information regarding detected wireless networks, namely, MAC addresses, encryption, signal strength, security setting and channel information, and enabling selection of a wireless network channel based on the information and the security setting

Computer software; downloadable computer software; computer software embodied on a computer or a computer storage or memory device