Are you still using the conventional local area network that connected with the twisted-pair now? As we all know that it has a lot of limitation and inconvenience, especially for layout of your home or office. As we need to add some computers into our LAN provisionally, there are so many lines cross the ground here and there. The wireless local area network can avoid it happing. However, to configure and manage a wireless local area network is not a easy job for most of us. So a powerful and easy-to-use wireless local area network management tool will be a good assistant for us. Here I will recommend some handy and simple wireless local area network management tools to you. They are: Network Stumbler, CommView for WiFi, myWIFIzone and MultiNetwork Manager. Following are the general introductions of them.

Network Stumbler is a tool for Windows that allows us to detect wireless local area networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. With Network Stumbler we can: Verify that our network is set up the way we intended. Find locations with poor coverage in our WLAN. Detect other networks that may be causing interference on our network. Detect unauthorized "rogue" access points in our workplace. Help aim directional antennas for long-haul WLAN links. Use it recreationally for WarDriving. Network Stumbler (also known as Network Stumbler) runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. A trimmed-down version called MiniStumbler is available for the handheld Windows CE operating system.

CommView for WiFi is a special edition of CommView designed for capturing and analyzing network packets on wireless 802.11a/b/g networks. CommView for WiFi gathers information from the wireless adapter and decodes the analyzed data. With CommView for WiFi we can see the list of network connections and vital IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets can be decrypted utilizing user-defined WEP or WPA-PSK keys and are decoded down to the lowest layer, with full analysis of the most widespread protocols. Full access to raw data is also provided. Captured packets can be saved to log files for future analysis. A flexible system of filters makes it possible to drop unnecessary packets or capture the essential packets. Configurable alarms can notify us about important events such as suspicious packets, high bandwidth utilization, or unknown addresses. CommView for WiFi includes a VoIP module for in-depth analysis, recording, and playback of SIP and H.323 voice communications. CommView for WiFi features full decoding of the following protocols: ARP, BCAST, BGP, BMP, CDP, DAYTIME, DDNS, DHCP, DIAG, DNS, EIGRP, FTP, G.723, GRE, H.225, H.261, H.263, H.323, HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, ICQ, IGMP, IGRP, IMAP, IPsec, IPv4, IPv6, IPX, HSRP, LDAP, MS SQL, NCP, NDS, NetBIOS, NFS, NLSP, NNTP, NTP, OSPF, POP3, PPP, PPPoE, RARP, RADIUS, RDP, RIP, RIPX, RMCP, RPC, RSVP, RTP, RTCP, RTSP, SAP, SER, SIP, SMB, SMTP, SNA, SNMP, SNTP, SOCKS, SPX, SSH, TCP, TELNET, TFTP, TIME, TLS, UDP, VTP, WAP, WDOG, YMSG, 802.1Q, 802.1X. CommView for WiFi is a helpful tool for WLAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to see the full picture of their WLAN traffic. This application requires a compatible wireless network adapter.

myWIFIzone is a software that helps us to detect and block intruders. MyWIFIzone features real-time intruder alerts and logging. Compatible with WEP/WPA security tools. Can be upgraded to support WIFI hotspot services. A black (MS-DOS) window will appear for up to five minutes during the installation process as the driver is installed. myWIFIzone enables us to prevent freeloaders from using our WIFI network to surf the web without having to fiddle with our WIFI access point configuration. It can be installed on any machine on the network, from where it runs a DHCP server that automatically responds to any intruder requests and takes control of the connection. If an outsider attempts to use our web connectivity, he will be shown an "Access Not Available" screen and we will be notified from the system tray. We can also choose to allow requests and maintain a list of allowed IP and MAC addresses. myWIFIzone supports WEP and WPA.

MultiNetwork Manager is designed to easily switch between wired or wireless network profiles, when roaming between different network locations. It allows us to store and apply essential settings, using custom created profiles, eliminating the need for having to configure our settings each time we change location. We can configure multiple alternative configurations including TCP/IP, Domain settings, Registry, Startup and more. In addition, several wizards and an Auto Discovery feature can help you to establish network connectivity. MultiNetwork Manager is a software solution, which makes laptop roaming easy and secure. Instant connection to an unknown network is made easy through automatic detection of network settings and secure through automatic application of policies. The ability to store multiple location or situation specific settings into different profiles makes instant connections to known locations easy and secure. MultiNetwork Manager is targeted towards both home and business users and IT administrators and professionals. It has an intuitive user interface that makes our connection quickly and easily regardless of the access method we use - WLAN/LAN/ISDN/DSL/GPRS etc. MultiNetwork Manager helps us to create and save location specific profiles meaning that with only a click in the profile menu, our computer, applications and network connection settings are adapted to a specific location.

Overall, Network Stumbler is a tool for Windows that allows us to detect wireless local area networks. With it we can add a computer to our wireless network simply and quickly. CommView for WiFi is a special edition of CommView designed for capturing and analyzing network packets. It is a helpful tool for WLAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to see the full picture of their WLAN traffic. myWIFIzone is a software that helps us to detect and block intruders. It is a must have tool for the security of a wireless network. MultiNetwork Manager is designed to easily switch between wired or wireless network profiles. It is targeted towards both home and business users and IT administrators and professionals. Is there a useful tool for you? Whether you are a home user, wireless network administrator or security professional, the wireless network management tool is a necessary assistant you mush have. Why are you still reading? Download and try it now!