Homedale::WLAN Monitor

Locally administered MAC Address

If the U/L bit is set, the MAC address is shown in gray.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address#Universal_vs._local_(U/L_bit)

macOS: Start Homedale for the first time

macOS security settings might prevent starting Homedale.

To start Homedale,
- Control-click (Right Click) the app icon
- Choose Open from the shortcut menu
- Select Open

See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616/mac for details.

If this is still not working,
- Open System Settings
- Click Privacy & Security
- Scroll down, and click the Open Anyway button.

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/102445 for details.

If this is still not working, try to force the usage of Rosetta.
- Select the app's icon in the Finder
- From the File menu in the Finder menu bar, choose Get Info
- In the Info window that opens, check ‘Open using Rosetta’

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/102527#needsrosetta for details.

Command Line Options

/n <0/1/2>	0: Do not use ndis [default for >=Vista], 1: Use ndis [default for <=XP], 2: Use ndis exclusively
/r <x>	Refresh after x milli seconds
/s <ssid1,…>	Log only specified ssid's
/m <12-34-56-78-90-ab,…>	Log only specified bssid's
/l <file name>	Enable logging to specified file name
/d	Append to existing log file instead of deleting it first
/e	Log all access points
/c	Use , for log file instead of tab
/f <filter>	Filter access points for display and logging
/t <milli seconds>	Exit application after x milli seconds
/a	Log currently connected ap
/p	Or portable.dat file is in same folder, use portable version, save settings in Homedale.ini
/u <language code>	Change user interface language to specified 2 letter language code
/x	Use Unix time stamp in milli seconds in the log file
/g <600>	Number of records in the rssi graph
/b <seconds>	How long the last rssi will be shown if access point is no more found
/i	Start minimized
/h	Minimize to system tray
/o_connect <ssid>	Connect to this ssid
/o_bssid <bssid>	Connect only to this bssid for given ssid
/o_password <password>	Use this password for connection
/o_encryption <wep/wpa_tkip/wpa_ccmp/wpa2_tkip/wpa2_ccmp>	Authentication and encryption
/o_disconnect	Disconnect from current ap
/gps_baud_rate <4800>	GPS NMEA COM Port Baud Rate
/csv_load <file name>	Load CSV file with access points
/csv_save <file name>	Save all access points in CSV file on application exit
/?	Show all options

No Access Points are shown?

Latest Windows versions require that you allow Homedale to access your precise location. Otherwise the Windows API will not provide the list of Access Points.

You can adjust the consent in Windows Settings -> Privacy & security -> Location.

See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/nativewifi/wi-fi-access-location-changes for details.

Homedale does not use your location information. It only needs the list of Access Points.

Icon Colors

Access point is present

Access point is not present

This is the access point your are currently connected to

You are logging the signal graph of this access point on the graph tab

Filter

If you enter multiple words, each word must appear. If the word starts with a - sign, this word must not appear.

If you use "5.0 GHz", a whole column with this string must match.

Use "*Ch 1 " to search for strings with spaces inside. This filter will show all access points on channel 1.

Use @column_name to specify a column to check for. "@ssid:" will show only empty SSIDs. "*@ssid:" will show only SSIDs with a name.

MAC Address / Vendor mapping

You can place a file called oui.txt in the same folder as Homedale.exe for MAC Address / Vendor mapping.

Download such file from https://www.wireshark.org/download/automated/data/manuf, https://linuxnet.ca/ieee/oui.txt or http://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.txt.

Additional MAC Address / Vendor mapping

Place oui_add.txt in the same folder as Homedale.exe to specify additional mappings.
The format is the same as in oui.txt: E2-F2-FB (hex) Apple.
It’s also possible to specify all 6 bytes of the MAC address: 01:02:03:04:05:06 (hex) My Access Point.