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Eleven pages under /guide/, written from the README, the milestone documents and the Apps' own source: the keys, the Launcher, the Status Bar and the first start; the LoRa Scanner, GNSS, Gemini, IRC, Wi-Fi tools, Notes, Storage and System; Settings (with Wi-Fi) and Updates. Real screenshots where the site has them, a Guide link in the navigation, and the home page points to it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EhqxQ49eCju4CzKYNjZzwT
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title = "Wi-Fi tools"
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description = "See the networks around you, which Wi-Fi channels are busy, and follow one network's signal as you move."
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weight = 6
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[extra]
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tag = "Wi-Fi tools"
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The Wi-Fi tools show what the radio hears **now**: they scan for the networks around you and list them. They do not join anything.
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## The menu
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Three entries: **Networks nearby**, **Channel occupancy** and **Signal tracker**. Pick one with the arrows and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
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## Networks nearby
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A list that refreshes by itself: each network's name (or `(hidden)`), channel, signal in dBm and security. The top line says how it is sorted and filtered.
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| <kbd>s</kbd> | Sorts by signal, channel or name, in turn |
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| <kbd>o</kbd> | Shows only open networks |
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| <kbd>h</kbd> | Hides the hidden networks |
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| <kbd>w</kbd> | Shows only the strong ones |
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| <kbd>l</kbd> | Starts and stops **logging** |
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| <kbd>Enter</kbd> | Opens the **Signal tracker** on that network |
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**Logging** adds each scan to `/wifi/scans/<date>.csv` on the SD card, one row per network, once the device knows the date; `LOG` and a row count show while it runs. Logs stop when the card passes 90% full.
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## Channel occupancy
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One bar for each of the 13 Wi-Fi channels shows how busy it is: how many networks use it, and how strong they are. The top line counts the networks and names the quietest of the three channels that don't overlap, **1, 6 and 11**. It is the quick answer to "which channel should my router use?". <kbd>`</kbd> (Back) returns to the menu.
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## Signal tracker
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Follows one network: its name, address and channel, then the signal in dBm in large type, a strength bar, and a graph of the recent readings, so you can walk towards the strongest signal. <kbd>m</kbd> turns audible clicks on and off. If the network is no longer heard the screen says `lost`. <kbd>`</kbd> (Back) returns to the list.
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