How to detect the wireless client signal strength with VC++?

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I am trying to implement an application running on the Windows PC to detect the signal strength of wireless clients. Assume I have an AP, a Windows PC and several wireless clients (laptops, mobile phones, etc). The windows PC and these wireless clients construct a wireless LAN through the AP. My application will run on the windows PC to collect the signal strength of these wireless clients.

I tried the Windows Native Wifi Functions (Wlanxxxxxxx) but the functions can only detect the WIFI attributes (SSID, signal strength, etc) of thoese APs instead of the clients that link with the AP.

Can someone please give me suggestion or demonstration how to program with C++ (Windows) to retrieve the Signal Strength of the wireless clients?

Posted 4-Sep-13 0:28am

sunjiangstee

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JackDingler · Answer 1 · 2013-09-04T09:50:00

Solution 1

You may be able to do it through WMI. I've used it in the past to collect remote data.

If not, you'll have to write client apps, that collect the data and send it to your server.

You'll have to build your app by pulling together pieces of work others have done. It's unlikely that someone will have code that they can give you, to perform this task.

In this endeavor, Google and MSDN will be your friends.

Posted 4-Sep-13 9:50am

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Espen Harlinn 4-Sep-13 17:57pm

That would work well for Windows based devices ;)

sunjiangstee 6-Sep-13 10:53am

Thank you, JackDingler

Espen Harlinn · Answer 2 · 2013-09-04T11:59:00

Solution 2

I guess you'll find this paper of some interest: EVALUATING THE USE OF SNMP AS A WIRELESS NETWORK MONITORING TOOL FOR IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS[^]

Best regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 4-Sep-13 11:59am

Espen Harlinn

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sunjiangstee 6-Sep-13 10:53am

Thank you, Espen