Download CommView for WiFi
CommView for WiFi is a tool for monitoring wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. To use this product, you must have a compatible wireless adapter. To enable the monitoring features of your wireless adapter, you will need to use a special driver that comes with this product.
Alternatively, you may want to consider using the standard, non-wireless CommView edition that will allow you to capture your own inbound and outbound wireless network packets, without capturing the traffic generated by other wireless stations.
If your card is not on the list, please click here for the technical information, or take advantage of our special offer and get a compatible adapter free of charge!
The following adapters have been tested and are compatible with CommView for WiFi:
802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/b/g/n Adapters
Adapter  |
802.11 Bands |
Form Factor |
Supported OS |
Limitations or Comments |
Sensitivity on a 1-5 scale |
| Atheros AR5008, AR5009, AR92xx |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Atheros AR9380, AR9382, AR9390 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Windows 7 or higher |
Recommended |
Not rated * |
| Atheros AR9485 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Windows 7 or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Broadcom 802.11n |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
Not rated * |
| Buffalo AC866 (WI-U2-866D) |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-160 v.A1 and v.A2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-182 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-542 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-547 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-552 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-556 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCIe |
XP or higher |
|
2 |
| D-Link DWA-642 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWA-643 |
2.4 GHz only |
ExpressCard |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
3 |
| D-Link DWA-645 v.A1 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWA-652 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1505, 1510, 1515, 1520, 1530 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1702 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Intel 1000 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Intel 4965 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or Windows 7 |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Intel 5100, 5150, 5300, 5350 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Intel 6200, 6250, 6300, 6350 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys AE2500 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys WEC600N |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
ExpressCard |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Linksys WUSB600N |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
3 |
| NEC AtermWL300NC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| NETGEAR A6200 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| NETGEAR WN111 v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| NETGEAR WNDA3100 v1 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| NETGEAR WNDA3100 v2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8494 |  |
|
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Realtek RTL8192E |
2.4 GHz only |
PCIe |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
2 |
| SMC Networks SMCWUSB-N2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Sony UWA-BR100 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link WN721N and WN722N |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN811N |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN821N v1 and v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN822N v1 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| TP-Link TL-WN822N v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN910N |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| Ubiquiti SR71C |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Ubiquiti SR71X |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
ExpressCard |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Ubiquiti SR71-USB |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| CACE AirPcap Nx USB |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
|
802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g Adapters
| Adapter |
802.11 Bands |
Form Factor |
Supported OS |
Limitations or Comments |
Sensitivity on a 1-5 scale |
| Atheros AR5001-AR5007 |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Broadcom 802.11 b/g or a/b/g |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
Not rated * |
| Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link WNA-2330 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link DWL-G680 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link DWL-AG660 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| D-Link DWL-AG530 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-AG650 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-AG520 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-G630 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
H/W Rev. C or Rev. D only |
4 |
| D-Link DWL-G520 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWL-G650 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-120 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
3 |
| Dell Wireless 1390 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1395 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1397 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Intel 3945ABG |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys WPC55AG |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WAG511 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WG511T |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WG511U 54AG+ |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| NETGEAR WG511U |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| NETGEAR WPN311 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| NETGEAR WPN511 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8480 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8481 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8482 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8470 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8471 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| SMC 2336W-AG v2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| TRENDnet TEW-501PC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Ubiquiti SRC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| CACE AirPcap Ex |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
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* There are a number of different adapters with the same name; sensitivity varies and cannot be estimated.
