To install and use TamoGraph, you need a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air manufactured in 2012 or later. TamoGraph supports the Wi-Fi adapter integrated into your laptop, so no additional external Wi-Fi adapters are required. However, if you prefer to conduct passive surveys using an external USB adapter or if you want to conduct a simultaneous passive and active survey, you can optionally use one of the USB adapters listed below.
Important information for 2026 MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips:
These devices use Apple’s new N1 Wi-Fi chip. Unfortunately, this change has broken most packet capture applications, including TamoGraph. We are looking for a solution. In the meantime, if you own a 2026 MacBook Pro, the only way to conduct passive surveys is to use one of the external USB adapters listed below. We apologize for the inconvenience.
You can also run TamoGraph on a desktop computer. This operating mode may be feasible if you would like to do RF modeling or collect Wi-Fi data using portable computers and then import, merge, and analyze the data on an iMac based on faster hardware and using a larger display.
You may want to use optional components: a USB spectrum analyzer, WiPry by Oscium, if you plan to perform spectrum analysis surveys; an NMEA-compliant GPS receiver, if you plan to perform GPS-assisted site surveys.
Download TamoGraph Site Survey for macOS
The following external adapters can be optionally used for passive surveys on MacBooks:
| Alfa AWUS036AXML |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz
USB
| ASUS USB-AX56 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| D-Link DWA-X1850 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| FusionFutures AX1800 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| NETGEAR A8000 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz
USB
| TP-Link Archer TX20U Plus |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| TP-Link Archer TX21UH |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| ASUS USB-AC68 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
Belkin F9L1109 v1
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
D-Link DWA-182 rev C1
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
D-Link DWA-192
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| Edimax EW-7822UAC, EW-7833UAC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| Linksys WUSB6300 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
Linksys WUSB6400M
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
Proxim ORiNOCO 9100
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
TP-LINK Archer T4U
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
TP-LINK Archer T4UH
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
TP-LINK Archer T9UH v2
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| ZyXEL AC240 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB
| ZyXEL NWD6605 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
USB