{"id":2615,"date":"2014-10-06T19:28:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.netspotapp.com\/help\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:03:20","slug":"netspot-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/netspot-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"NetSpot 2.4 and its minor updates!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3052 img-responsive\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns-new-ap-indicator-5g-2x.png\" alt=\"NetSpot updates\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns-new-ap-indicator-5g-2x.png 182w, https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns-new-ap-indicator-5g-2x-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RECENT UPDATE:&nbsp;September 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/downloads.html\">NetSpot 2.4.623<\/a> released. We keep polishing the product while something really&nbsp;new is getting ready to be revealed. Meanwhile the new build is addressing a few visual and internal issues and acknowledges smoother loading of large map files. Scroll down for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Previous updates:<\/p>\n<p>June 2015, yet another minor update posted for&nbsp;NetSpot 2.4.&nbsp;The build #2.4.607 adds several requested features and improves overall app efficiency. We also did some preliminary improvements for the upcoming OS X El Capitan 10.11, more to come.<\/p>\n<p>March&nbsp;2, 2015,&nbsp;NetSpot 2.4.590 is&nbsp;released.<\/p>\n<p>Today, February 9, 2015, we release&nbsp;NetSpot 2.4.585. It&#8217;s also a minor release that addresses a few issues reported by our users, and&nbsp;adds a few polishing touches here and there. See the changelog below for details.<\/p>\n<p>On January 2nd, 2015, we uploaded&nbsp;NetSpot 2.4.583 with a critical fix of the annoying freezes when loading projects that contained incorrectly formatted or empty BSSID values.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, NetSpot 2.4.582 was released. It&#8217;s mostly a polishing update with tons of minor improvements, however, it also includes some of the freshest fixes for the most burning issues (mostly related to OS X 10.10) <a href=\"\/help\/talk\/forum\/bugs-troubleshooting\/\">kindly reported by our users<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the full changelog of this update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;critical fix <\/span>&nbsp;[build 590] noise value reported as 0 for some networks by AirPort framework<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] new option to export only the surveyed part of the map<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] new AP indicators in 3 new sizes<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] easily copy network&#8217;s name and MAC-address into clipboard<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;[build 607] now you can relocate <a href=\"\/help\/terms-definitions\/#point\">data samples<\/a> positioned incorrectly on the heatmap<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;the UI raster images have been upscaled, and NetSpot is finally Retina Ready<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585]&nbsp;iperf lib version 3.0.11 integrated<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;new <\/span>&nbsp;import and export of project-level AP aliases in CSV<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added <\/span>&nbsp;&#8220;Forget all&#8221; option to Aliases Preferences<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added <\/span>&nbsp;[build 594] a pause after connecting to network and before speed test to ensure the Internet connection is already up<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff6000;\">&nbsp;added <\/span>&nbsp;[build 607] now you can disable automatic opening of the exported reports<\/li>\n<li>default scanning interval is now 10 sec in Discover mode in OS X 10.10 to prevent frequent drop outs of the signal reported by possibly buggy AirPort framework in OS X 10.10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;updated <\/span>&nbsp;[build 590] new API used to connected to Wi-Fi networks<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;updated <\/span>&nbsp;the database of hardware vendors&#8217; MAC-addresses<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] adding custom aliases to networks in the sidebar<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] heatmap generation on Retina displays<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623] map calibration usability<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 590] connecting to Enterprise wireless networks<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] network list update speed in <a title=\"What is Discover Mode?\" href=\"\/help\/what-is-discover-mode\/\">Discover mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] more precise positioning of the scaling marker when starting a new project; the marker now has its bottom tip showing the exact position, instead of its center<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] rulers behavior when dragging the heatmap in <a title=\"How do I start my survey?\" href=\"\/help\/how-do-i-start-my-survey\/\">Survey Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] text alignments in <a title=\"What is Discover Mode?\" href=\"\/help\/what-is-discover-mode\/\">Discover Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;iperf configuration options in <a title=\"What settings can I adjust in Preferences?\" href=\"\/help\/what-settings-can-i-adjust-in-preferences\/\">Preferences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;data tables in exported <a title=\"How do I save, export and print my survey?\" href=\"\/help\/save-export-print-survey\/\">Advanced reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;overall improvements of the configuration controls in <a title=\"What settings can I adjust in Preferences?\" href=\"\/help\/what-settings-can-i-adjust-in-preferences\/\">Preferences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;AP <a title=\"How do I add aliases to APs? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/rename-ap\/\">aliases<\/a> editing when networks list is being updated in Discover mode<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;info-popover in heatmaps of <a title=\"How do I use the Active Scanning feature? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/active-scanning\/\">Active Scanning<\/a> visualizations will now list only values for networks that were part of that scan<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;Wi-Fi errors decoding<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #28cf8a;\">&nbsp;improved <\/span>&nbsp;[build 607] no more horizontal scrolls in popovers on heatmap<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;possible fix <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;unusual signal level values on OS X 10.10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;proper wording for loaded map dimensions<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;occasional crashing in full-screen mode<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;double-clicking behavior in the sidebar<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;error creating a custom group with the duplicate name<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 623]&nbsp;a bunch of random exceptions in Discover mode<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 607]&nbsp;the names of exported visualizations of Frequency Band Coverage and PHY Mode corrected<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 607]&nbsp;no data in Discover mode on app launching in random cases on OS X 10.10.3<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 594]&nbsp;Detailed Discover mode has corrected channel width for AP&#8217;s transmitting in ac<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 594]&nbsp;Advanced export now has icons that specify which signal is good or bad on a heatmap<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 594]&nbsp;Correct Wi-Fi mode is displayed for connected network (issues were reported for b\/g modes)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 590]&nbsp;shortened information in popup&#8217;s over the heatmap<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 590]&nbsp;incorrect channel width for 5GHz band<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;iperf visualizations export bugs<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;channel width detection in ac mode<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;crashes when performing speed test via UDP<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;maximum values for Active Scanning visualizations in the sidebar networks list<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] ignoring networks with improper or empty MAC-address<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] incorrect width of the sidebar in Survey Mode which prevented reading full network names<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;[build 585] exceptions that could stop the scanning process and cause blank app dialogs<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;minor issues related to AP aliases management<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;selected network highlighting in OS X 10.10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;UDP jitter value display<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;random crashes due to incorrect format of (or empty) BSSID of some networks in OS X 10.10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;zone and snapshot description editing when exporting the advanced report<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;caption and window properties of the Details dialog in Discover mode in OS X 10.10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #fff; background: #ff8888;\">&nbsp;fixed <\/span>&nbsp;some occasional exceptions<\/li>\n<li>corrected some nasty typos in the UI texts, like MBps-&gt;Mbps, ergh&#8230; sorry for that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/downloads.html\">Get the new update here.<\/a> Or just follow the auto-update hints in any of the previous&nbsp;NetSpot releases.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll further to see the original&nbsp;post and full explanation of what&nbsp;NetSpot 2.4 is about!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be pleased to know that our bigger, better, stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/downloads.html\">NetSpot 2.4<\/a> is available today as a free update for all users. It has ten+ new features, as well as numerous improvements and bug fixes. This update also adds full and improved support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2616 img-responsive\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns24-blog-post-splash.png\" alt=\"NetSpot 2,4 introduces Global Preferences\" width=\"626\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns24-blog-post-splash.png 626w, https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns24-blog-post-splash-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019re excited to tell you that NetSpot now has <a title=\"What settings can I adjust in Preferences?\" href=\"\/help\/what-settings-can-i-adjust-in-preferences\/\"><b>Global Preferences<\/b><\/a>, accessed from the main menu bar (NetSpot &gt; Preferences). This gives you one convenient spot to adjust NetSpot\u2019s settings, and adds a bunch of new options &#8212; including a brand-new way to manage <a title=\"How do I add aliases to APs? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/rename-ap\/\">AP aliases<\/a>. There are <a title=\"What settings can I adjust in Preferences?\" href=\"\/help\/what-settings-can-i-adjust-in-preferences\/\">six sections<\/a> (note that some features are for <a href=\"\/netspotpro.html\">PRO users<\/a> only):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"What is Discover Mode?\" href=\"\/help\/what-is-discover-mode\/\">Discover Mode<\/a>: Adjust the WiFi scanning interval, when the app should clear inactive networks and when it should erase old data.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wifi-scanner\/\">Survey Mode<\/a>: Adjust how often projects are auto-saved [<span style=\"color: #fff; background: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;PRO <\/span> version required], the number of measurements in a sample, the <a href=\"\/help\/toggle-path\/\">sample point indicator type<\/a>, and whether or not to show heatmap colors between the data sample areas (green circles).<\/li>\n<li>Heatmap: Adjust the <a href=\"\/help\/faq-i-see-discovered-aps-in-the-list-but-not-on-my-heatmap\/\">AP detection proximity<\/a> and heatmap gradient colors, as well as the settings for each individual heatmap. This section also has a handy button for resetting all the heatmaps back to their default levels.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I use the Automated Troubleshooting function? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/automated-troubleshooting\/\">Troubleshooting<\/a> <span style=\"color: #fff; background: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;PRO <\/span>: Set the critical and acceptable levels for each Troubleshooting visualization, or reset them all to default levels.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I add aliases to APs? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/rename-ap\/\">Aliases<\/a> <span style=\"color: #fff; background: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;PRO <\/span>: Add or remove network AP aliases (which will be shown in both Discover and Survey modes) and import or export a list of aliases in CSV format.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I use the Active Scanning feature? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/active-scanning\/\">Active Scanning<\/a> <span style=\"color: #fff; background: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;PRO <\/span>: Choose to conduct speed tests via HTTP using hosted PHP scripts, as well as the option to add an iperf3 server address for active scanning via TCP and\/or UDP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve also added a bunch of new features to <a title=\"What is Discover Mode?\" href=\"\/help\/what-is-discover-mode\/\">Discover Mode<\/a>. The right-click menu is now available when clicking on any column (instead of just the first one), and it now includes an option to set a custom color for each network. The right-click menu offers more selection options as well, including Invert Selection, Select All Filtered, and Select Networks by Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Two other often-requested new features are the ability to <a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ns-export-include-legend.png\">add a heatmap legend<\/a> when exporting heatmaps as images and the ability to skip all further tests if an error occurs during <a title=\"How do I use the Active Scanning feature? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/active-scanning\/\">Active Scanning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also squashed several annoying bugs, including the excessive memory consumption that was occurring with the following visualizations: <a title=\"What is the Quantity of Access Points? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/quantity-of-access-points\/\">Quantity of APs<\/a>, <a title=\"What is PHY Mode (a\/b\/g\/n\/ac) Coverage? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/phy-mode-coverage\/\">PHY Mode Coverage<\/a>, and <a title=\"What is the Frequency Band Coverage? [PRO]\" href=\"\/help\/what-is-the-frequency-band-coverage-pro\/\">Frequency Band Coverage<\/a>, as well as errors that occurred when exporting or clearing data in Discover Mode.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to update? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/downloads.html\">Click here to download version 2.4 now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"media post-download\">\r\n<div class=\"media-left media-middle\"><i class=\"box-40x40 icons icon-win-xs  \"><\/i><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"media-body media-middle\">NetSpot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netspotapp.com\/netspot-windows.html\">Wi-Fi analyzer for Windows<\/a> is released<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"google\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"netspotapp\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"NetSpot%202.4%20and%20its%20minor%20updates%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RECENT UPDATE:&nbsp;September 2015, NetSpot 2.4.623 released. 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