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WiFi tools for network engineers

A free toolkit for planning, deploying, and debugging WiFi networks. Every tool runs in your browser, with no sign-up and nothing stored. Built by the team behind Purple's guest WiFi, captive portals, and location analytics.

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IP addressing

Subnet calculator and VLSM designer

IPv4 subnet and CIDR calculator with a variable-length subnet (VLSM) designer.

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IP addressing

Multi-tenant iPSK subnet designer

Design IP subnets and DHCP scopes for multi-tenant networks using identity pre-shared keys.

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DNS

DNS record lookup

Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, CAA, SRV and PTR records for any domain.

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DNS

DNS propagation checker

Compare a DNS record across Google, Cloudflare, NextDNS and AdGuard resolvers.

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DNS

WHOIS domain lookup

Check a domain's registrar, expiry, nameservers and DNSSEC status via RDAP.

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DNS

What is my IP address

See your public IP, IP version, approximate country, reverse DNS and browser details.

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WiFi deployment

Access point calculator

Estimate how many wireless access points your venue needs from area and user density.

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WiFi deployment

Beacon and SSID overhead calculator

Estimate the airtime your SSIDs and beacon frames consume so you can prune wasteful broadcast overhead.

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WiFi deployment

WiFi channel planner

Pick non-overlapping 2.4 and 5 GHz channels for your access points to cut co-channel interference.

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Connectivity

Internet speed test

Measure download and upload throughput from your browser, with no app or plugin required.

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Connectivity

Latency and jitter test

Measure round-trip latency and jitter to gauge connection stability for calls, video, and gaming.

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Connectivity

DNS speed test

Compare how fast public resolvers such as Cloudflare, Google, and NextDNS answer from your location.

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Security

SSL certificate checker

Verify a site's certificate issuer, expiry, days remaining, chain trust and SANs.

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Security

Walled garden generator

Generate pre-authentication whitelists and ACL rules for Cisco Meraki, Ubiquiti UniFi and Aruba.

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Security

RADIUS setup guide

Generate WPA2 and WPA3 Enterprise (802.1X) configuration profiles for cloud identity providers.

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Security

MAC randomization simulator

Simulate the impact of MAC address rotation on visitor analytics and data integrity.

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Utilities

Password and passphrase generator

Create strong random passwords and memorable passphrases with a live entropy meter.

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Utilities

Encoder, decoder and hash generator

Base64, URL, HTML and hex encode/decode, plus MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 hashing.

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Utilities

WiFi QR code generator

Create a scannable QR code that joins a WiFi network, generated entirely in your browser.

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Utilities

MAC address lookup

Identify the hardware vendor behind any MAC address from its OUI prefix.

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Utilities

HTTP header checker

Inspect the response headers and security headers any URL returns.

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Planning a network you actually have to run?

These tools plan the network. Purple layers guest onboarding, captive portals, and location analytics on top of it, across Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, and Juniper Mist.