Jul 14, 2026 · 20 min · 10 segments
Host Keith Parsons recently launched the WLAN Pros Toolbox, a multi-function app with all the calculators, live tools, reference materials, and Wi-Fi readings you need. Today, Keith opens the toolbox…
Keith ParsonsHost
Well, before we get into all the tools, references, and calculators, the very thing that's right on top is something that says, "Test my connection." And this is for everyone, not just wireless professionals, not just for people in our industry.
Now, first, there's calculators, and there's RF reference, and this is the part you already know a lot of me for.
dBm to milliwatt conversions, free space path loss, channel width, the data rates, antenna math, subnet math, all the conversions and lookups you do in your head badly or on paper slowly, they're all here, and they all work offline, and they give you the answer in a format you can use.
And by the way, I added copy/paste to every tool, so you can pull it out of the tool and put it in whatever reports you need.
These are active ones, things you're used to, ping, traceroute, port scan, DNS, the things you can look up on your real network with a real interface.
Well, before we get into all the tools, references, and calculators, the very thing that's right on top is something that says, "Test my connection." And this is for everyone, not just wireless professionals, not just for people in our industry.
Now, first, there's calculators, and there's RF reference, and this is the part you already know a lot of me for.
dBm to milliwatt conversions, free space path loss, channel width, the data rates, antenna math, subnet math, all the conversions and lookups you do in your head badly or on paper slowly, they're all here, and they all work offline, and they give you the answer in a format you can use.
And by the way, I added copy/paste to every tool, so you can pull it out of the tool and put it in whatever reports you need.
These are active ones, things you're used to, ping, traceroute, port scan, DNS, the things you can look up on your real network with a real interface.
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