WifiHistoryView v1.

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Copyright (c) 2016 - 2018 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net

Description
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WifiHistoryView is a simple tool for Windows 10/8/7/Vista that displays

the history of connections to wireless networks on your computer. For
every event that the computer connected to a wireless network or
disconnected from it, the following information is displayed: The
date/time that the event occurred, network name (SSID), profile name,
network adapter name, BSSID of the router/Access Point, and more...
WifiHistoryView can read the wifi history information from a running
system or from external event log file of another computer.

System Requirements
===================

Ths utility works on any version of Windows, starting from Windows Vista
and up to Windows 10. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported.
Previous versions of Windows (Windows XP and earlier) are not supported.

Source of Information
=====================

WifiHistoryView loads the Wifi history information from the

'Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig/Operational' event log of Windows.
This even log is usually stored in the following file:
C:\windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig%4Operatio
nal.evtx

Versions History
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* Version 1.50:
o You can now resize the properties window, and the last
size/position of this window is saved in the .cfg file.

* Version 1.48:
o Added 'Select All' and 'Deselect All' to the 'Column Settings'
window.

* Version 1.47:
o Added new options to the 'Quick Filter' feature.

* Version 1.46:
o Added /cfg command-line option to start WifiHistoryView with the
specified config file.

* Version 1.45:
o WifiHistoryView now reads archive log files when connecting a
remote computer.
o Added 'Read archive log files' option in 'Advanced Options'
window (You can turn it off if you don't want to read archive files).
o Added option to read the log files from shadow copy (Requires to
 run WifiHistoryView as administrator). In shadow copies you might
find older log records that don't exist in your current log files.
o Fixed bug: 'Copy Selected Items' worked improperly when setting
the 'Unicode/Ascii Save Mode' to 'Always UTF-8'.

* Version 1.40:
o Added 'Quick Filter' feature (View -> Use Quick Filter or
Ctrl+Q). When it's turned on, you can type a string in the text-box
added under the toolbar and WifiHistoryView will instantly filter the
wifi history items, showing only lines that contain the string you
typed.

* Version 1.36:
o Added option to set the AutoBackup/Retention mode of the wifi
history log file (In 'Event Log Options' window - F8). You can set
the AutoBackup/Retention mode to 'Archive the log when full' if you
want to keep all Wifi history without limitation ( By default, old
events are deleted when the event log is full)

* Version 1.35:
o WifiHistoryView now reads archive log files (
Archive-Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig%4Operational*.evtx ). Be
aware that archive log files are created only if the configuration of
Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig/Operational log is 'Archive the log
when full'. Also, in order to read the archive files, you have to run
WifiHistoryView as administrator.
o You can now specify wildcard to load mutiple archive files when
the data source is 'external file'.
o Added 'Run As Administrator' option (Ctrl+F11).

* Version 1.30:
o Added 'Process ID' and 'Thread ID' columns

* Version 1.25:
o Added option to connect multiple remote computers
(comma-delimited list) in 'Advanced Options' window.
o Added 'Computer Name' column.

* Version 1.20:
o Added option to connect a remote computer (In 'Advanced Options'
window - F9)

* Version 1.15:
o Added 'Event Log Options' (F8), which allows you to
enabled/disable the event log that records the Wifi history
(Microsoft-Windows-WLAN-AutoConfig/Operational) and modify the
maximum size of the log file. This feature requires elevation.

* Version 1.10:
o You can now choose the desired encoding (ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-16) to
save the csv/xml/text/html files. (Under the Options menu)

* Version 1.06:
o When loading an external file, the filename is now displayed in
the window title.

* Version 1.05:
o Added 'Connection Mode' column.

* Version 1.00 - First release.

Start Using WifiHistoryView

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WifiHistoryView doesn't require any installation process or additional

DLL files. In order to start using it, simply run the executable file -
WifiHistoryView.exe
After running WifiHistoryView, the main window displays the history of
connecting/disconnecting to wireless networks on your computer. You can
easily select one or more items and then copy them to the clipboard and
paste them into Excel or other spreadsheet application. You can also
export the selected items into text/csv/tab-delimited/xml/html file by
using the 'Save Selected Items' option (Ctrl+S).

If you want to view the wifi history information from event log file of
another computer, open the 'Advanced Options' window (F9) , choose
'External File' in the combo-box, and then choose the desired event log
file.

WifiHistoryView Columns
=======================

* Event Time:The date/time that the specified event occurred.

* Event Type:The type of event: Connected, Disconnected, Failed To
Connect, or Network Association. The 'Network Association' event occurs
while trying to connect a wireless network.
* Network Adapter Name:The name of the wireless network adapter that
was used to connect the wireless network.
* Interface GUID:The interface GUID of the wireless network adapter.
* Local MAC Address:The MAC address of the wireless network adapter.
* Profile Name:The name of the Windows wifi profile.
* SSID:The name of the wireless network.
* BSS Type:Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
* BSSID:The MAC address of the router/access point.
* BSSID Company:The company that manufactured the router/access point,
according to the MAC address. This value is available only if you
download this oui.txt file and put it in the same folder of
WifiHistoryView.exe (You should save it as oui.txt)
* PHY Type:802.11g or 802.11n or 802.11ac
* Encryption:AES, TKIP or None.
* Event ID:The event ID of the event in Windows event viewer.
WifiHistoryView uses the following event IDs: 8001, 8003, 8002, and
11001.
* Event Record ID:The event record ID of the event in Windows event
viewer.
* Disconnect Reason:The reason that the network was disconnected
(Displayed only for 'Disconnected' events).

Command-Line Options
====================

/LoadFrom <Number>
Load the wifi history from... 1 = This computer, 2 = External file

/Filename <External File>

Specifies the name of the filename (For using with /LoadFrom 2 )

/cfg <Filename>
Start WifiHistoryView with the specified configuration file. For example:
WifiHistoryView.exe /cfg "c:\config\whv.cfg"
WifiHistoryView.exe /cfg "%AppData%\WifiHistoryView.cfg"

/stext <Filename>
Save the wifi history into a simple text file.

/stab <Filename>
Save the wifi history into a tab-delimited text file.
/scomma <Filename>
Save the wifi history into a comma-delimited text file (csv).

/stabular <Filename>
Save the wifi history into a tabular text file.

/shtml <Filename>
Save the wifi history into HTML file (Horizontal).

/sverhtml <Filename>
Save the wifi history into HTML file (Vertical).

/sxml <Filename>
Save the wifi history into XML file.

/sort <column>
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting
by the desired column. The <column> parameter can specify the column
index (0 for the first column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the
name of the column, like "Event Time" and "Event Type". You can specify
the '~' prefix character (e.g: "~SSID") if you want to sort in descending
order. You can put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort
by multiple columns.

Translating WifiHistoryView to other languages

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In order to translate WifiHistoryView to other language, follow the

instructions below:
1. Run WifiHistoryView with /savelangfile parameter:
WifiHistoryView.exe /savelangfile
A file named WifiHistoryView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of
WifiHistoryView utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally,
you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site.
(TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information,
it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run WifiHistoryView, and all
translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run WifiHistoryView without the translation, simply
rename the language file, or move it to another folder.

License
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This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely

distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this and you don't
sell it or distribute it as a part of commercial product. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !

Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.

Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my

utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com