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DigitalFence

Every device with a Wi-Fi radio periodically sends messages to explore the nearby space,

looking for known networks. Fingbox has a built-in Wi-Fi antenna that “senses” all the Wi-Fi

devices in a range of about 30 meters (100 feet). This feature allows to map the surroundings in

terms of other Wi-Fi access points (or stations) as well as client devices that are not connected

to the local network (such as neighbors or people and vehicles just passing by your house).

DigitalFence maintains three lists of detected devices:

Nearby - devices that are active but are not connected to the local network

managed by Fingbox.

In my network - devices that are active and are connected to the Wi-Fi of the

local network managed by Fingbox.

Stations - Wi-Fi access points in the vicinity, sorted by signal strength.

Nearby devices are usually described with less accuracy than devices connected to the local

network. This is because they are not accessible to Fingbox device scanner and there are less

information to recognize device type, brand and model.

Device density by distance

You can have a rough idea of whether the majority of wireless devices is nearby or far away

from the Fingbox Wi-Fi sensor. Tap on the chart icon in the top-right corner to see a bar chart of

the device number grouped by signal strength. Signal strength (strong, medium, weak) is a

good indication of how far the device is from the Fingbox. The chart adds a new bar every 5

seconds.

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