Seeing who is on your wireless network

Enter your username and password. If you haven't changed the username and password, input the default information. This can vary depending on the make and model of your router. Consult the user's manual or manufacturer's web page to find the default username and password for your router. Common usernames and passwords include "admin" and "password".

Look for a list of devices. You can find a list of connected devices in the web interface for your router. This is going to be different depending on the make and model of your router.

It may be under "Connected devices" or "Attached devices" or something similar. This will show the device name and MAC address for each device connected. If you notice any devices that don't belong, be sure to change your Wi-Fi password. This will force all connected devices to re-enter the new password to reconnect. Method 2. Open your Command Prompt. On Mac, you can do this in the terminal. Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner and type terminal in the search bar and then click the terminal.

Look at the IP addresses. The IP addresses that start with the same numbers your router's IP address i. Every device that connects to the internet has a unique MAC address. Generally, you can find the MAC address for a device in the Settings menu under the Network or Internet Settings, or the about device info.

Method 3. You can use any web browser. Scroll down and click Download Wireless Network Watcher with full install. It's the second link below "Feedback" on the page. Click the install file and follow the instructions. By default, your downloaded files can be found in your Downloads folder.

This opens the Wireless Network Watcher installer. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. Wireless Network Watcher will open when it finishes installing. Open Wireless Network Watcher. It has an icon that resembles an eyeball over a wireless router.

Click the icon to open it. Wireless Network Watcher will automatically scan your network and display a list of connected devices after launching. Use the "Device Name" column to see the name of each device connected to the network and the router it's connected to. Click the 'Play' triangle icon. It's in the upper-left corner of Wireless Network Watcher.

This rescans your network and displays a list of connected devices. The easy way to do it on Windows is by using the Command Prompt utility. When you launch the utility, type the ipconfig command and press Enter. In your Network settings, choose Wi-Fi from the left-side menu and click Advanced in the bottom-right corner of the window. Now that you have your IP address, open a new browser tab and type it in.

Some routers will have admin and password as the default login credentials. Alternatively, you can find those details on the backside of your router together with the IP address. If you have changed that previously, enter your new details to log in. Depending on your router, this information could be located in different places. Some routers will have all the devices listed on the main page under WiFi. On D-Link routers, you have to go to Status tab and find Wireless Clients to get the list of the devices.

On Verizon routers the section you need is called My Network. While on Netgear, you need to look for Attached Devices. However, there are other methods you can use. A portable or installer version is available. Download Wireless Network Watcher.

A drawback with Fing is you have to create a free online account but temporary email services do work. The details column will likely already show an accurate description, the type and class of device, and even the operating system of a remote device. With recognize, you can manually search for and find the right name from an internal database.

You can even use a QR code or a local web address to help identify connected devices. Fing is more likely than any other program to help correctly identify tricky or unknown devices. Download Fing Desktop. WiFi Guard is like a more basic version of SoftPerfect Network Scanner that is more suited for detecting unknown or unauthorized network connections. It will scan your network for connected devices and rescan every xx minutes, popping up a message if a new unknown connection has been found.

Softperfect made many of their tools shareware only a few years ago, this is the last free version of WiFi Guard from If you have more than one active network adapter the program will pop up the settings window on launch to select the adapter you want to scan. Otherwise, you will be taken to the main window where pressing Scan Now will detect all devices connected to the network.

While running or minimized, WiFi Guard will rescan between 0 and 60 minutes default is 30 mins and popup a message on screen if a new unknown device has been detected. Download Softperfect WiFi Guard. GlassWire is a very well known piece of software that is part firewall, part network activity monitor, and part network usage monitor.

Another feature it has is being able to scan the network and list connected devices while notifying you about their activity. Just press on Things at the top of the window and the list will be shown. There is information for IP address, MAC address, first seen time, and the network adapter manufacturer.

Hover over the name and a small box will appear to the right where you can enter a more recognizable name or label. GlassWire can scan for devices every xx minutes. Download GlassWire. This is an all round network administration tool that can do a number of tasks in addition to scanning your network for connections.

Of course, those features are handy but unnecessary for simply scanning your network for wireless connections. By default Advanced IP Scanner will set the address ranges for all connections on the computer, only the range that the WiFi connections are likely to be on will need to be scanned, such as After the scan, all connections will show along with the wireless device manufacturer, MAC address, and its name.

Download Advanced IP Scanner. This will obviously mean the Java Runtime Environment needs to be installed on your computer. The tool simply pings every IP address in the selected range for a response and then displays the result along with the information you ask for in the Fetchers window.

You can enter a range of addresses yourself or click the IP button and select the correct network adapter.