Help us with Windows localizations

[richb-hanover]

Update: These instructions have been replaced by #44. Please use those instructions instead of the following...

wifi-heatmapper uses the Windows netsh wlan show interfaces command to get information about the Wi-Fi signal strength. The output of the netsh ... command is localized for the system language. For example, English systems use the phrase "Transmit rate (Mbps)" for the txRate value, while an Italian system uses the phrase "Velocità trasmissione (Mbps)". (See the sample output below.)

[Update: See the comment below for the commands to use.]

wifi-heatmapper uses a set of localization files in the data/localization folder to create a lookup table between the localized phrase (like "Velocità trasmissione (Mbps)") and the program's internal name (like txRate).

Please help us to create additional localization files for other languages. The program currently has translations for a few languages. To add your language, issue the netsh wlan show interfaces from a terminal. Copy the output and paste it as a new entry below. Let us know what OS (Win10, Win11) you're using and the system language. (Feel free to remove any personal data from the SSID, BSSID, Profile, and any of the MAC addresses.) Thanks!

Update 2: Add the property "name" to the JSON, since it's also used.

Sample localization file (Italian)

{
  "ssid": "SSID",
  "bssid": "BSSID",
  "signalStrength": "Segnale",
  "channel": "Canale",
  "security": "Autenticazione",
  "txRate": "Velocità trasmissione (Mbps)",
  "phyMode": "Tipo frequenza radio",
  "name": "Nome"
}

// Output from netsh wlan show interfaces on Windows 10 - Italian
//
// Interfacce presenti nel sistema: 1:

  //  Nome                   : Wi-Fi
  //  Descrizione            : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
  //  GUID                   : e36a6a75-d662-4a6b-9399-f1304b0fe75e
  //  Indirizzo fisico       : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
  //  Stato                  : connessa
  //  SSID                   : SomeSSID
  //  BSSID                  : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
  //  Tipo di rete           : Infrastruttura
  //  Tipo frequenza radio   : 802.11n
  //  Autenticazione         : WPA2-Personal
  //  Crittografia           : CCMP
  //  Modalità connessione   : Profilo
  //  Canale                 : 4
  //  Velocità ricezione (Mbps)  : 130
  //  Velocità trasmissione (Mbps) : 130
  //  Segnale                : 85%
  //  Profilo                : SomeProfile

  //  Stato rete ospitata    : Non disponibile

[krobde]

Sample Spanish location file

{
  "ssid": "SSID",
  "bssid": "BSSID",
  "signalStrength": "Señal",
  "channel": "Canal",
  "security": "Autenticación",
  "txRate": "Velocidad de transmisión (Mbps)",
  "phyMode": "Tipo de radio"
}

// Output from netsh wlan show interfaces on Win 11 Spanish (ES)
//
// There is 1 interface on the system:

 
    //  Nombre                   : Wi-Fi
    //  Descripción            : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
    //  GUID                   : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
    //  Dirección       : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
    //  Tipo de interfaz         : Principal
    //  Estado                  : conectado
    //  SSID                   : SomeSSID
    //  BSSID                  : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
    //  Tipo de red            : Infraestructura
    //  Tipo de radio          : 802.11ac
    //  Autenticación          : WPA2-Personal
    //  Cifrado                 : CCMP
    //  Modo de conexión        : Conexión automática
    //  Banda                   : 5 GHz
    //  Canal                   : 64
    //  Velocidad de recepción (Mbps)   : 866.7
    //  Velocidad de transmisión (Mbps) : 866.7
    //  Señal                           : 95%
    //  Perfil                 : SomeProfile
	//  

//  Estado de la red hospedada: No disponible

[richb-hanover]

@krobde krobde Thanks! We'll add it to the build when we collect a few more.

[auerswal]

Sample German Localization File

The output is from a colleague's laptop (thanks!). I forgot to ask if it uses Windows 10 or 11, I plan to add this information later.
Edit: It is from Windows 11.

{
  "ssid": "SSID",
  "bssid": "AP BSSID",
  "signalStrength": "Signal",
  "channel": "Kanal",
  "security": "Authentifizierung",
  "txRate": "Übertragungsrate (MBit/s)",
  "phyMode": "Funktyp"
}

// Output from netsh wlan show interfaces on Windows 11 - German
//
// Es ist 1 Schnittstelle auf dem System vorhanden:

//    Name                   : WLAN
//    Beschreibung            : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
//    GUID                   : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
//    Physische Adresse       : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
//    Benutzeroberflächentyp         : Primär
//    Status                  : Verbunden
//    SSID                   : xxxxxxx
//    AP BSSID               : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
//    Bereich                   : 5 GHz
//    Kanal                : 116
//    Netzwerktyp            : Infrastruktur
//    Funktyp                   : 802.11ac
//    Authentifizierung   : WPA2-Enterprise
//    Verschlüsselungsverfahren                 : CCMP
//    Verbindungsmodus        : Automat. Verbindung
//    Empfangsrate (MBit/s)  : 300
//    Übertragungsrate (MBit/s) : 300
//    Signal              : 43%
//    Profil                 : xxxxxxx
//    QoS MSCS konfiguriert         : 0
//    QoS-Zuordnung konfiguriert         : 0
//    Durch Richtlinie zugelassene QoS-Zuordnung   :  0

//    Status des gehosteten Netzwerks  : Nicht verfügbar

[richb-hanover]

{
  "ssid": "SSID",
  "bssid": "Point d'accès d’identificateur SSID (Service Set Identifier)",
  "signalStrength": "Signal",
  "channel": "Canal",
  "security": "Authentification",
  "txRate": "Transmission (Mbits/s)",
  "phyMode": "Type de radio"
}

// \Users\Test User> netsh wlan show interfaces - Win11 French
// 
// Il existe 1 interface sur le système :
// 
//     Nom                   : Wi-Fi
//     Description            : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
//     GUID                   : f899e530-fd03-44a9-8307-4d4fc4827eab
//     Adresse physique       : 12:34:56:78:90:ab
//     Type d’interface         : Primaire
//     État                  : connecté
//     SSID                  : SomeSSUD
//        Point d'accès d’identificateur SSID (Service Set Identifier)                 : 12:34:56:78:90:ab
//     Bande                   : 5 GHz
//     Canal                : 144
//     Type de réseau           : Infrastructure
//     Type de radio             : 802.11ax
//     Authentification         : WPA2 - Personnel
//     Chiffrement                 : CCMP
//     Mode de connexion        : Connexion automatique
//     Réception (Mbits/s)    : 310
//     Transmission (Mbits/s)   : 310
//     Signal                 : 65%
//     Profil                : SomeProfile
//     QoS MSCS configuré : 0
//     Carte QoS configurée : 0
//     Mappage QoS autorisé par la stratégie : 0
// 
//     État du réseau hébergé: Non disponible

[richb-hanover]

Update: wifi-heatmapper now uses multiple netsh ... commands to see the SSIDs "in the neighborhood" and to look at profiles, and change to the best SSID.

When you send in the results, please use these commands:

• netsh wlan show interfaces
• netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
• netsh wlan show profiles
• netsh wlan show profile name="profile" ssid="ssid" where the profile and name go together. (Sometimes the profile that's listed in the lower-right corner has a digit appended, e.g. "mySSID 2" when the actual SSID is "mySSID")

@hnykda Your initial commit had output from an Italian system. Would you send the output from the second command?

@krobde - same question - would you send in the output from a Spanish system?

[hnykda]

I got that from some earlier user, I don't have an italian windows systems.

[richb-hanover]

I got that from some earlier user, I don't have an italian windows systems.

Any chance they could provide the information above? Thanks

[hnykda]

I am confused. It seems that you provided that italian file initially, no? I now can't find in the issues where it was obtained. Anyway, I don't have anyone to reach out for that specifically.

[richb-hanover]

No, the English and Italian files were in the repo when I came upon this project. (That's also when I discovered how messy the Windows "API" (using the word loosely) was.)

No matter. I have already installed French and German on my "movie-watching" Win11 box. Maybe I'll install Spanish and Italian as well, because I can sort of puzzle those languages out. If I am feeling brave, I may also install Kazakh, Russian, Turkish, and Chinese since there are a few international exchange students here for the summer who could help out by typing the four commands: I'll add the results to the test suite.

[richb-hanover]

Use the instructions in #44 instead of these instructions.