WlanHelper is used to set/get the operation mode for a wireless adapter on Windows.
Interactive way:
Run WlanHelper
without parameters.
Command-line API way:
- Run
netsh wlan show interfaces
, get theGUID
for the interface. - Run
WlanHelper -h
to see the usage.{Interface Name}
refers to theGUID
in the above step.
Command Usage:
WlanHelper {Interface Name} mode [*null*|managed|monitor]
*null* - get interface mode
managed - set interface mode to managed mode (aka ExtSTA)
monitor - set interface mode to monitor mode (aka NetMon)