Mi-Fi Monitor is a perfect companion for the Novatel Mi-Fi 3G Router, allowing you to keep track of your router's battery and signal levels without getting it out of your bag or opening a web browser.
- Battery level meter
- Signal meter bars and 45 second live graph
- Connection status & type
- Roaming indicator
Requirements: Novatel Mi-Fi, and an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device running iOS 4.0+
Supported Devices
Any device made by Novatel Wireless should work, provided that your wireless carrier has not tampered with the firmware.
| Device | Supported |
|---|---|
| Novatel Mi-Fi 2200 | Yes |
| Novatel Mi-Fi 2352 | Yes |
| Novatel Mi-Fi 2372 | Yes |
| Novatel Mi-Fi 3352 | Yes |
| Novatel Mi-Fi 4082 | Yes |
| Novatel Mi-Fi 4510 | Yes |
Devices made by other companies like Huawei, Samsung or carrier-specific devices like the Verizon Fivespot are not currently supported.
FAQ
Why doesn't Mi-Fi Monitor support my device?
Mi-Fi Monitor is designed to work with the remote status API found in Novatel Mi-Fi devices. This allows it to be reliable and fast. Other devices do not have such an API, supporting them would require pulling data from the web interface for each device in a unique way, a process that is error-prone.
Why is the data only updated every 3 seconds?
The Mi-Fi is a very lightweight and low powered device, though it supports remote monitoring and has its own web interface, Novatel advises that 3rd party applications only query the device every 3 seconds to avoid overloading it
Is Mi-Fi Monitor a tethering application?
Mi-Fi Monitor is not a tethering app, it will not allow you to tether other devices to your iPhone for internet access. Your iPhone already supports tethering directly, however you may need to pay additional monthly fees to your wireless carrier to enable it
iPhone Screenshots
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Release notes
- Currently in beta testing, includes a real-time map of your location using the GPS interface of your Mi-Fi. Some devices do not support GPS queries, but most will.
- Fixed some alignment & cosmetic bugs on both platforms
- iOS version uses ARC now, also requires iOS 4.3+
- Updated 3rd party libraries (CorePlot to 1.0)
- Graphs are now marked with timeframe
- iOS graphs are back in the little bubble instead of fullscreen
- Mac version has new Menu Bar icons & option to disable signal or battery display.
- Fixed minor memory leak on Mac
- Removed unnecessary Mi-Fi admin password setting, no longer used
- Reduced memory use significantly on both platforms
- NOTE: this version is 64-bit only but still works on Snow Leopard
- Snow Leopard compatibility
- Updated Growl
- Added specific models to the settings area
- Small cosmetic fixes on Mac
- Fix rare bug in email support form
- Fix incorrect version number in settings, in iOS version 1.3.1
- First release on Mac App Store
- Fix for devices that spit out strange API responses
- Shaded signal graph
- Native iPad interface
- Larger signal graph
- Landscape mode everywhere
- Changes under the hood for reliability
- Fixed spelling error on settings page
- Fixed bug where typing in the support mail form required tapping the very first line or the keyboard would not activate
- New: Live signal graph, just tap the little blue button on the main screen.
- Minor bugfixes
- Nicer layout
- Slower refresh time to give the Mi-Fi a rest
- Initial iOS App Store release
Firmware
If you've been instructed to upgrade the firmware on your Mi-Fi, please use the links below. These are official firmware packages from Novatel, hosted by them. I can't provide support for their software but I will help customers find upgrades when needed.
Note that the generic firmware version is only intended for use with unlocked or unbranded Mi-Fi devices. If your device is "branded" with the carriers logo, or the firmware is customized (like AT&T), you will need to check with that carrier for firmware upgrades if the list below does not contain your device/carrier combo.
| Device | Version | Firmware |
|---|---|---|
| Generic Mi-Fi 23xx | 5.26.2 | link |
| AT&T Mi-Fi 2372 | 7.11.02 | link |
| Bell Mi-Fi 2372 | 5.28 | link |
These firmware upgrades all require a Windows machine and a Micro USB cable to connect the Mi-Fi to your computer.