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Docs: WiFi location access for 24H2 #3147 (#3148)
* Docs: WiFi location access for 24H2 #3147 * Docs: #3148
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Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs

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Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.resx

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<value>Expand and open search...</value>
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<data name="WiFiAccessNotAvailableMessage" xml:space="preserve">
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<value>Access to the Wi-Fi adapter is not permitted by Windows.
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<value>Starting with Windows 11 24H2, you’ll need to allow access to the Wi-Fi adapter.
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Open the Windows settings and allow Wi-Fi access for this application.
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Restart the application afterwards to use this feature.</value>
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Open Windows Settings &gt; Privacy &amp; security &gt; Location, enable access for Desktop Apps / NETworkManager, then restart the application.</value>
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<data name="DragDropApplicationsToReorderRightClickForMoreOptions" xml:space="preserve">
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<value>Drag and drop the applications to reorder them.

Website/docs/application/wifi.md

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## WiFi
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On the **WiFi** tab, you can select which wireless network adapter is used to scan for wireless networks. Wireless networks can be filtered by 2.4 Ghz, 5 Ghz and the SSID.
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On the **WiFi** tab, you can select which wireless network adapter is used to scan for wireless networks. Wireless networks can be filtered by 2.4 Ghz, 5 Ghz and 6 GHz.
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In the search field, you can filter the wireless networks by `SSID`, `Security`, `Frequency`, `Channel`, `BSSID (MAC Address)`, `Vendor` and `Phy kind`. The search is case insensitive.
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Right-click on a wireless network opens a context menu with the following options:
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- **Connect...**: Opens a dialog to connect to the selected wireless network.
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- **Disconnect**: Disconnect from the selected wireless network.
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- **Export...**: Opens a dialog to export the selected or all wireless network(s) to a file.
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In the search field, you can filter the wireless networks by `SSID`, `Security`, `Frequency`, `Channel`, `BSSID (MAC Address)`, `Vendor` and `Phy kind`. The search is case insensitive.
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Starting with Windows 11 24H2, you’ll need to allow access to the Wi-Fi adapter.
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Open `Windows Settings > Privacy & security > Location`, enable access for Desktop Apps / NETworkManager, then restart the application.
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Due to limitations of the `Windows.Devices.WiFi` API the channel bandwidth cannot be detected.
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Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md

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- Redesign settings reset dialog. [#3138](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3138)
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**WiFi**
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- Documentation for Windows 11 24H2 location permission added. [#3148](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3148)
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## Bugfixes
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## Dependencies, Refactoring & Documentation

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