Wireless connection recovery and live Wi-Fi telemetry on your Stream Deck. Give your Wi-Fi adapter a fresh start, flush DNS caches, and monitor signal metrics without digging through system settings. Built for macOS and Windows by Dloper.
1. Overview & Requirements
Wi-Fi Kick puts wireless connection monitoring and recovery controls right at your fingertips. Designed for remote workers, gamers, streamers, and developers, it provides instantaneous visibility into your active wireless network and allows you to kick a degraded connection back to life with a single press.
System Requirements:
- Operating Systems: macOS 13 or later • Windows 10/11.
- Stream Deck Software: Version 6.6 or later.
- Hardware: Compatible with all Stream Deck models (Stream Deck, MK.2, +, Neo, XL, Mini, Mobile). Wi-Fi Radar requires Stream Deck + rotary dials.
- Wi-Fi Hardware: An active internal or USB Wi-Fi adapter is required.
Connection Note: Triggering a Wi-Fi kick temporarily turns off your wireless adapter and reconnects, which will briefly interrupt active VoIP calls, video streams, or file downloads. Save your work before recovering.
2. Actions & Usage
Wi-Fi Kick Key
Place the Wi-Fi Kick action on any Stream Deck keypad key.
- Live Telemetry: Shows the connected Wi-Fi network SSID, current signal strength, and link state. Color-coded key backgrounds show working, reconnecting, and error states.
- Single Tap (Regular Kick): Briefly cycles the wireless adapter (off, then on) to negotiate a clean new association with your wireless router or access point.
- Hold for 1.2 Seconds (Deeper Recovery): Cycles the Wi-Fi adapter and automatically flushes the local operating system DNS cache. DHCP lease renewals are skipped to preserve your existing IP settings.
- Cooldown Protection: Repeated inputs are temporarily locked out while a recovery sequence is actively executing to prevent connection thrashing.
Wi-Fi Radar Dial (Stream Deck +)
Place Wi-Fi Radar on a rotary dial encoder on Stream Deck +.
- Touch Strip HUD: Displays live connection metrics across a customized high-contrast readout. Tap the touchstrip KICK button to initiate a regular recovery.
- Push Dial: Press the dial to kick Wi-Fi; hold for 1.2 seconds to initiate deeper recovery with DNS flush.
- Rotate Dial: Turn the dial to cycle through detailed telemetry views:
- Signal View: Signal strength percentage and estimated dBm values.
- Network View: Active SSID, channel frequency band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz), and connection state.
- Access Point View: BSSID access point address and link speed.
3. Operating System Differences & Permissions
| Platform |
Signal Measurement |
Permissions & Notes |
| macOS |
Direct RSSI measurement in dBm and noise floor. |
macOS may require Location Services permission for the Stream Deck app to display local network SSID and BSSID names. |
| Windows |
Calculated signal percentage; dBm is an estimated conversion. |
Adapter power cycling uses native system commands. In corporate or managed domain environments, adapter power cycling may require administrative privileges. |
4. Troubleshooting & FAQ
Network Name or Signal Missing
- On macOS, ensure Location Services is enabled under System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services so Stream Deck can read the Wi-Fi SSID.
- Confirm your computer is actively connected to a Wi-Fi network rather than purely over wired Ethernet.
Still Offline After a Kick
- Allow 5 to 10 seconds for the adapter to negotiate DHCP and receive an IP address from your router.
- If connecting to public or hospitality Wi-Fi, verify whether a captive portal web login page needs to be completed in your browser.
- Check whether other devices on the same network have internet access. A kick recovers your local computer's wireless connection, but cannot fix upstream ISP or router outages.