# Licenses and credits

> The projects, tools and original field work behind WLAN Commander.

## Original work

WLAN Commander and this website are a WLAN Geeks project by Kevin Franman. The NanoPi build photographs, antenna comparisons, reception measurements and thermal testing are original project work. Research pages preserve their methods, observations and limitations.

App screenshots show the actual iOS interface with reviewed sample or anonymized demonstration data. ESP32-C5 photographs show the project's three-board printed enclosure, inside and powered. Products and marks belong to their respective owners.

## ESP32-C5 enclosure models

[Seeed Studio Xiao esp32 c5 sticker antenna case](https://makerworld.com/en/models/3292004-seeed-studio-xiao-esp32-c5-sticker-antenna-case#profileId-3735441) by [DodgeZ](https://makerworld.com/en/@DodgeZ) is published under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The [enclosure guide and download catalog](/sensors/esp32-c5/enclosure/) provide the owner-supplied September 10, 2026 file set. File contents are unchanged; paired-project filenames have been shortened for download. Attribution and the source link accompany the ZIP. This model license does not apply to the WLAN Commander app or firmware.

## Sensor projects and source references

- [NanoPi sensor repository](https://github.com/WiFivomFranMan/wlan-commander-sensor): published documentation, release images and the project's license information.
- [ESP32 sensor repository](https://github.com/WiFivomFranMan/wlan-commander-esp32): firmware, installation manifests, original guide and MIT license.
- [WLAN Pi community](https://github.com/WLAN-Pi): original [core services](https://github.com/WLAN-Pi/wlanpi-core), [front-panel menu system](https://github.com/WLAN-Pi/wlanpi-fpms), and selected tools included in the unified Linux image. Their upstream authors and contributors retain credit; WLAN Commander adapts and packages their work for this image.
- [Armbian](https://github.com/armbian/build): NanoPi image build framework and board support.
- [Kali Linux](https://www.kali.org/): the base distribution for the selected WLAN Pi Plus image.
- [Linux](https://www.kernel.org/): kernel sources and license information. Kernel, firmware and packaged applications are independently licensed.
- [Espressif](https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32): ESP32 platform components and their notices.

An image is a collection of software, not a single-license work. Consult package copyright files (commonly under `/usr/share/doc/`), firmware license files and image provenance/build metadata for the installed version. Contact [WLAN Geeks](/support/) if you need help locating the source corresponding to a distributed component or a required notice. Private packaging repositories do not remove rights supplied by a component's license.

## USB installer

The USB installer bundles [ESP Web Tools](https://github.com/esphome/esp-web-tools), esptool-js, Lit, Material Web and their browser dependencies locally. ESP Web Tools and esptool-js use Apache-2.0; Lit uses BSD-3-Clause. The complete notices for the pinned browser bundle are available in [installer third-party notices](/assets/flasher/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt). These licenses cover those components, not the entire WLAN Commander application.

## App and platform components

The apps use platform SDKs and open-source libraries, including the Rust networking and decoding core, Android Jetpack components, and SwiftTerm in the Apple app. Component licenses supplied with application source and distributions continue to apply. This page is a website and project credit index; it does not replace distribution-specific notices.

## Documentation migration

The photographed NanoPi build guide, antenna shootout and sensor comparison were brought here from the project's GitHub Pages. The ESP32 guide and installer are also available here. Existing firmware, OTA and historical release URLs remain available for devices and older instructions. The canonical home for new documentation is wlancommander.com.