Plug your XBee into your XBee Explorer, and plug the Explorer into your computer…
Open XCTU…
Hit Test/Query to make sure you can communicate with your XBee WiFi…
Click over to the “Modem Configuration” tab…
Select “Active Scan” near the top of the scrolling window.
Yes, the XBee WIFI can be used in API mode. Just set the ATAP command to the desired value and use the WR or write function. Then you can use a Pic or other processor to talk to the XBee WIFI via the UART using API frames.