What is a "Router Signal Strength"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

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What is a "Router Signal Strength"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

How strong is Wi-Fi signal?

Wi-Fi signal strength depends on a variety of factors, such as how far you are from the router, whether it’s a 2.4 or 5ghz connection, and even the materials of the walls around you. The closer you are to the router, the better. While 2.4ghz connections broadcast further, they might have interference issues.

How to check router signal strength?

Many smartphones and tablets have integrated utilities that can check network signal strength. If your mobile device lacks such a utility, download a third-party app, as there are dozens available. Run the app or utility according to instructions and gather all of the data you need on router signal strength.

How does your router's signal strength affect overal performance and throughput?

Because the strength of your router's signal can also have a dramatic effect on overal performance and throughput, we use the Ekahau Sidekick and Ekahau Survey app to measure signal strength for all of our routers and Wi-Fi mesh systems. This lets us show how each device not only performs in our test home, but how it sees the rest of our network.

What is the best level of signal strength?

Signal Strength. Quality to Expect. Required Level For. -30 dBm. Maximum signal strength, you are probably standing right next to the access point / router. -50 dBm. Anything down to this level can be regarded as excellent signal strength. -60 dBm. This is still good, reliable signal strength.


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