SSID Signal Strength

[Faisal Shabbir]

Hi fellows,

i have two questions i would appreciate if someone answer .

Q1: why an AP shows different signal strength (percentage)  of different SSIDs since its broadcasting all SSIDs ?

Q2: how you categorize excellent/ goodf fair bad signal strength of SSIDs (percentage) ??

Regards

[mohanak]

Refer the link : https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/10592376/different-signal-strength-ssids

[abwahid]

Q1: why an AP shows different signal strength (percentage)  of different SSIDs since its broadcasting all SSIDs ?

Because signal strength is matter on what objects (walls, doors, furniture, electrical equipment/outlets) interferences are in the coverage, which is not remain same in all directions and all the time, AP shows the percentage of signal strength on real time basis.

Q2: how you categorize excellent/ good fair bad signal strength of SSIDs (percentage) ??

Actually the measure of a connection depends on both the Signal Strength and Signal Quality. RSSI is a measure of Signal Strength, while CINR, SNR measures of Signal Quality

Signal Strength

RSSI = Received signal strength indicator (measured in dBm)

Excellent	above −65 (closer to 0 is better)
Good	−65 to −75
Fair	−75 to −85
Poor	below −85