Antenna Allignment test - result

utawakevou · ‎08-23-2004

We recently install two wireless sites using the following:

root bridge site

Cisco 350 Series Bridge 12.00T

Omni-directional mast mount antenna – AIR-ANT 24120

non root bridge site

Cisco 350 Series Bridge 12.00T

Directional mast mount yagi antenna – AIR-ANT 1949

Did an antenna allignment test and come up with this result:

Id Name Address Signal Strength Signal Quality

[ 41] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 97%

[ 40] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 97%

[ 39] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 38] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 93%

[ 37] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 36] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 35] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 34] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 97%

[ 33] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 99%

[ 32] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 97%

[ 31] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 30] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 96%

[ 29] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 28] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 96%

[ 27] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 97%

[ 26] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 25] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 24] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 97%

[ 23] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 96%

[ 22] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 100%

[ 21] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 97%

[ 20] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 98%

[ 19] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 95%

[ 18] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 99%

[ 17] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 94%

[ 16] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 95%

[ 15] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 97%

[ 14] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 96%

[ 13] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 96%

[ 12] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 11] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 95%

[ 10] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 98%

[ 9] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 98%

[ 8] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 7] CDU 00409659904c 40% -75dBm 96%

[ 6] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 96%

[ 5] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 100%

[ 3] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 99%

[ 2] CDU 00409659904c 28% -81dBm 97%

[ 1] CDU 00409659904c 33% -79dBm 98%

What is the recommended signal strengh ? Should it be between 70 to 100 % ?

I know the signal quality is OK

smalkeric · ‎09-16-2004

There is no such fixed signal strength value set for any AP, since it depends entirely on the environment surrounding the AP which keeps on varying. However, in normal environmental conditions the signal strength is expected to be 60 % or above(acceptable value) & 80% or above (A good value). Again, the APs will work at signal strengths as low as 30-40% also. So it is entirely dependant on the surroundings.