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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1887824" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>The "wifi fan" is on the top bar of the Mac screen. Here is the icon:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]34356[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The number of bars in the fan show the signal strength. Not the speed, just the strength of the radio signal as the WiFi is receiving it.</p><p></p><p>Here is Netspot for my home, I'll talk you through it:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]34357[/ATTACH]</p><p>SSID is the network name as it is broadcast from my WiFi router. My network is RichardsNet, and appears multiple times because I have a mesh network of four routers all working together on both 5 and 2.4 Ghz bands, for a total of 8. The BSSID column is a binary identifier of the router. CH.. is the channel and Band is the frequency of the signal. Note that where RichardsNet is on 2.4GHz the channel is set to 11, one edge of the set of channels. I set that in the router to get as far away from others as I can. If you look at the list, you can see other 2.4GHz routers at channels 6, 1 and 4. My choice at 11 was to get away from them. On the 5GHz band I chose channel 48. The closest other 5GHz routers are on 44, which should not interfere. The Security column shows the security setting on that router, Vendor is who made the router, Mode is a code for how the router handles data. Other than security, those are not settable, but built in to the router. Level is signal strength, and Signal is a number display of the strength. The numbers are negative, so -26 is better than -27, etc. The rest are just indicators of the signal quality.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps you understand your own setup and circumstances. </p><p></p><p>So, basically, if there is a strong signal on a router nearby on the same channel as your router, they could be interfering with one another. If that is the case, you need to get the user manual for your particular WiFi router, look to see how to change the channel and move away from the interference to improve your speed.</p><p></p><p>Hope that all is useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1887824, member: 396914"] The "wifi fan" is on the top bar of the Mac screen. Here is the icon: [ATTACH type="full"]34356[/ATTACH] The number of bars in the fan show the signal strength. Not the speed, just the strength of the radio signal as the WiFi is receiving it. Here is Netspot for my home, I'll talk you through it: [ATTACH type="full"]34357[/ATTACH] SSID is the network name as it is broadcast from my WiFi router. My network is RichardsNet, and appears multiple times because I have a mesh network of four routers all working together on both 5 and 2.4 Ghz bands, for a total of 8. The BSSID column is a binary identifier of the router. CH.. is the channel and Band is the frequency of the signal. Note that where RichardsNet is on 2.4GHz the channel is set to 11, one edge of the set of channels. I set that in the router to get as far away from others as I can. If you look at the list, you can see other 2.4GHz routers at channels 6, 1 and 4. My choice at 11 was to get away from them. On the 5GHz band I chose channel 48. The closest other 5GHz routers are on 44, which should not interfere. The Security column shows the security setting on that router, Vendor is who made the router, Mode is a code for how the router handles data. Other than security, those are not settable, but built in to the router. Level is signal strength, and Signal is a number display of the strength. The numbers are negative, so -26 is better than -27, etc. The rest are just indicators of the signal quality. Hope that helps you understand your own setup and circumstances. So, basically, if there is a strong signal on a router nearby on the same channel as your router, they could be interfering with one another. If that is the case, you need to get the user manual for your particular WiFi router, look to see how to change the channel and move away from the interference to improve your speed. Hope that all is useful. [/QUOTE]
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