Thats the highest position.
right so key components to assess with larger flats are
Did not get this part ?
Sorry but i do not see wifi strengths mentioned anywhere on those grabs. All i see is ping time & packet loss which tells us nothing.
No such app on iOS.Sorry but i do not see wifi strengths mentioned anywhere on those grabs. All i see is ping time & packet loss which tells us nothing.
What is 54% packet loss in dbm
Use wifi analyser, let it settle for a few seconds and then grab the graphs of the parabolas, this tells us two things.
- neighbouring networks detected in every room (if any) and how strong they are (in dbm)
- your own signal in dbm
Only then will we know what sifi strengths actually are in the different rooms concerned.
Ping is not helpful here. The point is to measure signal strength, if that is acceptable then the rest will be ok.
Except he has already said he's barely getting a signal underneath or above the router. Either his antenna is polarised for stronger horizontal coverage than vertical coverage or his floors/ceilings are very thick. In which case he could have added a second N12 at the other floor level (wired AP of course) to take care of wifi on that floor. But it looks like the N12 isn't giving him suitable results on 1 floor itself.
Does the dbm matter if he's losing half the packets? dbm is just a signal level, whether communication can happen at those levels requires a data transfer test. Ping is not even a flood of I/O but just periodic tiny packets to his router (192.168.1.1). If half those are being lost he has a very unreliable link to his router, no?What is 54% packet loss in dbm
He's getting a good signal on the ground floor except for bedroom 2 but its the top floor where things get attenuated quickly beyond the kitchen.
where to place the AP ?
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:License#License_Levels
ok, so here is the result of the rangefinding with n12 placed in the lower floor kitchen. I'll accept that a successful ping means a working link. I reversed the figures to make it more meaningful.
green means good signal ie 0% packet loss, orange is weak and red is non-existent or 100% packet loss.
lower floor
upper floor
I don't understand why he's getting 100% packet loss in the living room and bedroom 3 on the upper floor. Expected at least 80% signal there.
One antenna at 0 degrees from vertical gives horizontal coverage, the other at 90 degrees from vertical should give vertical coverage. orientation is right.
Would it make any difference if instead of placing the router on the kitchen counter, he needs it up on the ceiling in the same location. Am beginning to wonder whether his original location next to the pooja room is any better ? should at least get a signal in the upper living room and kitchen.
However bedroom 1 & 2 on the upper floor are going to be difficult to reach with those load bearing walls in the way.
He's getting a good signal on the ground floor except for bedroom 2 but its the top floor where things get attenuated quickly beyond the kitchen.
where to place the AP ?
It has the standard web interface : http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Webfig