Perfect signal strenght between Multys

Speedwagon

I first had -67 dBm and the Multy said perfect.

Now  have relocated the second Multy. App says too close (-61 dBm), but network speed is even better than before.

 -67 dBm seems to be in the perfect signal range, but what are the upper and lower boundaries signal strength for the perfect distance between Multys?

#MultyPlus_Jan_2020

Zyxel_Eric

Dear Sir, 

The backhaul status of "Perfect", "Close", and "Far" is only for reference.
This RSSI value will always have a little bit different, even in the same location.
That's why we will add the RSSI and Status on Plus, user can have more information to view.
If your Multy show the backhaul as "Close"  or "Perfect", you can move it further or locate it, It will all depend on the user's necessary. The best way is to run the Diagnose, make sure the location has better throughput.
However, If the status show "Far", please make sure to run the Diagnose on your Multy App or GUI. If it does affect the throughput, please re-locate it.

Best Regards,
Eric

Zyxel_Eric

Dear Sir,

The RSSI value is bigger means the connection is better, no doubt, however, the "too close" is to tell the user that the distance may be too close, and it will affect the wifi connection. 
Because of the wifi frequency on Multys which in the same network will share the same channel, and if user has put two Multy in a short distance, it will cause the channel conflict, and affect the performance of your connection.

We have set RSSI range for "too close", "perfect", and "too far", and those ranges are according to the signal interface on the comment environment. So different environment(less or more signal effect) may have different performance when the message show "too close" or others.

We will discuss this information about the upper and lower boundaries, and get back to you soon.

Best Regards,
Eric

Zyxel_Eric

Dear Sir, 

The backhaul status of "Perfect", "Close", and "Far" is only for reference.
This RSSI value will always have a little bit different, even in the same location.
That's why we will add the RSSI and Status on Plus, user can have more information to view.
If your Multy show the backhaul as "Close"  or "Perfect", you can move it further or locate it, It will all depend on the user's necessary. The best way is to run the Diagnose, make sure the location has better throughput.
However, If the status show "Far", please make sure to run the Diagnose on your Multy App or GUI. If it does affect the throughput, please re-locate it.

Best Regards,
Eric

Speedwagon

Thank You for the answer.

Seems that a bit closer than Multy's definition of perfect can be just fine. It all depends. If speed is good and interference is low, then there is no need to move it further away from the spot you prefere.

And if throughput is bad? Well, do as the Multy tells you to