Wi-Fi Quality Analyzer

Background

The Wi-Fi Quality Analyzer detects the Wi-Fi networks near the appliance and shows the report with this information:

  • Level of interference from other Wi-Fi networks on the current Wi-Fi channel.

  • Signal level for the Wi-Fi clients connected to this appliance.

Procedure

  1. Connect to the command line on the Quantum Spark appliance.

  2. Log in to the Expert mode.

  3. Run the Wi-Fi Quality Analyzer:

    wifi_quality

Example Output

WiFi Quality Report
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Appliance is using channel 11
The WiFi setup in terms of interference from neighbour APs is very good (grade = 2.5). Even the strongest interferer of all APs - ExampleWiFi, accounting for 74 percent of potential interference has a relatively low rssi (= 24).
Wifi Setup Grades:
below 2.5 - excellent
2.5 - 3.0 - very good
3.0 - 3.5 - good
3.5 - 5.0 - not so good
5.0 - 6.5 - not good
above 6.5 - terrible
As for individual clients, they can experience quality issues if their signal is too small, or they don't maintain a line of sight with the appliance or they are just too remote. Please consult the following table regarding the individual clients connected to the appliance
ExampleClient1        :    mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX: rssi = 55, very good quality
ExampleClient2        :    mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX: rssi = 21, good quality