We then printed out templates for 6-inch parabolic signal reflectors fromį and constructed the reflectors using paper, tape, cardboard, and tinfoil.Īt about 20 feet away from the router, the tests showed roughly a 12 percent throughput improvement when we used the reflectors. First, we took a Linksys EA6900 router with three external antennas and measured the throughput (using the WiFiPerf utility) at different locations around our offices. We’d seen claims on the Internet that a simple antenna enhancement could boost Wi-Fi signal strength. ‘Do-it-yourself Wi-Fi antenna boosters are totally bogus.’ And at 78 feet, the speeds in my office were down 51 percent from the speed I got in front of my house at the same distance. At 54 feet, the indoor test was 44 percent slower than in my quiet neighborhood. At 26 feet, the office speed dropped to 305 mbps, 33 percent less than the suburban test result from the same distance. At my home, the MacBook detected 25 networks at the office it saw 150.Īt a distance of 6 feet from the Time Capsule, our average throughput was 489 mbps, 11 percent less than the suburban network speed. To test this theory, I brought that same outdoor suburban distance test indoors to a long hallway in our seven-story office building in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood. ‘The more wireless networks there are around you, the worse your Wi-Fi performance will be.’ At 150 feet we got 25 mbps and at 200 unobstructed feet, we were able to eke out just 12 mbps. Getting past 100 feet, the speed dropped precipitously to just 139 mbps-about a quarter of the throughput we saw from 6 feet away. At 54 feet, the throughput dipped under 400 mbps. At 26 feet away, that rate dropped by 17 percent to 456 mbps.
#WIFIPERF UTILITY HOW TO#
Please see app's user guide for details on features and how to use app.At 6 feet away, the transfer rate from the client (MacBook Air) to the server (MacBook Pro connected to the Time Capsule via ethernet) was 547 megabits per second (mbps). Reports in HTML format to allow editing and custom text Flexible reports can include all items placed on floor plan or select information Enter data into app using device camera and barcodes Multiple markers/icons to help document existing and planned networks
#WIFIPERF UTILITY DOWNLOAD#
Internal/Custom web server download speed test Generate signal and speed test heat maps Draw cabling paths and app will measure distance and include in reports with total length
Document WiFi or WiFi sensor location using device camera Place computer room, electrical/POE and router/switch markers on floor plan Limit heat map generation to a defined area using touch interface to draw area Measure area of a floor plan or select areas using touch interface to draw outline Add floor plan images to project from device camera, image library or Dropbox Signal collection in dBm is achieved by using the AirPort Utility running on same device.
The iPerf3 client/server is compatible with WiFiPerf and iPerf3 apps. An iPerf3 client and server is integrated with app and allows for placements of speed test markers on a floor plan. WiFi Survey can be used to perform WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac speed tests and wifi site surveys of indoor and outdoor networks.
0 kommentar(er)
