BR1 Signal Strength indication not consistent

Product Discussion Pepwave MAX
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Why are the three BR1 Wi-Fi signal strength indications different, aren’t they reading the same thing?

Hovering over the signal bars on the WAN:

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Clicking on “Wireless Networks” which flicker every five seconds but don’t seem to change:

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And last is “Details”:

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The 79 & 80 are pretty close, but sometimes they aren’t. I requested a better real-time signal strength indication a year ago, how about it Peplink? If you’re going to show signal strength in three locations at least have them display the same thing…

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Hi Rexymav,

Please refer to this reading. This is the place will show the real-time scanning.

3

So what is “Wireless Networks” showing, is that the level when it connected but it then doesn’t change while connected even though it flickers like it is re-scanning?

4

The “Wireless Networks” is showing a snapshot taken at a regular interval whereas the dashboard is showing the real-time strength. Thanks.

5

Then why is the “Wireless Networks” so different and so much higher? The following shots were seconds apart and via “Wireless Networks” it is just sitting on -95 where as dashboard is moving between -82 to -86:

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I just turned on Remote Assistance if you want to look at it and I’m going in via IC2 since this is not local:

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7

Looks like this is on a boat moving around a harbor so it doesn’t surprise me that signal is fluctuating. The Wireless networks is a snapshot taken at a given moment in time and is used as a reference. The dashboard will indicate the real-time strength.

8

They’ve been on the dock tied up stationary for days (and when I did those screen shots) so that isn’t it. They just left so too late for now, but I’ve seen the same thing on other units…