Wifi Strength Meter Ipad
Most Wi-Fi locators use a set of between four and six LEDs to indicate signal strength in units of 'bars' similar to the Windows utility explained above. Unlike the above methods, however, Wi-Fi locator devices do not measure the strength of your actual connection but instead only predict the strength of a connection. Before you start tinkering with the router in an attempt to improve the speed of your Wi-Fi signal to your iPad, take steps to confirm the problem isn't with the tablet.The best way to find out where the problem exists is to connect to the wireless network from two different devices, such as a laptop and an iPad, from the same spot in your house. However, there are moments when the signal might have issues and the best most of us are used to doing, is simply, restart our routers. Mac and iOS Apps to Improve WiFi Signal. There are other, better ways to monitor and ensure the optimal performance of your Wi-Fi signal though, and while in the past it.
A friend of mine has a great app on his phone for showing the signal strength of the Wi-Fi around my house. Basically it looks like an old style meter with a swinging needle going from green though yellow to red, with optional beeping that gets faster the stronger the signal. Playlist the very best of tyrese rarity. Do you know of any comparable software for Windows 7 that I could use on my laptop?
Angus Gilmore, by email
Windows Wifi Signal Strength Meter
That smartphone app sounds a lot like WiFi Analyzer, which is free from Android Market. And very good it is too, but as with most wireless monitors, without calibration or knowing a lot more about the characteristics equipment involved it’s more for show than go and cannot be used for making accurate measurements. Of course Windows 7 has its own built-in Wi-Fi signal strength meter and if you haven’t discovered it yet all you have to do is click on the Wi-Fi connection icon next to the clock in the System and it displays the name and relative signal strengths of all networks in range on simple bargraphs. Admittedly it’s not very dramatic but it does the job. There are also dozens of third-party signal strength meters for Windows but I’m not aware of any that have an analogue meter display similar to WiFi Analyzer. However, if you’re looking for a more lively and eye-catching indication of the wireless networks in your vicinity I suggest Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector (free from http://goo.gl/EU9xc), available as a stand-alone utility, or a sidebar Gadget. This has a fancy rotating radar type display showing relative strength and distance – but not direction -- as well as more in-depth information, including network name and type, encryption, make of equipment, channel frequency, IP address and much more.