#IMAC WIFI SIGNAL STRENGTH APP TV#
The Apple TV usually streams music from my desktop computer (in the computer room) fairly well, but if I try to play music from my computer through the Apple Express to the soundbar, the connection is terrible and keeps dropping. That would be the correct settings for an extended wireless network when the two base station are interconnected by wireless only. The network is set up to be extended, as best I can tell: the Airport Extreme's Network Mode is "Create a wireless network", and the AirPort Express's Network Mode is "Extend a wireless network". Where is the living room in relation to the computer room? One room, multiple rooms over on the same floor, or different floors? Which exact models are both of your Apple base stations? Based on your Express "version" number, I can only guess that it is either a 1st or 2nd generation 802.11n model. The wifi network is being extended in the living room through an AirPort Express (version 7.6.4).
You only want to measure the SNR of the Extreme where you want to place the Express.Ĭurrent situation: my base station is an AirPort Extreme in our apartment's computer room that's plugged into the wall for the internet. Note: This measurement must be made with the Express powered-down. The bottom line? The Express should be placed so that it is within a 30+dB range of the Extreme. Take a look at the following AirPort User tip. Thanks in advance, and apologies if I've (almost inevitably) used "Express" when I should have used "Extreme", or vice versa, somewhere above.
It's as if the 30cm-distant connection to the Airport Express is weaker than the two-rooms-distant connection the Airport Extreme, but I'm probably misinterpreting that.Īnyway, is there a way to test what the speed is through the AirPort Express, versus through the Extreme? I've been trying to use apps like CloudCheck on my iOS devices, but those just measure the speed of my network, and it's not clear whether or not it's using the Extreme or Express. But if I look at the AirPort Express, it sometimes has one wireless client (the iPhone), but never shows the Apple TV - even though the Apple TV is about 30cm away from the Airport Express. )Īn example of what concerns me: if I go into the Airport Utility on my iPhone and look at the Airport Extreme, it has 4 wireless clients, including the Apple TV. (Which could be a wifi issue, or could be an aging Airport Express issue, or could be a cable issue, or could be a soundbar issue. But wifi signal strength on my iPad and iPhone still seem to drop a lot in the living room. I'm really not sure if the AirPort Express is doing anything useful. The Airport Express also has an optical cable connecting it to a soundbar (which has an additional HDMI connection to the TV). There's an Apple TV on the same cabinet as the AirPort Express. Any help would be appreciated!Ĭurrent situation: my base station is an AirPort Extreme in our apartment's computer room that's plugged into the wall for the internet. So, never settle for low performing wireless signals with Wi-Fi status app.I'm trying to figure out how much my Airport Express is actually helping to extend my network, and whether I should place it somewhere different.
#IMAC WIFI SIGNAL STRENGTH APP MAC#
It also which lets you know the strength of the signal and other stats like your IP address, mac address, other available networks, open or secured, channels, BSSID, RSSI, noise, transmit rate, PHY, interface mode, security type, etc. This utility adds network name, signal strength with "neat icon", "percentage" on the menu bar. See the status of your wifi signal strength right from the menu bar. WiFi Wireless Signal Strength Explorer (was WiFi Signal Strength Status) allows you to see wireless signal strength right on the menu bar.
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