MiFi admin shows signal strength bars and RSSI

Alex · Last edited by Alex on Thu May 21, 2009 2:13 pm; edited 1 time in total

MiFi web admin displays signal bars on every admin page, but to find the RSSI you have to dig deeper.

To see the RSSI you'll need to go to Advanced > Diagnostics and then click on the "Modem Status" button in middle of the page. That will load the following information:

Jim_in_VA · Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:06 am Post subject:

wish Cradlepoint would go this route - instead of the cryptic way they are doing it now
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sbonar · EVDO Junkie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 170

Jim_in_VA - please explain since your statement has me confused. My cradlepoint gives me signal strength in both RSSI and Percent on the Modem->Info page. So a) what is cryptic about that and b) what exactly is lacking (besides not giving 1X vs EVDO)?

Jim_in_VA · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:04 am Post subject:

The signal strength on the modem/info page of the router does not match up with the RSSI of the modem when in Field Test mode.

Example:

on the router -51 dBm ... it never changes and I can't get that sitting directly under the tower.

in Field Test Mode -68 dBm ... it is dynamic and will change if I move or disconnect the antenna

Cradlepoints interpretation via support email:
"The scale is from -65 (max) to -105 (min) dbm, with -65 = 100% and -105 = 0%" . . . so why does -51 fall outside this range?

In other words - the strength shown in the router is worthless to me
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sbonar · EVDO Junkie Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 170

Must be a modem issue then because it works exactly as advertised with mine. What modem(s) do you use?

Jim_in_VA · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:28 am Post subject:

Sprint - CDU680
Verizon - UM175
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tz1 · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

Somewhere they said it might be linux based and that you could add extra programs or stuff. Any word on that?

Any particularly interesting admin pages?

Any GPS functionality?

What about text messages (the VZ managers on PCs have this)

Alex · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

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Alex · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: