Si Ting Ng; Y.S. Lee; Kavinesh S Radhakrishna; Thiruvarasu Muthu Krishnan

Study of 2457 MHz WIFI Network Signal Strength at Indoor and Outdoor Enviroment

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Si Ting Ng ^1,* Y.S. Lee ^1,2 Kavinesh S Radhakrishna ¹ Thiruvarasu Muthu Krishnan ¹

1. Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia

2. Advanced Communication Engineering, Centre of Excellence (CoE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Un iMAP), Perlis, Malaysia

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijwmt.2021.06.01

Received: 25 Sep. 2021 / Revised: 21 Oct. 2021 / Accepted: 5 Nov. 2021 / Published: 8 Dec. 2021

Index Terms

Free Space Path Loss, Wi-Fi signal strength, Distance

Abstract

This paper presents a study of free space path loss of WIFI network using Cell Info Lite App and WIFI analyzer tool. This paper focuses on experimental tests by using WIFI router, mobile phones to measure and analyze the loss of signal strength over distance from 0 meter to 9 meter. The result of Free Space Path Loss (FSPL) for frequency 2457 MHz shows that the longer the distance, the worse the signal get. In addition, the experiment test indoor and outdoor was done analyse. The results of the comparison conclude that the signal strength becomes weak can affect by distance and obstacles such as door, wall. Signal strength also can say from colors which is when the measurement result shows green color is strong signal while orange color is weak signal and red color is bad signal. When the signal strength become weak Wi-Fi analyzer was displayed green zone to red zone. The paper purpose showed that where the area have a stronger/weaker connection in a house environment.

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Si Ting Ng, Y.S. Lee, Kavinesh S Radhakrishna, Thiruvarasu Muthu Krishnan, " Study of 2457 MHz WIFI Network Signal Strength at Indoor and Outdoor Enviroment", International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies(IJWMT), Vol.11, No.6, pp. 1-9, 2021. DOI: 10.5815/ijwmt.2021.06.01

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