How To Calculate Wifi Range In Meters?
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To calculate the range of a WiFi connection in meters, you will need to know the signal strength of the WiFi router and the device that is receiving the signal. You can measure the signal strength in dBm (decibel-milliwatts). The higher the dBm value, the stronger the signal. You will also need to know the frequency of the WiFi connection, which is usually 2.4GHz or 5GHz.
Once you have these two pieces of information, you can use the following formula to calculate the range of the WiFi connection in meters:
Range (in meters) = 10^((dBm – 20*log10(frequency))/20)
For example, if the signal strength is -50dBm and the frequency is 2.4GHz, then the range of the connection in meters would be:
Range (in meters) = 10^((-50 – 20*log10(2.4))/20)
= 10^(-50/20)
= 10^(-2.5)
= 0.0316 meters