I presume this is on a wish list. This is my Tempest weather station showing the hub to my router and the station to my hub.
It is easy to know if adequate, and easy to access the info.
In my case I see good or strong and the RSSI number.
The hub is 7 ft from station through a stucco wall with wire mesh which knocks signal down considerably.
I haven’t added this to the wishlist yet, im probably going to consult with some people to see how ( if we get a chance) we could A. put it on this wishlist, but more importantly how to make it easily decipherable to even the most non tech savvy user, as the numbers are kind of counterintuitive I fear this could be easily misunderstood. and with the frustrations brought about even with the current three bar system, adding more information could lead to confusion and frustrations ( even if it helps the mod maven teams with trouble shooting)
and especially when frustrated, most people are reluctant to ask for help enough as it is. so some thought will be needed to hopefully make something like this as clear and painless as possible.
and if that is done well it has a far higher chance of being accepted and implemented one would hope
There is currently a Wishlist request that asks for the RSSI to be added to the Live Stream Video overlay:
There is also a Wishlist request asking for a Consolidated Reporting page that includes Cam Signal Strength although the request has been limited to Battery Powered Devices.
Not sure if my mesh pro setup is all correct. I have a camera 20 feet from the mesh satellite that is -64dbm. This is across my basement to the motion light camera outside. The only wall between the two is the exterior wall and it isn’t concrete. I don’t feel like cameras that should be connected to the satellite are but they are connecting to the root router. I know it shouldn’t matter in a mesh setup.
You said Mesh Pro. Are you using a Wyze Mesh Router Pro? What node does the WMRPro tell you that device is using in the Connection - Connected To?
It does matter in a Mesh setup which node it connects to. It matters a lot, even if you are using Wired Backhaul.
The RSSI reported for the cam is from the cam to the node to which it connects. If the cam is connecting to a node or the root farther away, it isn’t going to get as good of a signal as if it connects to the closer one. But, this is only under perfect conditions that assumes there aren’t some major interference or blockage issues between the cam and the closer node.
Yes, Wyze Mesh Router Pro and it is using 6g back haul Forgot it will say which node the camera is connected to. This particular camera is choosing the further one. Is there a way to manually point a camera at the mesh you desire?
In my experience, I found that once the routers are up and running consistently, if you unplug the camera and do a power cycle, it will connect to the strongest signal. I actually had a device that was doing the same thing and connecting to a. another satellite that I didn’t want it to, but my power cycling versus doing a restart on the routers. the power cycle got it to connect to the closest node, whereas restarting the routers got it to connect to whatever router started up first.
I would do a power cycle of that camera or that device that’s connecting to the farther away satellite or base and. see if it then connects to whatever satellite has the better signal. report back and see if you get the same results that I did. I was happy with that finding. Hopefully it works for you as well.
Thanks, I forgot about doing this. That will probably solve my camera that is farthest away from both of the mesh routers. Just kind of like the trick I have discovered on the scale. If you want it to read all of the data from you standing on it, you may have to get your feet wet. Hopefully they don’t run a sale on the mesh router pro this week as I may end up with a third if they do.