A help ticket for a library laptop shows only "signal 70%," while a…

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A help ticket for a library laptop shows only "signal 70%," while a second survey tool reports dBm at the same desk. Which measurement should the technician prefer when comparing results across vendors?

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Prefer absolute dBm readings because proprietary percent scales are not fairly comparable across tools. — Seventy percent on one meter and seventy percent on another can be two different stories. Absolute dBm is the common language when you hop between vendor tools. Percent bars are fine for a quick glance — terrible for apples-to-apples tickets.

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Prefer the percentage alone because every vendor maps 70% to the same milliwatt value.

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Prefer RSSI integer codes because they are a universal absolute scale defined by IEEE.

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Prefer ignoring both values and raising AP power until every ticket shows 100%.

A help ticket for a library laptop shows only "signal 70%," while a second survey tool reports dBm at the same desk. Which measurement should the technician prefer when comparing results across vendors?

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