After a clerk moves closer to a city-hall AP, both the percentage meter and the dBm reading improve. What performance relationship should the technician keep in mind?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Scooting closer usually fattens the received signal — great news, but noise still sits at the other end of the seesaw. Better dBm or percent raises the ceiling; SNR decides whether the link actually sings. Utilization and security type are separate plotlines.
Full Explanation
Moving closer to an AP commonly increases received signal strength as shown in both absolute dBm and percentage displays. Higher received strength improves the potential for higher PHY rates and more reliable delivery, but performance still depends on noise, SNR, retries, and medium contention. An improved signal reading does not by itself prove utilization is zero or that security settings changed. Technicians should relate signal improvement to performance potential while still evaluating the noise and utilization context.