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Wi-Fi signal strength is measured in dBm, with values usually ranging from -30 dBm to -90 dBm. A value closer to 0 (e.g. -50 dBm) indicates a stronger, faster connection, while lower numbers (e.g. -80 dBm) indicates a weaker, slower, or unstable connection. -50 dBm to -60 dBm (Excellent/Good)-60 dBm to -70 dBm (Fair)-70 dBm to -80 dBm (Weak)-80 dBm to -90 dBm (Unusable)Walls and electronic interference will significantly drop the dBm value in your environment. Finding your dBm level on an InteractPress and hold the time in the top-right for a few secondsSelect open device infoHere you have 4 options on the left hand side. On this screen you can find:StatusIP addressMAC addressSSID Signal, channel and dBmAuth mode used (e.g WPA2 PSK)We need to concentrate on the 2nd option down - WiFi. There is a signal indicator that will fluctuate in real-time. Values between -50 dBm and -65 dBm are good.Important: Interacts operate on the 2.4 Ghz spectrum. 5 Ghz is not supported.Still having issues? Check out our on site install guide here.

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When commissioning Interacts on site, these can only be commissioned via the GoBright App. Here's your initial quick checklist:✅ An Interact ✅ An admin account for the GoBright Portal ✅ A smartphone with the latest GoBright mobile app, logged in as an admin✅ An Interact profile (this is done the on portal)✅ If the devices sit behind a firewall, please ensure MQTT over TLS has been correctly configured.Please note: When using Wi-Fi:✅ 2.4 Ghz (supported)❌️ 5 Ghz (not supported)Now that all of the above are in place, please follow steps 1 to 3 on this article.Related Article:Hard-reset a GoBright Interact The full firewall rules can be found here.