AdmnPower
VIP Member
I've been working on setting up some long range WiFi equipment in recent days. I was looking around but couldn't really find any information on how much power your typical laptop wifi card has. I'm not sure exactly how the measurements work but I'm looking for something like a dBm rating. For example, my high power access point is connected to a outdoor high gain omni directional antenna and puts out 23dBm. (Apparently the FCC limits max power to 30dBm in the US) I have a bridge for a proprietary linux box that puts out 18dBm and another access point in client mode that puts out 23dBm. More or less I'm just looking to see how my laptops compare to these devices. Thanks for the help.