list_clients() reports the wrong dBm level for clients about unifi-api-client HOT 5 CLOSED

I just did some real world comparison between the controller UI and this calculation. It appears from my spot checking that Unifi does RSSI - 95 for the controller UI signal level.

The column in the WebUI is "signal" and there is a field in the API call "signal" but they are totally different (close-ish but different). I have added code to my API call

$ret['x_signal'] = $ret['rssi'] - 95;

And things line up exactly now. It may be worth adding to your code as well. I never would have figured this out without that PDF. Thank you!

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I’m afraid you’ll have to ask Ubiquiti for clarification on this. The question isn’t actually related to the API client itself.

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This link may provide some insights:
http://madwifi-project.org/attachment/wiki/UserDocs/RSSI/Converting_Signal_Strength.pdf?format=raw

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Aha... That is very helpful. I'll use the RSSI - 95 as the basis for my dBm calculations for now because it's simple. If anyone finds the exact formula Unifi uses I'd be curious to see that too.

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Thanks for sharing!

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