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# General

> General settings in WiFi Signal.

Use General settings to configure the signal strength display units, what metrics should be shown, and more. To change these settings, click on the *WiFi Signal* menu bar extra, then click on the *gear* icon and choose *Settings*, then select General.

| Option | Description |
| - | - |
| Display signal strength as | Choose the units, *dBm* or *%*, to display signal strength and noise measurements. |
| Graph | Choose what metric should be graphed: **•** *Signal Strength*<br />**•** *Signal-to-Noise Ratio*<br />**•** *Data Rate*<br />**•** *MCS Index* |
| Show channel width | Choose to display the channel width together with the channel number. |
| Show IP address | Choose to display the IP address assigned to the Wi-Fi adapter. |
| Show MCS index | Choose to display the current MCS index. |
| Automatically close the application's popover | Choose to automatically dismiss *WiFi Signal*'s popover when clicking on any other area of the screen. |
| Automatically check and update database | Check and install new vendor database updates automatically. |
| Check Now | Click to check for vendor database updates manually. |


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