Questions tagged [antenna]
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Are two 8dbi antennas equal to a 16dbi antenna gain? How much coverage will I get?
I'm planning to buy a TP-LINK TD-W8961ND modem+router and two 8dBi TP-Link TL-ANT2408CL antennas. I'm going to attach the two 8dBi antennas into the modem, because this modem has two external ...
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How to solve weak wifi signal issue? [duplicate]
So I have a second hand notebook. The previous owner seems solid and says that for him, he was able to catch his Wifi router without any issues, even when he was in front of his house and the router ...
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Long range wireless antenna setup
I have a TP-LINK TL-ANT5830B 5GHz 30dBi Outdoor Directional Antenna. I have not try to install outside yet but I set it up in my basement. I thought I would pickup some signals however it only shows ...
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What is the relation between number of WiFi antenna and number of spatial streams?
As far as I know, 802.11n WiFi uses MIMO to increase throughput. It uses multiple Tx and Rx antenna (at both the AP and the client side) to send multiple spatial streams at the same time.
The number ...
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Can long range Wi-Fi work if one end of the connection is not using a high-gain antenna?
I am trying to understand how long range Wi-Fi works. As far as I know, Wi-Fi consists of Tx and Rx. When a laptop is connected to an access point (AP), the laptop is able to receive data from the AP (...
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Extending wifi range with an external antenna
I've got an old antenna that I'd like to try and use to get a bit more wifi range/signal strength out of my laptop. The antenna is terminated with a male TS9 connector, such as the one pictured here:
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Router with MIMO upgrade antenna
I will be buying a dual band router for use in a small office environment. I will only be using the 2.4 band with this router and I want to upgrade one antenna. However there are three. 1 for 5 ghz a ...
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Enable wifi antenna in boot-repair environment
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I'm trying to fix things with Boot-repair(bootable disk) but it needs internet to work properly.
The thing is, my wifi antenna auto-enables when i boot windows and linux, but this is not the ...
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Is there any way to improve poor antenna reception between an old computer to a modern digital TV?
I just got an Atari 65XE, and the machine itself works fine. One issue I’m having trouble with with my collection of older computers is that digital TVs do not seem to get the frequencies input just ...
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What is an antenna chain and how do I figure out the correct setting for my router?
Information on antenna chains has been difficult to find, (google seems to think I want to search for antenna gain). I found this IEEE article which defines what they are, but it doesn't explain how I'...
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Are Intel Wireless notebook antennas interchangeable?
My notebook came with a Intel Wireless link N 5100 and I would like to upgrade to a Intel Wireless AC 7260 and would like to know if the antennas I already have will work.
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Should I power off a wireless device when changing an external antenna?
Currently I am using a a wireless router (Asus RT-N12) and Wireless USB adaptor (TL-WN722N). Both of these have removable external antennas (RP-SMA connectors).
I want to know the correct and safe ...
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How can I improve outdoor GSM antenna for 3g internet?
I'm in a remote spot. Internet is ok, but the eternal tweaker wants more.
I'm looking at antennas, and noticed there is some differences between them, e.g +23db gain, or +11db gain.
I'm assuming we ...
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connecting two LAN network using outdoor wireless antenna
I want to connect two building using outdoor wireless antenna ,
assume that I have two buildings like below picture and I want to connect these building together,
what equipments I need for doing ...
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Do different positions of the antenna on a wireless router make any difference?
Often, the antenna of a wireless router can be moved in many directions. Does it make a difference as to which way it points? Should it point toward the device(s) using it? Should multiple antennas ...
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