Questions tagged [antenna]
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3G router for outdoor usage [closed]
My boss have asked me to help find a solution for networking in our warehouses.
Since they are at a remote location, I need to find a solution that include a 3G router.
The warehouses are not heated.
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Wifi equipment for max 100m
I would like to know if consumer grade equipment with a panel antenna can cover about 70 degrees at 60-80meter distance area without any obstancles for smartphones.
Do i need an expensive cisco for ...
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How useful are auto-focusing Wi-Fi antennas?
In order to minimize signal drop-out at the far reaches of a house, where the antenna must be in one corner of the house due to practical wiring reasons, I found the "SmartBeam" concept in D-Link ...
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Mini PCIe wireless card, Shuttle SZ68R5
I know very little about (wireless) networking. I just bought and installed the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, but didn't know that I also need an antenna and a cable (or a couple of) to connect the ...
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Upgrading a router with multiple antennas
I own a fairly decent but now antiquated Linksys WRT54Gv6 that I wish to upgrade with newer antennas for something of a specialized purpose. I wish to be able to extend my existing wireless network (...
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What is this wireless card's connector?
My laptop is currently having some wireless issues, so I decided to swap out my wireless cards. The problem is my laptop is a Ultrabook, it uses a non-standard antenna connector. Can some please help ...
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Poynting antenna doesn't affect bandwidth with Globesurfer III+, whats wrong?
I have a Poynting antenna (Link in swedish) and a Globesurfer III+ which is a mobile wireless router. When I'm trying to get them work together nothing happens. It is like I haven't connected it. Same ...
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Wifi Frequency - Antenna or Access Point
After recently buying an outdoors access point from tp-link I realised that it is a 5ghz device (built in antenna).
For one of my access points I have purchased a external antenna, which leads me to ...
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Small Business Wireless Network - Antenna Advice
I am trying to set-up a small network that will enable internet access into an external building about 90m away. However I would prefer access throughout the business area (being a farm, we would be ...
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Can I connect an external antenna to a range extender?
I live in a kind of dormitory and the next access point is 60 meters away from my room. So I bought a range extender (TP-Link WA730RE) and installed it into my room in the same height as the access ...
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HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition (dv6tqe) Antenna Configuration?
HP website does not disclose the technical details about the wi-fi card on dv6tqe. Can anyone tell me about its antenna config, i.e. 2x2 or 1x1?
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Boosting poor wireless signal indoors
I've got a computer set up in the basement of our house and it connects via Wi-Fi to a router I've got set up on the ground floor. Now the signal seems to be strong enough, but there are times when ...
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What is the wi-spy usb hardware used for?
I have the inssider software from metageek for inspecting wifi networks. On the webpage though it also advertises a product called wi-spy. It is a USB device that has an antenna.
What benefits does ...
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What angle is optimal for the antennas on my wireless network card?
I'm sharing a house with some friends and I'm in the bedroom right up in the attic. The router is right down on the ground floor and I get connectivity issues.
I've found that if I adjust the two ...
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High gain antenna: set wifi router to single antenna or two
I recently replaced my wireless router with a newer model. The older model has a single antenna, which I replaced with a high gain antenna, which worked great. I recently acquired a better router, ...
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