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Wireless Router Range: 3 Steps Guide on how to fully utilize the range of your 802.11g routers




Wireless router range capabilities depends upon the type of router that you are using. the most common router draft is the 802.11g router. It can be quite a tiresome task in order to reach the ends of your range for your wireless router which is limited. It can be the reason where you are in an area where there are too many barriers between your wireless router and your laptop.

Increasing the range of your wireless router can be done by boosting its transmission power with a powerful antenna (though this won’t work with the draft 802.11n spec routers because the MIMO technology requires the use of uniform antenna)

Here is a guide on how you can boost the range of your 802.11g wireless router in 3 steps. The First step is to disconnect the power supply of your wireless router and remove its existing antenna by twisting its collar clockwise.

The Second step is to use a powerful antenna to replace the existing antenna that you have had remove previously. In this case “Radio Labs’ WRE500MW” is good choice. It can increase your wireless access point’s range by a factor of 30. Secure the ‘new’ antenna by twisting its collar counter clockwise. Carefully align the threads so you don’t strip them.

The Third and Final step, since the ‘new’ WRE500MW antenna has the advantage of having its own power supply (the reason why it boost the range of your wireless router), you need to plug it onto your outlet strip and plug the connector to the signal amplifier. Also plug in your wireless router’s power supply.

Now you are ready to see how much further the range of your wireless router. You can now wander off with your laptop using the new and improve router.




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