I have a smaller remote office that is having a little problem
reaching their wifi access point from the far end of the office. The
unit has an 802.11n access point. In the past I have heard of
replacement antennas that boost the range. It seems like it would be
less hassle to just swap out the existing antenna vs setting up some
type of repeater. Suggestions?
Ken
Hi
What model wireless router? Some you can add open source firmware and
boost the power, it may even be an option on the existing router…
Sure it’s not interference at that end of the office from other
wireless devices on the same channel?
Is it a dual band router, can you run in the 5.0 spectrum rather that
2.4?
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:52:36 GMT, malcolmlewis
malcolmlewis@no-mx.forums.novell.com wrote:
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Hi
What model wireless router? Some you can add open source firmware and
boost the power, it may even be an option on the existing router…[/color]
small office…I have a Barracuda NG F101 firewall there and I am
using the built in WiFi access point.
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Sure it’s not interference at that end of the office from other
wireless devices on the same channel?Is it a dual band router, can you run in the 5.0 spectrum rather that
2.4?[/color]
I will have to check.
Hi
So is the distance far to the area of weak signal? Aerial position
(as in height and aerial angle) may also make a difference (think of the
signal as a donut shape).
Is the unit inside a cabinet or on a desktop somewhere?
Do you have a tablet or android device with wifi, something like
wifi-analyzer is good for a general signal/channel check.
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I use Linksys equipment at home…I have a3 story house…i bought one of
these Linksys re1000 repeater…it boost the signal and now full covergae in
every room in the house
http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/rangeexpanders/RE1000
Paul
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I have a smaller remote office that is having a little problem
reaching their wifi access point from the far end of the office. The
unit has an 802.11n access point. In the past I have heard of
replacement antennas that boost the range. It seems like it would be
less hassle to just swap out the existing antenna vs setting up some
type of repeater. Suggestions?Ken[/color]
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Paul
KeN,
Did you change the wireless channel to 11?
Mr. Zie
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:35:12 GMT, JayZie jeromecalderwood@gmail.com
wrote:
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KeN,
Did you change the wireless channel to 11?[/color]
No, what would that do?
KeN Etter,
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Did you change the wireless channel to 11?[/color]
No, what would that do?
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I’m guessing this is a Spinal Tap reference.