Strengthen Wi Fi signal?
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| 1 | According to an article on Google making a panel with foil and putting in near a device will strengthen the WI Fi signal it receives.Any one tried it or care to comment on it.? Edited by gazzat22 at 5:54 pm, Mon 15 Feb gazzat22 - 2021-02-15 17:54:00 |
| 2 | Might work. Have a read of the following it's along similar lines: nice_lady - 2021-02-15 18:17:00 |
| 3 | waste of tin foil - a better use would be for hats king1 - 2021-02-15 18:48:00 |
| 4 | gazzat22 wrote:
Only in the direction it points it will weaken it in other directions. Make it roughly parabolic. Like a satellite dish reflector loose.unit8 - 2021-02-15 19:31:00 |
| 5 | gazzat22 wrote:
Tell her indoors to call a data cabler when you're at work. spyware - 2021-02-15 20:44:00 |
| 6 | The member deleted this message. azza20 - 2021-02-15 21:07:00 |
| 7 | Or it you can run cable - add another WiFi access point. SOme people have ok results with powerline networks. acura - 2021-02-15 21:10:00 |
| 8 | gazzat22 wrote:
Why not create a debauchery rather than do things properly. spyware - 2021-02-15 21:12:00 |
| 9 | Because some things can be adequately fixed/work for free? I majored in communications (which included aerial theory) for my degree. I used to work for a smart metering company as part of a team concerned with running the metering mesh network. I've messed around with cantennas, using sky dishes with wifi dongles and, yes, using parabolic tinfoil as reflectors for monopoles. Even my dji drone remote has aftermarket essentially parabolic foil reflectors which has decently increased the range. They all work great, given the right application. Edited by loose.unit8 at 11:33 pm, Mon 15 Feb loose.unit8 - 2021-02-15 23:29:00 |
| 10 | This is a good idea, my netbook doesn't get a very strong signal out in the garage. Seems that anything below 60% isn't really workable. I'll have to try and make one to put next to the computer and see if it gets a better signal. I can monitor all the parameters with the wavemon programme; it gives good instant statistics. tygertung - 2021-02-16 08:24:00 |
| 11 | That's a bit rudimentary. Why not find another router knocking around and use it as a daisy chain to your weakest area using a CAT 6 cable to link it. You can then use the 2nd unit as stand alone router with full access via ethernet or wifi in that area. Its simple to do... doyafeellucky - 2021-02-16 08:38:00 |
| 12 | But do you have to connect to another wifi network, or will it be the same one, but with two routers working on concert with each other? tygertung - 2021-02-16 10:14:00 |
| 13 | OK then, for people that love debaucheries tell the op how to apply tin foil to their UltraHub and VodaTV. Neither have external antennas. Edited by spyware at 10:16 am, Tue 16 Feb spyware - 2021-02-16 10:16:00 |
| 14 | azza20 wrote: I have a perfectly good router.I only put this post on as i thought it would maybe help someone!! gazzat22 - 2021-02-16 10:39:00 |
| 15 | tygertung wrote:
Follow the video tut he explains it all. doyafeellucky - 2021-02-16 10:53:00 |
| 16 | tygertung wrote: Using any router - you will have to use different SSID (Wi-Fi network name), unless the two wifi devices are that far away that they cannot see each other. Some routers of the same brand (ie ASUS) can be setup as a MESH network where you get the same SSID but you device will swap over seamlessly between access points - of course this required all new hardware. Edited by acura at 10:56 am, Tue 16 Feb acura - 2021-02-16 10:55:00 |
| 17 | You other options are wifi repeaters if you don't need to extend too far... second hand they are dirt cheap. acura - 2021-02-16 11:11:00 |
| 18 | spyware wrote:
Find where the internal antenna sits, perhaps try to take into regard antenna polarization and focus your parabolic reflector at that point. Or install an external antenna via coax and soldering iron to the board. (I've done that before as well). If it's MIMO antennas, it might be an interesting challenge. Edited by loose.unit8 at 2:53 pm, Tue 16 Feb loose.unit8 - 2021-02-16 14:42:00 |
