Jamo Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Hi I have Asus RT-N16 as my wireless router. It has 3 antennas. Could I replace one of those antennas with a bigger one? I have this http://www.data-alliance.net/-strse-63/Antenna-9dbi-Alfa-RP-dsh-SMA/Detail.bok 9 dbi antenna fo my Fon + ie. jasager and for my alfa awus036H. My router is running DD-WRT. Quote
Mr-Protocol Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 If the antennas have the correct connector. Then Yes. Quote
Infiltrator Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Be aware that if your wireless AP has dual bands 2.4/5ghz, the antenna will also need to be dual band. Unless your AP is single band. Quote
Jamo Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 My AP is single band, only 2.4Ghz. Does it matter, which antenna is bigger, I have 3 antennas in AP and only one big 9dbi antenna. Quote
Infiltrator Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 My AP is single band, only 2.4Ghz. Does it matter, which antenna is bigger, I have 3 antennas in AP and only one big 9dbi antenna. The only difference is that, the high dbi antenna will be able to broadcast the signals a big further than the other antennas. Quote
Mr-Protocol Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 My AP is single band, only 2.4Ghz. Does it matter, which antenna is bigger, I have 3 antennas in AP and only one big 9dbi antenna. Depends how the device is configured. It might use a different Rx Tx per antenna. Or it might use whatever one has best signal. You would have to check your configs to find out. Quote
Jamo Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Depends how the device is configured. It might use a different Rx Tx per antenna. Or it might use whatever one has best signal. You would have to check your configs to find out. How it should be configured for different antennas at same time? Quote
Infiltrator Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 How it should be configured for different antennas at same time? You will need to log onto your router admin interface and locate the settings that references to TX, RX and change it from there. Besides I am not sure, whether your router's current firmware allows changes to be made to the antenna's configuration. You best bet is to check the manual and see if it supports. If it doesn't your other option would be to flush your router firmware with an open source firmware, like Tomato or DD-WRT. I must warn you that, flushing your router's firmware will void the warranty and before flushing your router's firmware, you must ensure that your router is supported, by the open source firmware. Quote
Jamo Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Well I have DD-WRT on my router. I mentioned it in my first post. Ill check those settings later today when Im at my router. how it should be configured for it? Quote
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