NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

philhil's avatar
philhil
Follower
Dec 11, 2023

WLAN router with detachable antennas

Hello everyone,   I am looking for a WLAN router to connect mixing consoles and other things at events. To get a long range, I would like to connect an external antenna (two pieces) via RP-SMA con...
plemans's avatar
plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 11, 2023

here's the problem. You add a bigger antenna that focus the connection. But it narrows where it focuses it. So if you have multiple area's to cover, it doesn't help. There's a much longer description here: 

https://dongknows.com/wi-fi-dbi-and-high-gain-antennas-explained/

 

You might be better off switching to a mesh system versus trying to add bigger antennas

  • JohnPeng's avatar
    JohnPeng
    NETGEAR Expert
    Dec 11, 2023
    plemans wrote:

    here's the problem. You add a bigger antenna that focus the connection. But it narrows where it focuses it. So if you have multiple area's to cover, it doesn't help. There's a much longer description here: 

    https://dongknows.com/wi-fi-dbi-and-high-gain-antennas-explained/

     

    You might be better off switching to a mesh system versus trying to add bigger antennas

    Thanks for the above link. It is really good to read.