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Syphil24
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Oct 23, 2021

External antenna with Nighthawk MR2

Hi,

I have purchased a Nighthawk MR2 4G Router for use in may Motorhome. It works well, but I want to improve reception in zones of poor signal with an external antenna. the antenna will be fitted on the roof of the motorhome.

To do so, I've purchased à Poynting A Puck 2 antenna witch is an LTE 4G MIMO antenna that covers the frequency range of all providers in France. But, when I connect the antenna to the router, I see no difference whatshoever, and the signal level stay the same as with no external antenna. (From -99 to -111dB red from the router status signal strength)

So I'm wondering wether the external connectors of the router are intended for LTE signal or for wifi signal.

I didn't saw either any possibility of configuring the router for use of exetrnal antenna.

Does anybody knows about that router and the usage of the external antenna connectors ?

Thanks a lot,

 

Sylvain

2 Replies

  • Burns1's avatar
    Burns1
    Aspirant
    Oct 23, 2021
    It's as simple as just pulling this very carefully. So I've removed these two pigtail connectors so the next step is to mark two points on this case for me to drill the hole.