Have you lost your WiFi antenna? Most antennas can be removed from WiFi cards, making them simple ought lose. With a little household supplies, you can invent an effective replacement antenna that can amuse you by until you can buy a replacement. if you are having hill issues, you can invent your have directional antenna that can significantly amplify the distance of your wireless connection.
1. Making a essay Clip Antenna Replacement
1) collect your materials and tools. at order ought invent the antenna, you will lack a large essay clip, an vacant Bic ballpoint pen, and a catalog of electric tape. You will too lack a metric ruler, scissors, and a lighter.
2) Straighten the essay clip. unfold the essay clip into straight bit of metal.
3) measure and chop the essay clip. at order ought amuse the best signal, your essay clip ought be 61 mm long. attempt ought amuse although near ought this measurement although feasible because the most effective antenna.
4) curve the essay clip. curve nearly 19 mm (3/4 inch) of one differ of the essay clip at a 90° angle. This will be the separate that inserts into the WiFi antenna port.
5) touch the ink cartridge from the pen. although you're going ought be clipping the ink cartridge, it's best if you employ a pen that doesn't write anymore. Clip off nearly 12-18 mm (1/2 inch ought 3/4 inch) of the tubing that contains the ink. This can amuse messy, consequently be sure ought involve the subway away from you while you cut. chop the subway above a surface that you don't getting stained.
6) slip the tubing above the bent separate of the essay clip. attitude the cut-off bit of tubing above the bent differ of the essay clip. invent sure that the tubing extends past the differ of the essay clip by nearly 1.5 mm (1/16 inch).
7) contract the tubing with the lighter. accept a lighter or other fever source and GENTLY fever the tubing above the essay clip. This will contract the tubing and invent a tight adjust ought the essay clip.
8) separate the antenna. Wrap the essay clip at electric tape ought obstruction excess interference with the Wireless Signal.
9) Insert the essay clip into the antenna port. Insert the 'tubing' differ of the essay clip into the antenna connector, ensuring that the connector pin and the essay clip are pressed together inside the tubing. if you can amuse them ought overlap the signal will be flat better.
2. Making a Directional Antenna
1) collect your materials and tools. ought construct this directional antenna, you will lack an N-Female chassis ascend connector, four #6x1/4" nuts and bolts, 1 1/4" (32 mm) copper wire, pigtail mend cable, and an vacant aluminum can.
- You will too lack a drill, a soldering iron, and a screwdriver that fits the bolts
- A pigtail cable is a mend cable with a connector at both ends of the cable.
- The aluminum can ought have one phase without a cover and one phase with a metal bottom.
2) measure the can's diameter. The can's diameter determines where the connector is mounted. Your can ought be at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide, besides can be although large although 6 inches (15.2 cm).
3) sign the connector's mounting point. measure up from the bottom of the can and sign the external where the connector will be. The measurement will convert depending above the diameter of the can. This measurement is determined because maximum signal strength. under are some mutual measurements:
- 3 inches (7.6 cm) - 3.74 inches (9.5 cm)
- 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) - 2.07 inches (5.25 cm)
- 6 inches (15.2 cm) - 1.38 inches (3.5 cm)
4) Punch a cave at the phase of the can. employ a drill bit the same size although the little phase of the N-Female connector ought drill a entire where you measure. You can too employ a hammer and nail if you don't have a drill.
- If your N-Female connector has screw holes, drill smaller holes nearly your larger one ought allow you ought ascend it with the nuts and bolts.
5) measure and chop the wire. accept your copper rope and queue it up the the metal connector above the little phase of the N-Female connector. The little brass subway and the length of the rope ought total 1.21 inches (3.07 cm) while lined up. amuse although near ought this measurement although physically feasible because the best connection.
6) Solder the copper rope ought the little differ of the N-Female connector. employ the soldering iron ought connect the rope ought the brass subway above the experience of the N-Female connector. This creates the probe. howl on this guide because details above soldering. The rope ought be sticking straight out from the connector.
7) amuse the probe at the can. after the solder has finished cooling, ascend the probe ought the can with the rope above the inside and the screw connector above the outside. employ the nuts and bolts ought amuse the probe ought the can.
8) unite the can ought the wireless card using the pigtail cable. Screw the pigtail cable onto the probe mount, and then unite the other differ ought your wireless card's antenna connector.
9) Point the can at the physical access point. The can will lack ought be pointed direct at the wireless access point. You can ascend it ought a camera tripod with a zip bind because simple pointing.
- The hill you can attain with your antenna will convert depending above the size of the can, the accuracy of your measurements, and any interference between the antenna and the access point.
