Hello,
I am seeking specific high gain, omnidirectional, +9dBi/+12dBi antennas, purchase recommendations: brand and model. I will need a total of 6 as I have 2 routers (so please no 100US$/antenna but somewhere under the 200US$ total cost.
Asus RT-AC66U broadcasting on 2.4GHZ & 5GHz but on 802.11nac only
Buffalo Giga Airstation Nifty WRZ-G144 broadcasting on 2.4GHZ on 802.11g only
Asus uses RP-SMA connectors and I posted images for the Buffalo connectors
I am completely ignorant about antennas and I am afraid to buy the wrong antennas which may hamper some functionalities such as mimo, dual band, concurrent TX/RX etc
I would very much appreciate specific brand & model advice as I have no idea about antennas price/quality, thank you.
What kind of distances are you anticipating.
What environmental obstacles are present?
Do you anticipate the remote machines needing good through-put for frequent streaming and downloading?
Doug,
Thanks for helping me.
- Distances:
Max 10m
- Obstacles:
Plaster walls, thin, wooden frames.
Max 3 walls between router/client.
Ceilings (& under floor) filled with insulation, cables, metal air ducts.
15 radios broadcast on the 2.4GHz WiFi band. All ch mixed.
2 networks broadcast stronger signals than my own 802.11g network.
- Setup
1) 802.11g only
2) 802.11n (2.4GHz) only
3) 802.11n (5GHz)
- Separate SSID
- Only one DHCP server issues IPs:
- Routers/client within 3ft on horizontal plane ( can use narrow diffusion band)
- 802.11g is used by Media Centre (Vudu 1080p during peak congestion times) which has only 802.11g radio
- 802.11g overwhelmed by 2 stronger signals (neighbors)
- clients will use adapters w/ high gain antennas, if necessary.
- extra network planned on 802.11 ac - clients will use 802.11 ac adapters as soon as available.
Already tried:
- moving routers locations,
- changing channels,
- higher/lower positioning
- rotating antenna angles
- laying cables impossible
- home plugs power line adapters impossible bcs: 1) already too many radios & 2) electric cabling on different breakers
Do you need any other details to give me specific advise? Pls consider that I can replace the Buffalo (and obviously ASUS) antennas by myself but I don't think that I can replace the adios.
Again, thanks in advance for helping! Really needed!
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