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<blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1039008" data-attributes="member: 369937"><p>An external antenna for long range applications is all ways the best bet, however most do not understand that the small thin coax that comes with some of the external antennas if needed to be extended almost defeats the added gain.</p><p></p><p>At 2.5 or 5 GHz the coax used can make or break the application,(due to the extreme coax signal loss at those frequency's) this is why I mount the USB WIFI device in a water tight box as close to the antenna (if used for an outdoor application) then run it off an active USB extension cable.</p><p></p><p>Some of the USB WIFI devices need more DC power then can be supplied by a standard USB port, in this case an externally DC powered USB hub can be used, the USB hub can also be co-located in the same box as the USB WIFI device.</p><p></p><p>Another way is to use a USB to LAN converter, also a POE over CAT5/6, this way you can mount the setup as far away as 100 meters. (i have done this)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terryl, post: 1039008, member: 369937"] An external antenna for long range applications is all ways the best bet, however most do not understand that the small thin coax that comes with some of the external antennas if needed to be extended almost defeats the added gain. At 2.5 or 5 GHz the coax used can make or break the application,(due to the extreme coax signal loss at those frequency's) this is why I mount the USB WIFI device in a water tight box as close to the antenna (if used for an outdoor application) then run it off an active USB extension cable. Some of the USB WIFI devices need more DC power then can be supplied by a standard USB port, in this case an externally DC powered USB hub can be used, the USB hub can also be co-located in the same box as the USB WIFI device. Another way is to use a USB to LAN converter, also a POE over CAT5/6, this way you can mount the setup as far away as 100 meters. (i have done this) [/QUOTE]
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