5 ways to extend your wireless network’s range
September 16th, 2009
I went from no signal in my studio to full signal by doing the following.
1. Repositioned the router to avoid one of the brick walls
2. Made a simple parabolic reflector for the antenna (see video below)
3. Bought a 9bi booster antenna for the router
4. Upgraded to a 802.11n router
5. Bought a Belkin universal range extender
All of these things definitely helped but number 5 probably had the biggest impact.
This article covers how I managed to go from no signal at all to a full strength signal in my studio at the end of my garden with an 802.11g wireless router. In between my router and the studio were two brick walls and about 30 metres of garden but I needed to get a signal in order to work so these are a few of the factors that worked for me.
