Can you recommend directional antennas for a 5Ghz backhaul on this device?
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Per our engineer: Probably not as this device is not very granular in feature settings and I would not recommend using it for anything other than an access point.
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The 5.8 Mhz version would be compatible. You would still have to verify a line-of-sight path between the two ends of your wireless link antennas.
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This device does not come with any antennas. You will need an internal and an external antenna. Plus N to F connector adapters if you choose to use coax with F connectors.
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Certainly the GL is a better model, but unless users really want to hack their routers and don't care if they void the warranty, this version (v5-v7) is good enough for most purposes.I would go to the Linksys website and get the latest firmware, and possibly upgrade the antennas if necessary.
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As far as I know, no. I just looked through the firmware and I don't see any options for 5 GHz.
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I used one of the wireless bridge TrendNet Wireless AC devices (provided you have a wireless AC router). I also used the 5GHZ band was well if that makes a difference.
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yes you can. I did it myself, Also used a dish directional and a 18dbi omnidirectional. works perfect and i was able to get my home wifi from 2 miles away.
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Hi,I have used the simple rabbit ear antenna or you can order one of the not so pricey HD antenna`s, either one works really well.
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Yes, get the Wilson hi-gain antenna, its what I had to do to make it functional. Went from 1 bar to full bars in an urban dead zone and added several miles to reception in rural areas. Must use blue tooth to keep the handset near the emitter.
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Use channels 1, 6, or 12 to avoid overlap on the wireless-G 2.4 Ghz range. Most devices still don't utilize the wireless-a 5 GHz range. I am a network engineer BTW.
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Try the D-Link DWA-160 Dual Band Wi-Fi- Adapter. It is geared for 5GHZ. No Problem.
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It is directional and the connecting devices have to use the 5 GHz band, most use 2.4 GHz.
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Yes, I unscrewed the rabbit ear on one side of my wireless router and the cable from the Hawking HiGain Directional Antenna and screwed onto the back of the router. This should work for you. If not, let me know.
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hey zach, Good dayit does have external antenna to provide better wifi connectionbest
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Need a antenna tuned to the 5 ghz frequency. Watch Andrew McNell videos for info https://www.youtube.com/user/8bitandrewmcneil
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The ubiquiti units are point to multipoint, however, we always dedicate a pair to each link. We have a mix of different frequency units to avoid interference from each other and trees, etc.. If you use a bunch of units on the same frequency, you will need to reduce the spectrum for each, which reduces the throughput. The 5GHz units must be direct line of sight. We only have about .1 to .5 mile separation, with 900, 2.4, 3.65 and now 5 GHz links, so not experienced with this unit over longer distance. See other answer about 120 degrees, these units are highly directional.
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i added mine to a Cisco router, and due to the curvature of the case, had buy little L-shaped adapters The antennas themselves work fine - also put a curved foil/cardboard home-made shield behind them to improve directionality (and eliminate interference with m1Active speaker adjacent), and then added a Netgear repeater on another floor. Definite improvement in broadcasting - you might have to rig adapters as I did - really cheap Chinese bits - eBay.