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WHR-HP-G300N antenna options / 2.4Ghz only to extend range?

Started by netarc, January 13, 2011, 05:26:13 PM

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netarc

January 13, 2011, 05:26:13 PM

Has anyone successfully used an external antenna to extend the wirelless range of a WHR-HP-G300N router?  The docs show that the antennae on the router are upgradeable, yet there's a dearth of info on the Buffalo site re: antennae that are compatible with this router.

 

Too - I'm running the WHR-HP-G300N with DD-WRT firmware ... is the consensus that this firmware has better/worse/same coverage as Buffalo's "user-friendly" firmware?  Would changing the router from NG-Mixed to BG-mixed mode (dropping from 5Ghz to 2.4Ghz) help extend the range at all?

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions...

netarc

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January 16, 2011, 01:48:58 PM

bump...would appreciate some info from the Buffalo techs...

CapnSmith

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January 18, 2011, 04:23:29 PM

Any of the external antennae on our website will work with this router, or for that matter, any external antenna that has an RP-SMA connection should work as well.

A "pigtail" adapter may be needed to change from one type of connector to the RP-SMA style connector,

 

Specifically, the http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/wireless-accessories/6-dbi-high-gain-directional-antenna/" target="_self" rel="nofollow">WLE-2DA is a high-gain directional antenna designed to be used with the WHR-HP-G300N, as it has 2 RP-SMA connectors on it for the 2 connectors on the router.

netarc

#3
January 18, 2011, 05:09:25 PM

great, thank you - question re: this antenna's coverage, is it an ellipsoid, or do these directional antennae have a different coverage profile?

drmemory

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January 19, 2011, 03:53:05 PM

http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/50i0F1332F8B65CEB8D/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1" border="0" alt="WLE-2DA.jpg" title="WLE-2DA.jpg" align="center" />

Here is the antenna coverage.

drmemory

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January 19, 2011, 03:56:46 PM

http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/52iE7BF28251F0924C7/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1" border="0" alt="WLE Horizontal.jpg" title="WLE Horizontal.jpg" align="center" />

Horizontal Coverage

netarc

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January 19, 2011, 10:59:27 PM

fantastic, thank you!  may I request the same coverage graph for...

 

- the standard antenna of the WHR-HP-G300N

- WLE-HG-NDR omnidirectional antenna

 

Incidentally, have you folks an estimate of how much % increase in range the WLE-2DA antenna would provide over the standard antennae of the WHR-HP-G300N?

drmemory

#7
January 20, 2011, 01:46:27 PM

I don't have a coverage graph for that one.

Also, I do not have a comparison in range difference. 

Sorry.

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