{"id":3853,"date":"2014-07-24T23:28:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janleow.com\/life\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2023-01-18T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:53:40","slug":"tplink-tl-ant2408c-extending-wifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janleow.com\/life\/tplink-tl-ant2408c-extending-wifi.html","title":{"rendered":"TP-LINK TL-ANT2408C Antenna Extending the WiFi Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since my previous project attempting to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janleow.com\/life\/extending-my-wifi-signal-coverage.html\">use aluminum foil to enhance the WiFi signal<\/a> in my house didn&#8217;t bring much fruition, I decided to give this TP-Link TL-ANT2408C antenna to boost my indoor WiFi signal coverage. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Currently I using the AZtech repeater, which does a big help to extend the WiFi range, but it did have its pitfalls. So boosting the home base signal would be much better idea. My house has a very strong concrete brick walls which seemed to block not only my telco signals but also my router WiFi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janleow.com\/imgs\/2014\/TP-link-TL-ANT2408C-antenna.jpg\" alt=\"TP-link-TL-ANT2408C Indoor desktop Omni directional Antenna\" \/><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2408C-Desktop-Omni-directional-Magnetic\/dp\/B0034CQSKW\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;keywords=tp%20link%20antenna&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;qid=1406213637&#038;sr=8-2&#038;tag=janleow-20&#038;linkId=MWEDBBDTW5ZX27KQ\" rel=\"noopener\">TP Link Antenna<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I decided to invest in this little antenna in hope of boosting the signal to a certain extend. I bought mine from ALL IT in Digital Mall section 14, PJ. Cost about RM29 so it wasn&#8217;t too expensive to try out. Technically I should purchase two as my D-Link router WiFi has dual antenna slot.<\/p>\n<p>One of the salesman said in order to get stable signal I should use two. I have some doubts to its workability, so decided to just try out with one first.<\/p>\n<p>The TL-ANT2408C antenna was twice the length of the standard antenna that came with my D-Link router, plus it has a 130cm extension cable for you to find a suitable spot to place the antenna.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the standard antenna was a breeze, just a matter of unscrewing it and placing the TP-Link version into it. Yes, even if your router model was not made by TP-Link, as long the connecter is the standard slot, it should work.<\/p>\n<p>So did I get a better signal?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the signal did go up about a notch. Not that much, but a little better. It&#8217;s kind of tough to penetrate the hardened house walls. Repositioning the entire router WiFi set also helped with the signal strength.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t find any instability with just replacing one antenna. So for now, I just try it out with just one antenna before deciding whether to get another set for the second slot or not.<\/p>\n<h4>TP-LINK TL-ANT2408C Antenna Specifications<\/h4>\n<div style=\"float:left; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0\"><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=janleow-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B0034CQSKW&#038;asins=B0034CQSKW&#038;linkId=DH4STAKPJJEC72HX&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Frequency Range : 2.4-2.4835GHz<br \/>\nGain (Exclude cable loss) : 8dBi<br \/>\nVSWR : 1.92:1<br \/>\nHPBW\/H(\u00b0) : 360<br \/>\nHPBW\/V(\u00b0) : 15<br \/>\nImpedance : 50\u03a9 Nominal<br \/>\nAdmitted Power : 1W<br \/>\nInterfaces : RP-SMA Female<br \/>\nPolarization : Linear, Vertical<br \/>\nExtension Cable : RG174, 130cm<br \/>\nOperating Temperature : -10\u00b0C ~ 60\u00b0C (14\u00b0F ~ 140\u00b0F)<br \/>\nStorage Temperature : -40\u00b0C ~ 80\u00b0C (-40\u00b0F ~ 176\u00b0F)<br \/>\nMounting : Wall Mount \/ Desktop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my previous project attempting to use aluminum foil to enhance the WiFi signal in my house didn&#8217;t bring much fruition, I decided to give this TP-Link TL-ANT2408C antenna to boost my indoor WiFi signal coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[46,50,51],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1bS5F-109","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3831,"url":"https:\/\/www.janleow.com\/life\/extending-my-wifi-signal-coverage.html","url_meta":{"origin":3853,"position":0},"title":"Using Aluminum Foil for Extending my WIFI Signal Coverage","author":"Jan","date":"1 July 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Trying to get wired and connected should have been a easy thing to do. 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