With the standard antenna, the D-Link adapter was barely able to receive a signal from the access point upstairs. The access point was located upstairs on the opposite end of the town home.
CANTENNA CALCULATOR PC
To begin testing, I connected the Cantenna to my Media Center PC downstairs using the D-Link PCI card.
D-Link 4dbi Omni-directional antenna ( ). Orinoco Gold PCMCIA Card with antenna jack. My town home is located in the middle of one of these units.įor testing the Cantenna, I used the following: The product is advertised to extend the range of your wireless network, bridge gaps in your wireless network, or connect to other networks in the neighborhood.įor background, I live in a town home community in close proximity to many other residents with exactly eight town homes adjoined in one building. The seemingly simple design is advertised to stand apart from the homemade “Pringle’s” type antennas due to its dimensions, shielding, and polarization, which have been engineered for maximum signal strength and distance. The Cantenna name is appropriate given that the product is in the shape of the can, similar to a Pringle’s can in size, and sits on a tripod. Always use the shortest and thickest cable possible.I recently was given the opportunity to test the Super Cantenna Wireless Booster Antenna. Point and refresh your available networks menu in different directions to obtain the best angle. Outdoor antennas require patience to obtain the best signal quality and strength. With the indoor tripod version of our Yagi Cantenna incorporate the use of USB cable extensions with the adapter before using coaxial cable to obtain best positioning. Obtain the clearest line of sight possible. Be sure to point in the direction the signal is coming from. Make sure the proper connectors are in place. Use with USB adapters and receivers (receiving signal): Place the antenna as high as possible but also with the shortest cable length needed to obtain a clear line of site. When transmitting a signal outside the home the cable configuration needed on the antenna side is an N-Male since the antenna has an N-Female connector. Remember that your receiver will not “see” the signal if outside of the cone. When pointing the signal indoors the best location is a corner room and point in to radiate the signal within the home as much as possible. We make all our Yagi Cantennas on our factory floor in Miami FL. Our Yagi Cantennas have been tested in laboratories at 14.3 dBi gain and have a signal coverage cone of 31 degrees. *(AWC refers to the low loss cables and varying thickness of coaxial cable brand) 
We decided to place our Yagis in protective housings or tubes to protect the connections inside from the elements or whatever you can throw at it. The signal travels to and from the base of the Yagi through coaxial cable AWC* type for signal loss reduction and connects to the USB adapter (SMA connector) or router (Usually TNC connector). Our Yagi Cantennas are built with 16 rods or elements from end to end.
For the purpose of this tutorial we can forget about everything else and focus on the 2.4GHz frequency in which WiFi works on. By playing with the locations and sizes of the rods the antenna works on different frequencies. This is due mostly to the basic design of the antenna which is a main element with rods placed perpendicular from end to end. The Yagi antenna is the most popular type of directional antenna in use today.
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