Buffalo Tech AIRSTATION HIGH-GAIN ( WLE-AT-DACB )

by Buffalo Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BNJJD0
• Item model number: WLE-AT-DACB
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,074 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

AIRSTATION HIGH-GAIN

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works like a champ...., June 3, 2007

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W. Costa "a.k.a. 'BC'" (Durham, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buffalo Tech AIRSTATION HIGH-GAIN ( WLE-AT-DACB ) (Personal Computers)

Replaced the standard stick antenna on my Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP Ethernet bridge and it works like a champ in giving me a strong signal at over 100 yards from the base station which is inside of a brick and metal building with no external antenna.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Directional antenna, effective from SOP perspective, October 18, 2008

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Christian Girard "SuSEKing" (I am a citizen of the world taking refuge in the USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buffalo Tech AIRSTATION HIGH-GAIN ( WLE-AT-DACB ) (Personal Computers)

BACKGROUND

I have the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 router that is running DD-WRT v24-sp1. The router is on the 2nd floor of my two story brick home. Inside the house, I have a very strong wireless G signal except in one of the furthermost corner of the house. Even in that corner, the signal strength if 4 bars out of five. The G54 transmit power if 24 mW. The brick construction of my house was attenuating the wireless signal such that when I was on the exterior deck my best signal strength was one bar directly below the router.


EXPECTATIONS

Increase the wireless signal strength around the periphery of my house in order to allow internet browsing from my deck.

RESULTS

Replacing the stock G54 antenna with this one was very easy. You simply turned the knurled casing to remove the stock antenna and again to install the WLE-AT-DACB. Installation of the DACB provided me with a five bar signal throughout the house and attached garage. I decreased the G54's ACK time from the default of 2000 m to 250 m and I have consistent 54 Mbps connections. However, the signal on my deck did not increase as much as I had anticipated. Nor did I gain any increased coverage around the house's periphery.

SUMMARY

This antenna is easy to attach, is of good quality, looks good on the Buffalo router, and there is evidence that it increased the wireless signal within my house. This is an directional antenna, however, it does have both vertical and horizontal polarization. To help with understanding the implications of a directional antenna, please click here <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_tech_note09186a00807f34d3.shtml>

RECOMMENDATIONS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS

I wholly recommend the WLE-AT-DACB if you need a high gain directional antenna for your Buffalo router. However, for my particular application, I believe that I would have been better served with an exterior omniantenna.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!!!, February 5, 2010

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Enigmatic "Jason" (Edmonton, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffalo Tech AIRSTATION HIGH-GAIN ( WLE-AT-DACB ) (Personal Computers)

Bought the Buffalo router, and am very happy with it. The router is on the 2nd floor of the house, and would have problems getting steady signal strength in the basement. Swapped out the stock antenna for this, and now having no problems at all...steady bars throughout the house!!!