D-Link DWL-M60AT 6dBi Directional Indoor Antenna

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 104.3 x 63 x 23.6 inches ; 11.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AT4M4
• Item model number: DWL-M60AT
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 28, 2004

Product Description

D-Link DWL-M60AT Directional Indoor Antenna is a 6dBi directional antenna, giving you extended wireless signal range in a concentrated direction. This 6dBi antenna will also improve signal quality at further distances than an omni-directional antenna. It connects to a variety of D-Link Wireless PCI Adapters, Routers, and Access Points. Using a SMA connector or the included conversion adapter (RP-SMA to TNC), the D-Link DWL-M60AT also easily connects to other existing wireless networking devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This product definitely works (if you use it correctly)., December 29, 2005

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A. Lines - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-M60AT 6dBi Directional Indoor Antenna (Personal Computers)

For those that want something to improve the range of their Wireless Access Point (WAP) / wireless router then what you need is an *omni* directional antenna.

This is not what you're looking for. This is a directional antenna, in very simple terms, you'd add to something like a wireless network card, or some other wireless device and point it very specifically in the *direction* of your wireless access point / wireless router.

In my case I have a wireless router, and a number of wireless network clients, one of which is a D-Link DSM-520 HD media player. My problem was, according to the site survey functionality on the DSM-520, I was only seeing a connection level of between 40-50.

My solution was to replace the two 2 dBi antennas on my 802.11g SMC Barricade 2804WBR route with two 8 dBi omni-directional antennas to increase the overall range on my wireless network (site survey on the DSM-520 went from 40-50 range to about 70), and then this product, the D-Link DWL-M60AT 6dBi to replace the 2dBi antenna on the back of my DSM-520 HD media player. On adding this the site survey showed (to my pleasant surprise) a perfect and consistent 100 level.

I highly recommend this product if you want to increase the connection level of a single wireless device to your wireless network. If, however, you wish to increase the overal range of your wireless network then I recommend that you purchase an omni-directional antenna.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Works!!!, August 25, 2005

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Vladimir Ratner "vratner" (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-M60AT 6dBi Directional Indoor Antenna (Personal Computers)

This little guy really works! I've got a media player (DSM-320RD - see my review of it) that I connected it to, and it drastically improved my wireless connection. I went from about 40% to 70% connectivity as soon as I plugged it in, and I can actually see the difference in speed when files are been transmitted. Great work, D-Link!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars D-Link DWL-M60AT works well, October 21, 2005

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S. Martinez (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-M60AT 6dBi Directional Indoor Antenna (Personal Computers)

This antenna gave me a 30% signal boost when switching from the dinky little plastic antenna on my dlink g520 card. My computer is in the basement and the router the antenna is aimed at is on the 2nd floor of my house. Definitely works if your desktop is behind many obstacles or far away from your router.