How to Make a Homemade Wi-Fi Antenna Booster for the iPod Touch
The Apple iPod Touch, like many other portable wireless media players, features a built-in 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi antenna. The built-in antenna can lead to connectivity issues when faced with networking problems such as low signal strength, indoor and outdoor dead spots and Wi-Fi signal sharing. A homemade Wi-Fi antenna booster provides a stronger Internet connection and is an extremely affordable way to increase the signal range for your iPod Touch.
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Things You'll Need
- Tin can
- Dish soap
- Paper towels
- Utility knife
- Universal serial bus (USB)-to-30-pin cable
- Hot-glue gun
- USB Wi-Fi adapter
Instructions
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Wash the inside and outside of one tin can with dish soap and paper towels. Remove all traces of food, grease and/or other debris from inside the can. Dry the can thoroughly.
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Cut a hole roughly 1/2 inch by 1/8 inch in the bottom of the tin can with a utility knife. Insert the universal serial bus (USB) end of a USB-to-30-pin cable through the hole in the bottom of the can so that the USB plug is inside the can. Use hot glue from a hot-glue gun to secure the cable in place. Allow the glue time to dry.
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Plug a USB Wi-Fi adapter into the USB end of the USB-to-30-pin cable inside the can, and plug the iPod Touch into the 30-pin end of the USB-to-30-pin cable.
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Turn on the iPod Touch. Adjust the can's direction to achieve the highest signal strength.
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Tips & Warnings
You may replace the USB-to-30-pin cable with a male-to-female USB cable to create a Wi-Fi signal booster for any computer.
Use any type of tin can, such as one that previously held food such as potato chips or a drink.
Use tin cans of different sizes and shapes to create Wi-Fi signal boosters of different strengths.
Use caution when connecting a homemade device to a computer, wireless music player or personal digital assistant.
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