Homemade Linksys Wireless Signal Booster
A Linksys wireless router uses an antenna to transmit and receive wireless signals for the home network it is attached to. To increase the signal strength and efficiency of the router, add a homemade booster to the antenna. A few supplies from a hobby shop will be needed as well as some items from around the home. The router will not have to be disassembled, nor will it be harmed in any way by adding a booster to the antenna.
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Things You'll Need
- Newspaper
- 11-by-14-inch cardboard, 1/2-inch thick
- Aluminum foil
- Ruler
- Cellophane tape
- Pencil
- Utility knife
- Compass
- White glue
Instructions
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Place a sheet of newspaper on a table. Place the cardboard horizontally on the newspaper. Place strips of aluminum foil on the cardboard to completely cover it. Fold the ends of the strips of aluminum foil that go off the cardboard underneath.
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Turn the cardboard over. Tape the aluminum foil ends to the cardboard with strips of cellophane tape. Turn the cardboard over.
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Measure 7 inches from the upper left corner of the cardboard. Make a dot at the 7 inch mark. Measure 5 inches down from the 7 inch mark. Make a dot at the 5 inch mark.
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Draw a vertical line down the dots to the right of the upper left corner. Draw a horizontal line from the dot closest to you to to the left edge of the cardboard. Cut out the rectangle of cardboard with the scissors by following the lines drawn. Measure and cut out another rectangle, only starting at the upper right corner of the cardboard.
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Place one of the rectangles down on the newspaper horizontally. Measure up an inch from the bottom left corner and make a dot with the pencil. Measure down an inch from the upper left corner and make a dot with the pencil. Measure up 1 1/2 inches from the dot made closest to you. Measure 2 inches towards the right side of the cardboard and make a dot with the pencil. Repeat this procedure, only starting at the lower right corner.
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Draw an arc through the dots on the left side of the rectangle with the compass. Repeat this procedure with the dots on the right side of the rectangle. Cut the arcs out of the cardboard with the blade of a utility knife.
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Turn the rectangle over. Fold the bottom of the rectangle up to the middle. Fold the top of the rectangle down to the middle. Crease the folds with your fingers.
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Place the uncut rectangle horizontally on the newspaper. Measure 2 1/2 inches down from the upper left corner and then measure 2 inches towards the right. Make a dot with the pencil. Repeat this procedure, only starting from the upper right corner of the rectangle.
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Apply white glue to each dot. Place the cut rectangle horizontally on the uncut rectangle so that it covers the dots. Hold the cut rectangle down against the uncut rectangle for 2 minutes so that the white glue can take hold. Release the cut rectangle. Let the white glue set for 20 minutes before proceeding.
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Measure across the length of the bottom of the uncut rectangle. Make a hole a 1/2 inch up from the halfway mark at the bottom edge. Repeat this procedure from the top of the uncut rectangle.
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Push the Linksys Wi-Fi antenna through the bottom hole of your signal booster from the front and then out through the top hole from the back.
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