How to Mount a Wi-Fi Chip Antenna Near a Bluetooth Chip Antenna

It is possible to mount wireless and Bluetooth to your computer.

While most computer systems now come with built-in wireless and Bluetooth receivers, older systems may not have this luxury. If this is the case for your computer, it is possible to add the features to the hardware via Wi-Fi chip adapter and a Bluetooth chip adapter. Both are external antennas that connect your computer to the wireless signals. Because the two devices receive different wireless frequencies, it is possible to mount both right next to each other.

Things You'll Need

• Wi-Fi antenna chip
• Wi-Fi driver installation CD
• Bluetooth antenna chip
• Bluetooth driver installation CD

Instructions

1. Plug the Wi-Fi antenna chip into one of the USB ports on your computer.

2. Insert the Wi-Fi's driver installation CD into the disc drive of the computer. Wait a moment for the installation wizard to load onto the screen. Once it does, follow the prompts to completely install the driver onto the computer.

3. Restart the computer, then connect the Bluetooth chip adapter into a different USB port on the computer (you may use the USB port directly next to the port used by the Wi-Fi chip adapter).

4. Insert the driver installation CD for the Bluetooth equipment, then follow the prompts of the installation wizard when it loads onto the screen.

5. Restart the computer for the hardware to take affect.

References

• USA Today: Wi-Fi Adapters Buyer's Guide