My wireless PCI card has two small antennas. Will I have to replace both in order to get a better signal or will one be sufficient?
1095026
If you are planning to connect this antenna to your wireless card, make sure the connectors are the correct size. You will only have to replace one of your current antennas with this device. This is a great antenna. It is serving me very well. Very good signal through two exterior walls, across a driveway and into another room. Wow!
1148997
Mine cuts off with weak signals also. I have multiple asus laptops, and this one does have a less powerful wireless card.
280084
Hi Lynette, Yes, you do need two of them (in any case)....and if you buy this particular antenna...then yes, you need the 2 adapters. I returned this one & just bought another with the correct connector (RP-TNC for your WAP54G) to begin with (for the same price). Good Luck!
641650
You can use or two. I used two for two additional locations. Ended up sending everything back though. My cable is too old and has too much inteferance for really high speeds. My wifi did better.
1891274
No, but u can buy a mpcie wlan card but be advised it shares the bandwith with the second pcie x8 i think.
628679
Normally the range is quite good. If you have 1 antenna connected make sure it is on the primary connector on the card. Also try rebootong your router (pull the power for 30 seconds and plug it back in).
1821382
You're in luck. The Wifi does not use the pci-e slot. If you zoom in on the picture you can see that the antenna connect at two coax points on the board. This is literally all you need to do to set up the Wifi.
1436187
M situation was different in that I installed it on a router with only one external antenna. I think it probably depends upon how your range extender is configured. If it simply has two antennas broadcasting identical signals, there probably wouldn't be a problem. If each antenna is dedicated to different frequencies, that may pose some issues. I guess what I would do is replace one antenna and then switch the configuration to the other and see if it works well for you in either. The other approach would simply be to replace both antennas with two Amped powered antennas, which may provide significant advantages. If it/they don't work out, you can simply return them for a refund. I hope that helps. Good luck.
1463234
Replace the primary antenna of the two. Yes, the other antenna will also need to stay attached.
1628301
The antenna is shared by both the WiFi and Bluetooth radios. I use them both, a lot, and haven't had any problems with interference. I have had problems getting a good WiFi signal to my computer in the past. But, with this card/antenna, I get four bars. Great performance at a great price. I guess my answer turned into a 'review'. Lol
1439701
You will need a wireless router that has removable and antennas. Unscrew one of the antennas and install the directional antenna in its place. It does not matter which antenna you choose to replace with the directional antenna. Just to let you know directionally antennas work best in pairs the best use of them is do you have one on your wireless router and then pair it with a wireless access point that has the same directional antenna. Most devices (cell phones tablets laptops) May be able to receive the Wi-Fi signal from your router they may not have enough power to send the signal back to the Wi-Fi router You will need a wireless router that has removable and antennas. Unscrew one of the antennas and install the directional antenna in its place. It does not matter which antenna you choose to replace with the directional antenna. Just to let you know directionally antennas work best in pairs the best use of them is do you have one on your wireless router and then pair it with a wireless access point that has the same directional antenna. Most devices (cell phones tablets laptops) May be able to receive the Wi-Fi signal from your router they may not have enough power to send the signal back to... » Read More You will need a wireless router that has removable and antennas. Unscrew one of the antennas and install the directional antenna in its place. It does not matter which antenna you choose to replace with the directional antenna. Just to let you know directionally antennas work best in pairs the best use of them is do you have one on your wireless router and then pair it with a wireless access point that has the same directional antenna. Most devices (cell phones tablets laptops) May be able to receive the Wi-Fi signal from your router they may not have enough power to send the signal back to the Wi-Fi router « Show Less
2059325
Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the price, so use it if you cannot mod your case to take 3 antennae. Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the... » Read More Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the price, so use it if you cannot mod your case to take 3 antennae. « Show Less
952826
Yes, you can remove the two antennas. The connector that is on the router is a reverse polarity, or RP, SMA female connector.
468492
Depends. My range problem was on one side of the house, so I was able to buy just one and point it in that direction. It worked great for my application. If you have multiple weak areas then you may need to buy more than one. Regardless, it is not required that you buy more than one to upgrade the original antennas.
939094
Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10 difference between the two. Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10... » Read More Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10 difference between the two. « Show Less
1008657
I ordered this card from Newegg.com and installed it by watching a youtube video. 1 x Intel 7260HMW IEEE 802.11AC, dual-band, 2x2 Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth 4.0 Mini PCI Express combo Adapter - 867 . It solved the problem.
541850
from everything i'm reading it does not have 5ghz support, but i'm curious if anyone has upgraded the wireless card to dual band using hardware such as the intel 6235 card. if so, i'm wondering if the a new antenna needs to be run up the side of the screen or if it is simple plug and play (i.e. replace old card, pop in new card).