I access a public router and my laptop wi-fi has a difficult time connecting to it. Will the Rosewill make it easier for my laptop to connect?
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I use this on my laptop as wall and it has been very solid in its ability to connect to weak networks...
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If we assume that the difficult time you have connecting to the public router is because you have a weak signal, then absolutely this will help. If you already have a strong signal then chances are you're having an issue of a different sort. Public routers are typically open with no security (or perhaps a simple password like some businesses utilize), so consider how far away you are from the public router when you're trying to access it. If the signal is weak you can have trouble getting and keeping a link. In this case, this antenna will definitely help. If the trouble you're having is with encryption settings, then depending on the age of your laptop, with this being potentially newer technology, then this *could* help.
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It is a very good plug-in antenna, and will likely improve your connectivity over the built-in antenna. The question is, will you want to carry this extra piece of gear with you when you go to Starbucks, the airport, etc.
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There is a good chance it will because the external antenna has a greater range than internal antennas on Laptops. If you already have good signal (bottom right in windows) then this probably isn't going to fix your problem.
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It might help using a high speed Ethernet cord, if you have one I would try seeing if there's som wrong with your router other than that I don't know because my router is up stairs.
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All the connecting points are easy to access, connecting it should not be a problem. I'm not very savy at setting up stuff like that, but I was able to connect & use mine within minutes. I hope this helps.
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Im gonna say yes. It connects easily to my D-Link router and the instructions to set-up the wireless link between the unit and the router are pretty simple and easy to understand. It was also easy to connect my phone to the Phillips unti as well. User Friendly
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Yes, it does . If your router had wifi, your laptop can be connected with no proem.
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This devise will link your laptop with your wireless router. This can be done through the wireless settings. Works best with Cisco wireless devises.
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If there is a wireless router, or a "hotspot" nearby yes....but you would need the password if it is a secured network. I use this to be able to access the router in my home from my desktop pc that does not have an internal network card. The range on this particular model would not provide you with many "access" points, for instance, you would not be able to pick up your neighbor's wireless and have a strong signal. This model is perfect for "internal" use to pick up a signal from a wireless router that is no more than 75-100 feet away.
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The connector is pretty much universal from what I have seen. It is a great investment if your router is set on one end of your house and you need signal on a the far side or a different floor.
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The device did not work well in my house. Sometimes I could get online but most of the time, I couldn't. HP and HughesNet both finally suggested that I have an Ethernet cable installed. Now I connect my laptop to the internet whenever I want. The device may work perfectly in another house. We were told that there is something in the construction of our house that was blocking the signal because of the soundproofing in our bedroom/living room wall.
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There are several things you can do to get better signal. The higher in your home you can locate your router the better. If you are stuck keeping it in a lower level, I found the DAP-1320 repeater to work quite well and an inexpensive fix. I use one of these to provide signal to the backyard and find it to be quite good.
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I don't know. I haven't tried. It is in our new gymnasium and we may not have much need to try that. It won't be used a lot there. I have shut it off for now because when I turn my laptop computer on in the church it grabs the signal from the extender and it is slower because of the distance. I can always tell my computer to grab the signal from the router in the church.
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In my case, where the router was downstairs and I was trying to connect with computers upstairs, I had better luck with this wired system than I had with wireless USB connectors. YMMV
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I can't answer that specific question since I'm full time in a motorhome and used it to pick up weak RV park WiFi signals. I would expect, however, that is you can pick up a weak signal at all then this device should give you a good connection. Note, however, that the driver software works for this purpose only on Windows. The Mac OS is not supported for this use.
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That really depends on your wifi setup. If you have a setup that is set to use low power, and you have many walls/floors between the two points, you may experience difficulty reaching the wireless controller from your router. One way to test is to take your laptop/tablet/smartphone to the controller location and see if you can locate your router wifi connection. If you can reach the signal that way, you should have no problem with the 828LM connecting.
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Hi Marc, maybe it is just the item model # but it is the same one I have that is the RNX-N300RT and paired it with the Rosewill Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 2T2R / 2x 5 dBi External Antenna (RNX-N250UBE) and they work great. This allows my wireless to be much faster since the router is about 12 feet away behind a wall. My IT guy recommended it and it is much faster than my Verizon FIOS 50/25.
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I did have to configure my router (through my home computer) to make our mobile devices accessible, but it was relatively easy with a twenty minute, scheduled help-desk call (you are given an appointment time to call in and share-connect with your control computer to avoid on-hold times). I also set up a dedicated dtdns address for greater reliability, but that was free. The Baby WiFi tech walked me through all of that during that twenty minute call.
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I haven't used the two features, but I can tell you know that your experience with it will be pretty crappy.Just configuring small things in it take very long time. For instance, trying to do anything in the "Advanced Settings" take forever. I had one occasion where it just got stuck and the router's OS crashed. I had to go to the router and manually turn it off.