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8/4/12 at 2:14pm
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Regarding routers/WAPs with 2 or more antennas...How are these utilized? Do they all broadcast/receive the same information? Does one transmit and the other(or other 2) receive?

In a nutshell I want to mess around with this spare WAP I have laying around and I'm trying to determine a replacement antenna type.

Thanks!

EDIT: I probably should have said that I understand that they more than likely use MIMO, but I'm confused on how to go about replacing them.
Edited by killabytes - 8/4/12 at 2:26pm
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8/4/12 at 9:17pm
thats a very good question that I'd be interested to find the answer for. adding a 3rd party antenna probably wouldnt be too beneficial unless you decided to go with a directional antenna though unless you went over the top with some crazy custum antenna. your best bet is simply a better router with a stronger signal or using the router as a repeater for those truely long distances
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8/5/12 at 5:58am
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thats a very good question that I'd be interested to find the answer for. adding a 3rd party antenna probably wouldnt be too beneficial unless you decided to go with a directional antenna though unless you went over the top with some crazy custum antenna. your best bet is simply a better router with a stronger signal or using the router as a repeater for those truely long distances

It's for nothing more than a project.

Thanks. I've been reading some articles about this.
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