Outdoor 15dBi Dual Band WiFi 2.4GHz 5GHz 5.8GHz Long-Range Directional Panel Antenna with 10Ft Cable for WiFi Router Wireless Network Card Security IP Camera Video Surveillance Monitor, Eifagur

I’ve used several WiFi antennas with mixed success. This particular one is being used to push a WiFi signal out into the forest 100 yards or so to a Ring Camera we set up as a trail camera. I’m using an old WiFi router/extender I had laying around with it. The signal is stable and solid at this distance. Speed is most likely limited by the 10 year old router so I can’t speak to that but the signal is solid and I get the impression that so long as the sight line was maintained I still could move back a significant distance and still maintain enough speed to keep the solar camera stable.

I had two LED signs by the road that were too far from the building for a solid Wi-Fi connection using the stock antennas. Two of these antennas fixed the problem. I now have a solid -63db at the access point. The mounting hardware is rugged, albeit crude. The connector includes an adaptor so it can mates with SMA outside threads of either gender (very thoughtful). Black might have been less obtrusive but I relocated the antennas low and away from the road so they are hardly noticeable now.

Did not find much boost on the 5ghz --maybe the difference from -84dB to -86dB so that was disappointing. Checked it on two different dates /times. But the 2.4 ghz went from -72dB gain to -62dB gain at a distance of 600 ft. compared to regular router antenna, non directional. I would have expected more gain but that was significant. Using with a TP Link outdoor access point.

I connected this antenna to a Unifi WIFI bridge in the barn and pointed it directly at the WIFI WAP in the house about 50' away. The signal remained at -76dB, about the same as the built-in antenna in the bridge. Maybe it is just not compatible with Ubiquity products, but I am returning it. Overall quality is in line with what I expected for the price.

For those curious, I was able to successfully establish a 5 Ghz connection from 1.1 km away with perfect signal strength, 80% link quality, and up to 520 Mbps Tx/Rx speeds (per Realtek USB Wireless LAN Utility) connected to the QGOO USB 3.0 dual band WiFi dongle. I then successfully established a 2.4 Ghz connection from 1.2 km away with perfect signal strength and link quality and up to 130 Mbps Tx/Rx speeds. Obviously, the distance achieved will vary greatly based on line-of-sigh obstacles, weather, and correctly positioning the antenna. I saw one negative review complaining that the back of the antenna isn't magnetic as advertised. There are 2 or 3 small magnets running vertically down the center of the back of the antenna but they aren't very strong. So be warned that, if it's going to work, you'll need a neodymium magnet strip and you may not be able to get the flexibility to position the directional antenna to your target access point.

I have been tying to extend wifi to an rv about 130ft from the shop. Added an extender about 80ft away(through 8" cmu every 20ft and apprx 10 ft higher elevation)that has 2.4 and 5 ghz which,outside the rv doubled that distance with both signals, but inside barely got 1 bar of the 2.4, and nothing from the 5 at all. Plugged this in, unit outside, and immediately got a couple bars 2.4(unit facing 90 degrees to source) Adjusted to directly facing, immediatly got full bars 2.4, and full bars 5, and full bars from the router itself(!) at the furthest distance through all the cmu, wiring, a semi trailer box and the deadzone box of the rv itself! Short term review but by far the best purchase made in this endeavor to date!

You should just get a nanostation. Anything that is not under power will not give you the reach/distance you are hoping f.or. The nanostation works fantastic.

This setup is so intuitive you won't need the instructions. Previously there was virtually no cellular reception in my area, but with this unit I have 5 bars in Verizon and AT&T. I think it would probably work with any network, but I didn't try it with a laptop, since I use my phone as a hotspot anyway.