{"id":39224,"date":"2017-01-18T14:28:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazinnew.reichelt.de\/magazin\/uncategorized\/wifi-more-range-for-the-router-thanks-to-new-antenna\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:34:24","slug":"more-range-for-the-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reichelt.com\/magazin\/en\/news-en\/more-range-for-the-router\/","title":{"rendered":"WiFi: More range for the router thanks to new antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The further you are away from your router, the worse the WiFi reception. Sometimes, even if there are two walls between the router and the computer the Internet speed decreases rapidly. Also steel cabinets, PC housing and floor heating can significantly slow down the WiFi signals. The result: Videos start to pause, data transmission stalls or comes to a halt completely. This is particularly annoying if you also do not get any or only bad reception in the cellar and garden. The good news: The range of the router can often be increased by using external or longer<\/a> antennas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisite for antenna replacement: An SMA socket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Antenna replacement only works, however, on routers where the antennas unscrew. The popular Fritzboxes<\/a> from AVM are therefore excluded.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, repeaters<\/a> or Powerlinenetwork<\/a>s may be a solution to increase the signal or distribute it via the electricity network in the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, if your router has an \u201cSMA standard\u201d socket, you can replace the existing antenna with a stronger one. Prices start at around 5 euro<\/a>. Crucial for the performance is the dB value. Most of the series antennas have 3 to 5 dBi. A 10 dB antenna increases the theoretical range of WiFi from 300 to up to 800 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a choice of two types of antennas:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n