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Review on πŸ“Ά High Power USB-Yagi Plug and Play Directional WiFi Antenna 802.11n 2200mW - Boost Your WiFi Signal with Superior Range and Speed by Ted Slaughter

Revainrating 5 out of 5

High gain antenna working as advertised and via Almond as Apple laptop ethernet

try here. It exceeds my expectations, picking up a faint Apple base station at 600ft with a slight hill between the trees. The speed is the same as the base station. Highly recommended. Update: After dealing with this for two days on my Mac Mtn Lion laptops and on my Windows 7 Pro laptop, the software stopped working and I decided to return it for this reason, moreover, it does not allow network signal exchange which the utilities have window offers. Instead I will try a more expensive one with a common antenna. It receives the signal very well. Update #2: This Chinese company should clarify that the repeater kit only works with Windows, not Mac, which is what I need. And still I can't set up internet sharing on my Mac Mtn Lion laptop, even though the driver specifically enables that OS. But I had to restart the Apple Extreme model and base station at 600 feet and then the Raillink utility reappeared. I will download new drivers from [.] website for Mac and Win. also uninstalled the Bear Extender software on both operating systems, which seems contradictory as both use the Railink software. Hope this works now. Update #2: After downloading the new drivers, this antenna is working great and receiving a signal at a distance of 600 feet. But it must be connected to the USP port on the transmitter of the repeater amplifier and share a good signal. Or an Ethernet cable is required instead of USB to use with an internet sharing router. And the "Internet Sharing" option in Railink software doesn't work on my Mac Air 2012 Mtn Lion OS; and tech support didn't respond. Last update #4: April 20, 2013, after apple tech support couldn't share internet of this usb antenna, i called Almond Wi-Fi repeater on touch screen technician number and great technician mr Ashok Kumar got it working as a router from my MacBook Pro to Almond via an ethernet cable. I now have full Wi-Fi at my second home office as well as elsewhere within 600 feet of me; Apple TV works great. Apple's sharing settings are set to FROM 802.11N WiFi and the TO port is also set to Ethernet. Wi-Fi is disabled on the main laptop. You just need to use the same password as your main base station and give the almond a new name for clarity. Now there is Wi-Fi throughout the room. Amazing technology.

Pros
  • Compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g and latest 802.11n MAX High Speed 300Mbps
Cons
  • Was broken