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This product comes with a USB cable, a stick-like plastic antenna unit about the size of a ruler, two rubber suction cups for attaching the antenna to a window (if desired), and a CD of wifi driver software that you must use in place of the Mac’s native AirPort software. The whole package looks really cheap, but the bottom line is that it works.
- Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (chipsets RT2870 or RT3070) using the software 'BearExtender 5.4'. OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan) Installation (software) 1) Remove workaround first - RESTART 2) Remove old files - RESTART 3) Install 5.4 (BearExtender) - DONT RESTART YET! 4) Connect the USB Wireless Antenna Installation (driver) 5) Run EasyKext.
- EDUP Wifi Adapter ac600Mbps Wireless Usb Adapter 5.8GHz/2.4GHz Dual Band 600Mbps Usb Adapter 2dBi External Antennas Supports Windows XP,Win Vista,Win 7,Win 8, Win 10,Mac OS X 10.6-10.13 Limited time offer, ends 10/19.
- EDUP Wifi Adapter ac600Mbps Wireless Usb Adapter 5.8GHz/2.4GHz Dual Band 600Mbps Usb Adapter 2dBi External Antennas Supports Windows XP,Win Vista,Win 7,Win 8, Win 10,Mac OS X 10.6-10.13 Limited time offer, ends 10/19.
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Usb Wifi Antenna Mac
A Mac WiFi Antenna That Works
My building has open wifi service, but the desk I work at is just a few feet out of range. If I pick up my laptop and step twenty feet into the hall I can connect, but twenty feet back inside at my desk I cannot.
Surely this is the perfect setting for an external wifi antenna.
The first one I tried was Hawking Technologies’ HAI7MD 2.4GHz 7dBi HiGain Directional Antenna, and it was completely useless. (I have an Intel MacBook with standard AirPort built in.) The Hawking HAI7MD antenna had no effect at all on reception, and I still had to step into the hall to check my email. I returned it for a refund a few days after I ordered it.
Next I tried the “Super USB WiFi Antenna” available from C. Crane for $79.95. This product comes with a USB cable, a stick-like plastic antenna unit about the size of a ruler, two rubber suction cups for attaching the antenna to a window (if desired), and a CD of wifi driver software that you must use in place of the Mac’s native AirPort software.
The whole package looks really cheap, but the bottom line is that it works. After installing the WLan driver software, plugging the external antenna into the MacBook’s USB port, and selecting “ZyDAS USB 2.0 WLAN” as the network adapter from the WLan menu, I was ready to go.
The antenna did what I needed. After attaching it to the back of my door (by sticking thumbtacks through the rubber suctions cups) I could pick up the building’s wifi signal at the other end of the USB cable about 15 feet away at my desk. Gone was the freedom of movement I once had, however: now my laptop was tied to this long cable. I have tried extending the range further with an intermediate connector (a Belkin 4-port USB 2.0 hub), and that does work, but the tangle of wires starts getting excessive, and you have to find another wall outlet to plug the intermediate hub into, since there isn’t enough power in the Mac’s own USB port to power the antenna through an additional extension cable.
Other drawbacks? The socket on the antenna unit itself is not very tight, and more than once the USB cable has come loose, causing the wifi connection to be lost. A bit of duct tape could probably solve that problem. And the design (such as it is) presupposes that the antenna will be somehow hung or attached to a wall or window; I can imagine some people might want a simple stand that would allow it to be placed upright on a desk or counter.
Wifi Usb Antenna
But the thing works. I can now make a wifi connection without having to step out into the hall. The Super USB Wi-FI Antenna isn’t an elegant piece of equipment, but it is a functional one.
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Usb Wifi Antenna For Mac
My internet access is through a fixed point wireless access provider whoe's antenna is about 500 feet from me. The built in Airport card does not provide the reliable connection that a directional, hi gain antenna would.
With my pc laptop I used a Hawking Technologies usb higain wifi nic/antenna that greatly extended my connection range.
When I purchased my MacBook Pro, I ordered a Mac compatable wireless-g usb adapter (HWL2A) from Hawking expecting the same increase in wireless performance. To make a long story short, I found out that 'Mac compatable' did not mean 'Intel based Mac compatable.'
Hawking told me they won't have Intel Mac drivers ready until late this year, so my question to you is, can you suggest a workaround, or another brand that is compatable now?
Thanks
With my pc laptop I used a Hawking Technologies usb higain wifi nic/antenna that greatly extended my connection range.
When I purchased my MacBook Pro, I ordered a Mac compatable wireless-g usb adapter (HWL2A) from Hawking expecting the same increase in wireless performance. To make a long story short, I found out that 'Mac compatable' did not mean 'Intel based Mac compatable.'
Hawking told me they won't have Intel Mac drivers ready until late this year, so my question to you is, can you suggest a workaround, or another brand that is compatable now?
Thanks