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I have a laptop with no external antenna port. I took apart the laptop front and saw that there is an internal antenna, but it has 2 U.FL sockets(?) one for a white cable and another for a black cable
to the internal antenna.
I want to access the free wi-fi at work, which is 4529 feet away, and from a satellite map of the local area, I will need the 24dBi grid antenna, with some
cable and a pigtail, that will connect to this grid antenna, Part DC24-24.
Tell me what I need to get.
One of the U.FL sockets is considered a primary and the other a secondary. For this application, you will only need to connect to the primary. You might try to see if one is labeled with a "1" or "MAIN" or something like that to indicate it is primary. Otherwise, you can try each one and see which one gives you the best signal.
Here is what you will need:
Pigtail to go from your U.FL connector to make an RP-SMA connector on the outside of your laptop.
http://www.jefatech.com/product/UFLRPSMA12
A jumper cable to go from the laptop to the grid antenna. We have this available in Low Loss 195 and Low Loss 400. If the length of the cable is 20 feet or less, I would recommend the Low Loss 195 because it is more flexible:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/ll195
You will want to choose RP-SMA Male for connector1 and N Male for connector 2
Here is the grid antenna:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/DC24-24
Here is the universal mount to mount the grid antenna:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/UM
This will be the complete setup that you requested.
An alternative to using your internal laptop wifi, is to use an external wireless to USB adapter. This one is very good and has the longest range of any wireless unit we have tested:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/EUB-362-EXT
The advantage of this, other than the high performance, is that you will not have to mess around with getting that U.FL cable set up inside your laptop. You will need all of the other parts mentioned above except for the U.FL to RP-SMA pigtail.
When you arrive at work, you will disable your internal wireless on your laptop either in software or some laptops have a switch and just plug in the USB cable from the EUB-362-EXT adapter. When you are away from work, you can re-enable your internal laptop wireless for general use. That is just another options for you.
Good luck with your project! Let us know if you have any other questions.
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