Optimized Antenna Chaining for Atheros Chipset Wifi
- 1 unit WHR-HP-GN
- 1 unit WHR-HP-G300N
1) Buffalo WHR-HP-GN
The router only got 1 external antenna
At advanced wireless setting under TX antenna & RX antenna there is antenna chain option that can be selected
1 : built in antenna
2 : external antenna
3 : nil
So set it to :
TX antenna : 1 + 2
RX antenna : 1 + 2
Tx Power : 25dBm
Country Code : United States
Max Tx Power Output : 23dBm
2) Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N
The router got 2 antenna :
- 1 : built in antenna
- 2 : external antenna
- 3 : external antenna
So set it to :
- TX antenna : 1 + 2 (1 antenna)
- RX antenna : 1 + 3 (1 antenna)
- Tx Power : 28dBm
- Country Code : United States
Max Tx Power Output : Variable output ( The device can detect how many gain of signal we get with external antenna, it will limit the power output)
- No antenna : 28dBm
- Stock antenna : 21dBm
- High Gain antenna (9dBi) : 16dBm