Wrt54gl Router Antena Adapter Question

I have a wrt54GL router I am wanting to remove the antenas and attach to a
yagi. If i am correct I have an RP sma on the end of the yagi, it is a small
connector. Would this be the correct adapter.
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...?SKU=AXA-NMRSJ

I think it looks correct, but wanted a second opinion, also wondering does
it matter which side I connect the yagi to.

Bryon

Your WRT54GL should have RPTNC connectors on it so you will need an adapter
to make the connection to your antenna (whatever type connector that is)

Adair


"Bryon Friesen" <bryonfriesen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:kXhSh.65518$s8.52274@newsfe21.lga...
>I have a wrt54GL router I am wanting to remove the antenas and attach to a
>yagi. If i am correct I have an RP sma on the end of the yagi, it is a
>small connector. Would this be the correct adapter.
> http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...?SKU=AXA-NMRSJ
>
> I think it looks correct, but wanted a second opinion, also wondering does
> it matter which side I connect the yagi to.
>
> Bryon
>

"Bryon Friesen" <bryonfriesen@hotmail.com> hath wroth:

>I have a wrt54GL router I am wanting to remove the antenas and attach to a
>yagi. If i am correct I have an RP sma on the end of the yagi, it is a small
>connector. Would this be the correct adapter.
>http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...?SKU=AXA-NMRSJ

Wrong connector. The WRT54GL uses an RP-TNC and not an RP-SMA.

>I think it looks correct, but wanted a second opinion,

Here's an adapter you can attach on the end of the cable from antenna
which will probably have an N connector.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220081412633>
If you're using really stiff cable (i.e. LMR-400 or LMR-600), then I
suggest you use a pigtail instead of an adapter.
<http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=286>

>also wondering does
>it matter which side I connect the yagi to.

Yep. You'll want to disable diversity reception when you install an
external antenna. You can live without it, but which antenna you
connect with is a crap shoot with two radically different antennas. If
you can't or won't disable one antenna, then at least unplug the
unused antenna.

The stock Linksys firmware does NOT have a setting for selecting a
single tx or tx antenna:
<http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/WRT54GL/4.30.0/Wireless-Advanced-Settings.htm>
I suggest you install DD-WRT v23 sp2 replacement firmware:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com>
which does have such a setting:
<http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/Wireless_Advanced.html>
When it says "left" or "right" antenna, it means when looking at the
FRONT of the WRT54GL.

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Thanks for all the insight. The cable very stiff, the pig tale idea I think
would be better. The cable is currently attached to a wireless pci card in
the computer, but has broken two connectors off the cards. I figured if I
can find an adapter and hook it up to the router instead, then I could just
connect the computer with regular network cable. That is why I need an
adapter

Bryon

"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> "Bryon Friesen" <bryonfriesen@hotmail.com> hath wroth:
>
>>I have a wrt54GL router I am wanting to remove the antenas and attach to a
>>yagi. If i am correct I have an RP sma on the end of the yagi, it is a
>>small
>>connector. Would this be the correct adapter.
>>http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/con...?SKU=AXA-NMRSJ
>
> Wrong connector. The WRT54GL uses an RP-TNC and not an RP-SMA.
>
>>I think it looks correct, but wanted a second opinion,
>
> Here's an adapter you can attach on the end of the cable from antenna
> which will probably have an N connector.
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220081412633>
> If you're using really stiff cable (i.e. LMR-400 or LMR-600), then I
> suggest you use a pigtail instead of an adapter.
> <http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=286>
>
>>also wondering does
>>it matter which side I connect the yagi to.
>
> Yep. You'll want to disable diversity reception when you install an
> external antenna. You can live without it, but which antenna you
> connect with is a crap shoot with two radically different antennas. If
> you can't or won't disable one antenna, then at least unplug the
> unused antenna.
>
> The stock Linksys firmware does NOT have a setting for selecting a
> single tx or tx antenna:
> <http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/WRT54GL/4.30.0/Wireless-Advanced-Settings.htm>
> I suggest you install DD-WRT v23 sp2 replacement firmware:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com>
> which does have such a setting:
> <http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/Wireless_Advanced.html>
> When it says "left" or "right" antenna, it means when looking at the
> FRONT of the WRT54GL.
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

If you really do have an RP-SMA connector on the end of your antenna
cable, then it appears that you will need one of these:

http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.c...ROD&ProdID=912

I have a couple of RP-SMA adapters that came with antennas. They
adapt an RP-SMA antenna (made for most routers) to a RP-TNC (your
Linksys).

But you probably want a pigtail.