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Alfa High Power Desktop WiFi Antenna


 
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Our Price: $59.95

Stock Status:In Stock
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Product Code: WFB-DESKTOP

Operating System

  
Not compatible with Snow Leopard (10.6.8), Lion (10.7) or future Mac updates without the optional WiFi USB Repeater

 
Description Technical Specs
 
The Alfa High Power Desktop Antenna was the best all-round portable WiFi booster from our recent Product Testing Review. When compared to the built-in WiFi of our Sony Vaio, the Alfa performed at about 3 - 6x the throughput, and the manufacturers claim up to a mile range although we haven't tested that yet. The beauty of this booster is it's size and versatility. The unit comes with a 6" folding and swivel antenna that is connected via a standard RP-SMA connector. That means that is you need more range, you can connect the unit to an externally mounted antenna or a larger internal antenna. In our testing however, we used the standard antenna with the unit velco'd to a window and got excellent results. One final note, when choosing an Alfa product, make sure you look for the ant-counterfeiting sticker to ensure you are receiving a genuine Alfa product.

Having difficulty installing the driver from the CD?
If you're experiencing difficulty either with the mini-CD or during the driver installation, you should try downloading the latest driver. Simply click the operating system that you have below. Your browser will download a file containing a Setup file to install the driver.

Drivers: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS (10..4 and 10.5), Windows 8 (just use the Windows 7 driver)

The Alfa uses a RealTek driver which does not support 64-bit on Mac OS. This means that support on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion) is limited to systems that boot the 32-bit Kernel. If you are not sure, contact me for instructions on how to check if your system is booting 32-bit. 

If you still have difficulty or would just like some help, feel free to give me a call (866-324-7915) or email me.
Features
  • Includes 6" 5 dBi gain antenna with external RP-SMA connector and USB cable
  • Diagnostic LED indicator
  • Complies with 802.11g standard for 2.4Ghz Wireless LAN
  • High powered adapter- 1000mW output power
  • USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
  • Supports Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS (10.4 and 10.5)

Average Customer Review: 5 of 5 | Total Reviews: 16 Write a review.

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Alfa High Power Desktop Antenna May 23, 2013
Reviewer: Richard Leirer from Homer, AK United States  
Everything arrived before I left so I am very happy. Hadn't had a chance to set it up yet but I'm syure it will work fine.

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Wifi Antenna March 27, 2013
Reviewer: Mrhdl from Elkhorn, WI  
Works great like it a lot.

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Works Great March 27, 2013
Reviewer: Jeff Hanssen from Elkhorn, WI United States  
This work very will. I have very fast internet.

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Alpha wi fi antena December 21, 2012
Reviewer: Daniel W. Romanko from North Gower, ON Canada  
It improved a very spotty wi fi reception in our winter RV  park in Yuma  AZ.
A good product that performs as advertised!

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Alfa WyFi Antena December 20, 2012
Reviewer: Tom from Ontario Canada  
We are in a Trailer park in Mission Texas and the signal has improved dramatically now in the 90% range down load is 10 times faster than before. But as one other review indicated you have to disconnect the computer's internal wifi to keep from getting redundant signals.


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