Apr 19 2012, 09:48 AM
i believe you can actually just skip the CD, plus it was already version 1.8.
1. i connected the power and the lan cable to my PC.
2. run the CD, and after that, it didn't work, no internet.
3. load directly into the web browser to access the router web-gui.
4. have to change it MANUALLY to UNIFI MODE.
5. key in username/password and...
6. VOILA! Lock and Load in less than 10min.
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i also brought from coolstore three 9dBi iSigal antenna to replace the stock ones.
apparently,
the antenna connected nicely to the router but its angling point (the part where its rotatable and also give the antenna "degree's" control is quite lose. if the router is on its feet then its alright, but like mine which was hang onto the wall, i have to use the cable tie to hold so it can point to a certain degree.
what i am trying to achieve is left & right antenna is 45 degree's and the center one is 90 degree's, since accordingly, the omni directional is like a donut rather than a ball. correct me if i am wrong. i don't think i can fully utilize the full capacity of the antenna yet as i still trying to get the correct degree angle for it. you can see it clearly in the picture.
here is a how the router is position:
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i am a noob at networking so if i miss out anything important or i did something not correct, do tell. this is just a simple test of connectivity using:
~ TP-Link TL-WR1043ND
~ TP-Link TL-WR1043ND + iSigal 9dBi Antenna (x3)
the results is using a wifi test app on my samsung note. the bar is the wifi strength indication app (one to six). please bear in mind the result dBi is taken at its average point.
Point A: kitchen
~ TP-Link -82 (two to three bar)
~ iSigal 9dBi -82 (two bar)
Point B: living room
~ Dir-615 -85dBi (one bar)
~ TP-Link -70 (three bar)
~ iSigal 9dBi -77 (three bar)
Point C: 5 feet from main door
~ TP-Link -84 (two bar)
~ iSigal 9dBi -80 (three bar)
Point D: 5 feet from router.
~ TP-Link -40 (five bar)
~ iSigal 9dBi -40 (six bar)
Point E: one floor directly above router.
~ TP-Link -54 (four bar)
~ iSigal 9dBi -60 (four bar)
additional:
directly one floor under the router.
~ iSigal 9dBi -66 (three bar)
10cm from router
~ iSigal 9dBi -9 (six bar)
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streaming online naruto has noticeable improvements comparing to DIR-615 to TP-LINK+iSigal Antenna's. there is a noticeable increase buffered amount and time needed it to load all. browsing internet has some improvements as well, as to/fro request seems to cut by half the time.
the dead spots that the DIR-615 wasn't able to cover is now reachable, but slightly better only. at least now it loads webpages.
the connectivity has been better, though it is not as great as i would have expected, i would say *subjectively* that the connectivity and speed improvement is around 15-30%.
will try to provide more updates.
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