Improving Your Wi-Fi Signal

Boosting the signal of your Wi-Fi router can be as simple as adding an antenna. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend money buying one. The Free Antennas website has patterns that you can download and print out. You simply glue tin foil or wire mesh to the back of the printed pattern, cut out the shapes, assemble the antenna, and mount them on whatever device you want to use them on. Since most wireless routers for computer networks use the 2.4Ghz range, you need specific patterns. Here is a parabolic reflector.

For more ways to improve your signal, read 10 ways to boost your Wi-Fi signal.