Building a Wifi Booster DIY Style

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Building a Wifi Booster DIY Style

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Learn how to boost your wifi signal for next to no cost with this simple DIY guide

Origonal Article: Building a Wifi Booster

Cutout Required Parts

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The first step is to cutout the main parts for the reflector. You may download a stencil from this link:

http://www.imod.co.za/wifi.pdf

Once you have downloaded that stencil, simply cut out the two shapes as shown in the image below.

Cover in Tinfoil

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Once we have cutout our shapes in step 1, we need to cover the shapes in tinfoil and fold them to the correct positions. The guide in step 1 will show you how to fold them. The image will explain better..

Cutout a Small Hole for Antenna

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At this point, we will have two shapes, cutout, covered in tinfoil and folded to the appropriate position. We will need to cut a small hole out for the routers antenna to peak through. See image:

Put It All Together

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Simply place your booster onto your current antenna, and that's it.

Enjoy a lovely increase in your signal strength. Remember to aim your booster in a good direction.

Have fun!