TerraWave 527504 MIMO Quad Patch Antenna, 6 dBi with RPSMA Plug Connector

hi guys roll from simple Wi-Fi and in this video we're going to be covering directional panels [Music] all right so let's cover the basics a panel is a directional antenna meaning that you have to point this antenna in the direction where you want to receive a signal from or send a signal to now to and from depends on whether or not you're using a USB adapter this will be receiving or you can transmit with an access point or a router so this is for the DIY guy it wants to send a signal far away or he wants to receive a signal from far away depending on your use case the situation is the same the antenna is going to point in a direction where the signal should be so when it comes to choosing the right antenna for your application there are a couple things you need to look at first the dbi gain this is the potential forward reach of the antenna so the higher the gain the higher the dbi th