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product_id: 431739
title: "Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna"
brand: "asus"
price: "€ 1.72"
currency: EUR
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# 5/7 dBi Gain 70°/50° HPBW 2.4/5 GHz Range Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna

**Brand:** asus
**Price:** € 1.72
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 📶 Elevate Your Connectivity Game!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna by asus
- **How much does it cost?** € 1.72 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/431739-asus-wl-ant-157-antenna)

## Best For

- asus enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted asus brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Wide Coverage Area:** Maximize your network reach with horizontal and vertical HPBW of 70°/50° and 70°/60°.
- • **Precision Engineering:** Enjoy optimal performance with a maximum VSWR of 2.0:1 for reliable signal integrity.
- • **Versatile Polarization:** Benefit from linear vertical polarization for improved signal clarity.
- • **Unleash Dual-Band Power:** Experience seamless connectivity with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency support.
- • **Boost Your Signal Strength:** Achieve superior performance with 5 dBi and 7 dBi gain for enhanced coverage.

## Overview

The Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna is a high-performance dual-band antenna designed to enhance your wireless network. With a frequency range of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, it offers impressive gain levels of 5 dBi and 7 dBi, ensuring robust signal strength. Its low VSWR of 2.0:1 maximizes signal integrity, while the linear vertical polarization and wide HPBW provide extensive coverage for all your connectivity needs.

## Description

Asus WL-ANT-157 5dBi & 7dBi High Gain Dual-band Wireless Antenna. For any technical assistance please refer the contact us information on the given link : http://www.asus.com/us/support/CallUs/

## Features

- Frequency Range: 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
- Gain: 5 dBi & 7 dBi
- VSWR: 2.0:1 Max. / 2.0:1 Max
- Polarization: Linear, vertical
- HPBW/horizontal 70°/50°, HPBW/vertical 70°/60°

## Product Details

- **Antenna:** Wi-Fi
- **Brand:** ASUS
- **Color:** Black
- **Number of Channels:** 2
- **UPC:** 610839338900
- **Manufacturer:** ASUS Computer International Direct
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00610839338900
- **Number of Items:** 1

## Images

![Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/212p85rQP6L.jpg)
![Asus WL-ANT-157 Antenna - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mb3kHZSwL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Do you aim the ASUS logo at the area you are trying to boost or aim the logo away from the area you are trying to boost?**
A: You aim the logo AWAY from the area you're trying to boost.  I've tested this using speedtest.net, and found that aiming the logo away would give me double the mbps.They really should put instructions on the box, but I guess they figured you'd have the router lying flat, which would force you put the logo on the backside of the router.This might be why so many people are reporting no change at all, since I've only seen it suggested here that you face the logo towards the area you're trying to hit.

**Q: The RT-66U has "Beam Packaging". Using non-standard antenna configuration may not be a good idea. Eh?**
A: It should work great since beam forming is merely constructive phase alignment it should function regardless of the antenna config as long as directional antennas were pointed in the same basic direction. I would expect a big gain at 1 antenna and more gains if the antennas are all pointed the same direction. The problem would be if you used forming with multiple antennas pointed different directions you would see much less gain and maybe even signal degradation.The Wikipedia article is really pretty good on this if you are already familiar with phase array interference and amplification.

**Q: How do you aim the antenna? Which is the "front end" of the antenna that you would point toward the direction of lower signal quality?**
A: In my tests the Asus label side is the back and blank side is forward for signal direction.

**Q: Would I need 3 antennae to improve all signal, or can I just put one 5dbi antenna on a particular port to get better 802.11 AC coverage?**
A: FWIW, 802.11N and AC routers really *do* need multiple antennas to take full advantage of the technology available (e.g. MIMO). Having multiple antennas can enable the device to receive/transmit simultaneously & also helps to filter interference/noise (e.g. caused by multipath propagation). That all can translate to improved Tx/Rx speeds, and better range & signal quality (i.e. fewer dropouts, better SNR).I'm not saying you need to buy three of these to replace the originals, but you should generally keep the original _quantity_ of antennas connected for best performance with the radios in the hardware. (Assuming the company engineered the device properly, and Asus usually seems to do a good job of that).

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    but great for me (muahahaha)
  

*by M***1 on Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2015*

Helpful tip: The side with the ASUS logo is the back, so the side without the logo should be what points in the direction you want your signal to be strongest.Note: I found significant increases in throughput, connection, and stability using this antenna. HOWEVER: I have a three floors and my router is on the third floor, not ideal for everyone in the family, but great for me (muahahaha). I replaced the middle antennae of my ASUS RT-AC68U with this one and I found that the range of my router dropped a fair bit. Both the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz can still be caught down on the first floor, but I used to get much better signal strength down there. It is still functional, but I can see this range drop being a deal breaker for some.Anyways, for everything in front of this antennae, expect to see a nice boost in performance! For everyone else using the same router, they will get  left out of the fun.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Works well when aimed properly
  

*by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016*

Works as advertised.  Not a "miracle" as some people think when adding antennas.  It does not boost the output on the router.  When aiming two of these towards a range extender, it went from 2/5 bars signal strength on the 5GHz network to 5/5 bars, increasing throughput tremendously to the range extender and attached devices on the extender.Using with an Asus RT-AC66U router, and Netgear AC1200 range extender - extender receiving in 5Ghz, and transmitting to clients in 2.4Ghz mode.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Like most directional antennas, this one is misunderstood.
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015*

Every high gain WiFi antenna being sold on Amazon seems to have many of negative reviews made by people who apparently can not understand that these antennas have to be _aimed_.  Or they expected dramatic results and didn't get them.  Or they both didn't aim it and expected it to allow their WiFi to penetrate a solid concrete wall or something.This antenna absolutely does work.  What it's good for is boosting the signal to a far corner of your house where your WiFi connection is spotty and unreliable so that it becomes solid.  Don't expect it to be able to raise an area that's getting no reception all the way to solid reception.  It's effect is not that strong.  Basically, an antenna like this will kick up the signal a notch or two in the direction is it pointed._AND_ it will diminish your router's signal a little in every other direction besides the way that it is pointing.  This is not an amplified antenna.  It's not increasing the overall broadcast power (which would be illegal because it's limited by FCC regulations).  You use directional antennas like this to direct your router's signal in directions that need to be strengthened by sacrificing directions that don't.This is why many reviewers complain that they tried a high gain antenna, and it diminished their WiFi reception rather than strengthening it.  They've got the antenna pointed away from their WiFi client!  The antenna is doing exactly what it's supposed to do!This behavior can be very useful because you often can't place your WiFi router at the very center of your house.  So the near end of the house gets much more signal than it needs, and the far end of the house gets spotty reception.  Use this directional antenna to sacrifice some of the signal to the near end so that you can cast more signal to the far end instead.Aim the non-logo side of this antenna toward areas you're trying to strengthen.  This is only a moderately high gain antenna, so it strengthens a fairly wide arc mildly.  It added one bar within its arc for me, which was enough to make a considerable difference in WiFi connection quality.

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