How to Boost Your Laptop's Internal Wi-Fi Antenna
- 1). Go to the manufacturer's website for your laptop computer. Download and install the latest drivers for your wireless adapter card. After you have installed the new drivers on your laptop, right-click on the “Computer” icon on your desktop and select “Properties” from the drop-down menu list.
- 2). Click on the “System protection” hyperlink from the left pane. Press the “Hardware” tab button. Click on the “Device Manager” button. Scroll down the list and click on the little arrow next to “Network Adapters.” Find the name of your wireless network adapter and then right-click on it.
- 3). Select “Properties” from the drop-down menu list. Press the “Power Management” tab button. Adjust the settings to disable power management, or increase the amount of power that your wireless network card uses. Click the “OK” button when you're done.
- 4). Test your laptop computer's wireless signal strength. Click on the “Network” icon on your taskbar. Click on the name of a wireless network that you want to use to establish a wireless Internet connection.
- 5). Open your Web browser on your laptop and type the URL address of a website in the navigation text box. Click on the “Search” button. While the Web page is loading on your Web browser, click on the “Network” icon on your taskbar again. Hover your mouse over the wireless network's signal strength bars. A small pop-up box will appear on your desktop indicating the signal strength for the wireless Internet connection.
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