How to Build a Wireless Booster Antenna
- 1). Download the antenna booster template from the website in the "Resources" and open it in an image editing program such as "Paint." Enlarge or shrink the template: A larger booster will send the signal farther, but it still needs to be printable.
- 2). Print out the template and glue it to the card stock. Print out one template for each antenna booster you intend to make. Make sure the rectangular part is in one of the corners.
- 3). Unroll a piece of tinfoil that's large enough to cover the roughly rectangular part of the signal booster. Flip the card stock over and line up the tinfoil with the corner of the rectangular back panel. Glue down the tinfoil so it covers that back panel. Leave the glue to dry.
- 4). Cut out all of the parts of the antenna booster, making sure you make the tabs smooth on the curved piece, and cut the slits into the back panel. Also cut along X marks in the center.
- 5). Assemble the booster. Take the curved piece and insert one of the center tabs into the top-center slit on the back panel, on the tinfoil side. Fold that tab up, and glue it in place on the back. Bend the curved piece and insert the opposite tab into the bottom-center slit and fold the tab. Bend the back panel around, and insert the remaining tabs into the corresponding slots, then fold and glue the piece together. Leave the piece to dry.
- 6). Push the booster onto the antenna. You'll need to pierce the X-marks with the antenna, and push the piece down until it's firmly on the antenna.
- 7). Adjust the booster to maximize your signal. Put the back tinfoil on the back panel to act as a reflector. Face the tinfoil to the area you want to boost. Point the antenna toward the area you most often use your Wi-Fi network.
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