Receiver conversion

[Mark Phillips]

Hi, first post and stupid question time. I recently had what I believe is called a wimax system installed to provide home broadband. This consists of a small dish outside the house from which an ethernet type cable runs into the router. I've now changed this for a 4g router which has sma connections. Is it possible for the dish receiver to act as an external amplifier if the cabling was replaced to sma?? Only trying to save myself a few quid!!

 

[Mark Phillips]

Thank you. So totally incompatible and I'll just have to fork out on a 4g antenna then. As regards the antenna, once it's connected via the sma ports is the signal received 100% via this means or does the router still play a part? I'm just considering possible alternate locations...

 

[Mark Phillips]

The 4g router I have is a Huawei actually, from 3. So that link is perfect thank you. And thank you for the rest of the advice, I'd read somewhere about the cable length affecting signal strength which was why I was wondering if when fitted does the external antenna completely take over from the routers internal antenna. If so it means I can put the router in the corner of the wall close to where the cable exits the house through a hole. Otherwise I'd have to keep the router near the window which will use up additional cable.