Left Antenna port of TL-WR1042ND router doesn't work.
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Left Antenna port of TL-WR1042ND router doesn't work.
Region : Others
Model : TL-WR1042ND
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.15.7 Build 130923 Rel.55891n
ISP :
I bought the router in November 2014. It's working very well but the wifi range isn't that good as I expected. So I tried to figure out what the problem was.
I installed a wifi analysing app in my android phone & checked the wifi range in nearby area. Then when I detached both antennas, the signal dropped significantly. Then I attached 1 antenna in the right port & the signal again raised up-to 90%. Then I detached that from right port & attached it into the left port.But this time the signal didn't raised. It was less then 40%. Then I tried with the other antenna & the result was same. I restarted the router & tried again and again with any combination possible but nothing got better.
And So the final result was that the left antenna port of the router is not working. Both antennas are good. They work well when I attach them into the right port of the router. But non of them work in the left port.
Now I'm wondering if the problem is only with my router or others are affected too ?
If it is affected in many routers then there is a possibility that the problem is with firmware.
Can someone with this router please check & reply if their router has this problem or not ....
Please :)
Model : TL-WR1042ND
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version : 3.15.7 Build 130923 Rel.55891n
ISP :
I bought the router in November 2014. It's working very well but the wifi range isn't that good as I expected. So I tried to figure out what the problem was.
I installed a wifi analysing app in my android phone & checked the wifi range in nearby area. Then when I detached both antennas, the signal dropped significantly. Then I attached 1 antenna in the right port & the signal again raised up-to 90%. Then I detached that from right port & attached it into the left port.But this time the signal didn't raised. It was less then 40%. Then I tried with the other antenna & the result was same. I restarted the router & tried again and again with any combination possible but nothing got better.
And So the final result was that the left antenna port of the router is not working. Both antennas are good. They work well when I attach them into the right port of the router. But non of them work in the left port.
Now I'm wondering if the problem is only with my router or others are affected too ?
If it is affected in many routers then there is a possibility that the problem is with firmware.
Can someone with this router please check & reply if their router has this problem or not ....
Please :)
