This is fantastic. I bought an LBR20 for our house in Florida where there is no good internet options and we need a large external antenna to get any 4g LTE signal. Well the external antenna leads broke off when I tried to connect the external antenna. I ended up buying a second LBR20 with push-on adapters to avoid breaking the second Orbi. But I'm going to go ahead and repair my original LBR20 with everything you showed me hear. Thank you!
Glad I could help!!! I'm still running the internal antenna and 2 external ones. I'm still getting great reception and speeds, at this point I would only go back in and hook up the second set if I was to get a 4 panel external antenna.
Thanks for your time making this video and thanks to your daughter for the pink nail polish: that made the video unique. Question: those antennae are LTE correct? So, where are the wifi antennae? On top of the unit? Why putting 4 antennae disable the built in OEM connections? Why not keep those? Thanks!
Yes, the antennas I am messing with in this video are the LTE antennas. If you look at 11:00 in the video you can see the WIFI antennas on the top and sides of the device. The reason using the external antennas disables the internal ones is you can only have one antenna plugged into each plug on the board. My current configuration is still using the internal antennas and one pair of external antennas. This is working really well for my situation.
Do you think it is possible to reconfigure the antenna connectors inside, so you can use the stock rear antenna mounts for two external antennas, then change where the internal antennas are plugged in, to then get the 4x4 mimo ability without doing the custom drilling and such? I know you can't with your unit as the stock connectors broke, but just wondering if you thought it would work. Thanks for the video!
I'm going to go with probably not. And this is my non circuit brain working through this in my head, but there is that little jumper, that runs from the circuit for the external SMA to a location on the board for the extra antenna. That is really all you have to play with in there. Now, I'm not saying someone couldn't bypass all that and make it work like you're thinking, but I think at that point you're going to soldering on the board to bypass things, and at that point, just run the new ones. But I like how you think though. I may take apart my spare one just to stare at it for a bit, but I'm still going to go with probably not.
ruclips.net/video/UpWmjmFjJYs/видео.html He has a few videos where he messes with the orbi. I think this is the POE splitter he used. But not 100% sure. thewirelesshaven.com/shop/poe/poe-splitters/48v-to-12v-3a-poe-gigabit-splitter-5-5mm-x-2-1mm-power-plug-tip-2/
After some testing, it doesn’t seem to use all 4 in this config. It just switches to the two external ports if they are in use and disables the internal antennas
Correct, the factory plugs on the back bypass the internal ones. If you plug the new external SMA plugs into the ports on the board, you can get all 4 to work at once. Are you looking at the signal strength with no data load or while running a speed test? I had to run a speed test and then look at the signal strength while it's running for all 4 to show up. It would only show 2 if sitting there with no load.
@@NeverEnoughRallyall 4 are hooked up but I see no difference. Actually did this mod before my last comment. Went through the wireless haven Reddit boards but no one seems to give a solid answer. Seems mine is stuck in 2x2 mode as if the hacks used for the inner antenna have been completely disabled. If I disconnect the two original external jacks, the internal jacks do nothing, even connected to proxicast log periodics. Pulling my hair out.
@@dusterdriven Ok i had a chance to play with things tonight. Have you ran the echo -ne "AT+QRSRP " | microcom -X -t 1000 /dev/ttyUSB2 This is an Individual Antenna Info command, basically the only thing I've found to get some level of antenna information. In my video towards the end I run this command and show how only 2 of the antennas are active when there is no load on the system, but when running something like a speed test all 4 are showing signal. I guess I should ask, are you running the voxel firmware? I'm not sure if that's required to make the 4 antennas work, but it at least allows you to get into the terminal and run some commands.
@@NeverEnoughRally I'll have to dig a window pc out... Typically I use Linux and Android. Yay me >.< But yeah, I'll have to do that when I get off work tomorrow, I literally used the two active ports to aim each set of antenna. Thanks for the command. I wish open wrt existed for this router modem..... That's literally my preferred cfw... Don't guess beggars can be choosers. However through the 192.168 home firmware I have noticed the extra antennas do help signal about 4 Dbi across the board compared to just 2 antenna. I'm in but of a holler with no view of the tower, blocked by hills and mountains. I may eventually try 4 Omni antenna to just see what happens. Setup currently - 2x2 proxicast panel And 2 proxicast log periodics... The periodics do have better gain but the panel stays more consistent with signal. At this point... I should've just went with starlink.
Help ,🤣 I broke the connectors too I replace them but not it doesn't turn on not sure why??does the antenna connector nest to be connected I saw you did something there when you tried to reconnect it
So i was not able to solder the plug back on because it was more complicated than just a simple plug. There were springs and other things that came flying out when the plug broke. When I put the plug back on with missing parts, it wouldn't finish it's boot up. That may be what you have going on. I ended up loosing both plugs in my efforts. I just did the external plugs so technically it now runs 4x4. So far it's working great.
@@NeverEnoughRallyit doesn't light up at all i connected the external plugs too but nothing happens when I plug the power adapter. I'ma try to solder just the little pin back hope it turns back on.. thank you for replying 🙌
@@eddygt61 so did you tear the pads off where her new external antenna would go? Or the factory plugs like I did? If you didn't tear off the small pads that the external antenna attach to, I would recommend going that route rather than trying to attach the original ones back.
@@NeverEnoughRally so this is what happened I was connecting this very thic cable and the connector didn’t resist the pressure from the cable and it broke it kept working normally I open it and cut the lilts pins the were still there and I also cut the other one to so I could put the external connectors that I got to replace them so I did everything right. And before that I had put the other ones too so I could get 4 antenas to connect with a external antenna. But out no where it doesn’t turn light up or turn on at all.. so where the stock antennas were now there is a little hole not sure if I have to solder it to make some connection cause I saw yours doesn’t have the hole
This is fantastic. I bought an LBR20 for our house in Florida where there is no good internet options and we need a large external antenna to get any 4g LTE signal. Well the external antenna leads broke off when I tried to connect the external antenna. I ended up buying a second LBR20 with push-on adapters to avoid breaking the second Orbi. But I'm going to go ahead and repair my original LBR20 with everything you showed me hear. Thank you!
Glad I could help!!! I'm still running the internal antenna and 2 external ones. I'm still getting great reception and speeds, at this point I would only go back in and hook up the second set if I was to get a 4 panel external antenna.
This is great just what i was looking for I need to change ttl and imei on mine but adding antennas is also a great idea to get better speeds
You killed me with the damn pink fingerkneels
My daughter was insistent that we matched.
@@NeverEnoughRally thank you for the response it made me uneasy watching this video.
Thanks for your time making this video and thanks to your daughter for the pink nail polish: that made the video unique. Question: those antennae are LTE correct? So, where are the wifi antennae? On top of the unit? Why putting 4 antennae disable the built in OEM connections? Why not keep those? Thanks!
Yes, the antennas I am messing with in this video are the LTE antennas. If you look at 11:00 in the video you can see the WIFI antennas on the top and sides of the device.
The reason using the external antennas disables the internal ones is you can only have one antenna plugged into each plug on the board. My current configuration is still using the internal antennas and one pair of external antennas. This is working really well for my situation.
Do you think it is possible to reconfigure the antenna connectors inside, so you can use the stock rear antenna mounts for two external antennas, then change where the internal antennas are plugged in, to then get the 4x4 mimo ability without doing the custom drilling and such? I know you can't with your unit as the stock connectors broke, but just wondering if you thought it would work. Thanks for the video!
I'm going to go with probably not. And this is my non circuit brain working through this in my head, but there is that little jumper, that runs from the circuit for the external SMA to a location on the board for the extra antenna. That is really all you have to play with in there. Now, I'm not saying someone couldn't bypass all that and make it work like you're thinking, but I think at that point you're going to soldering on the board to bypass things, and at that point, just run the new ones.
But I like how you think though. I may take apart my spare one just to stare at it for a bit, but I'm still going to go with probably not.
This is awesome. Do you have a link to that other build where the guy added the PoE and all the fancy stuff?
ruclips.net/video/UpWmjmFjJYs/видео.html
He has a few videos where he messes with the orbi.
I think this is the POE splitter he used. But not 100% sure.
thewirelesshaven.com/shop/poe/poe-splitters/48v-to-12v-3a-poe-gigabit-splitter-5-5mm-x-2-1mm-power-plug-tip-2/
great video thank you! you sound just like will forte
Well shit, that made my day!!! 😂
After some testing, it doesn’t seem to use all 4 in this config. It just switches to the two external ports if they are in use and disables the internal antennas
Correct, the factory plugs on the back bypass the internal ones. If you plug the new external SMA plugs into the ports on the board, you can get all 4 to work at once.
Are you looking at the signal strength with no data load or while running a speed test? I had to run a speed test and then look at the signal strength while it's running for all 4 to show up. It would only show 2 if sitting there with no load.
Does the 4x4 actually work or is it still 2x2???
It does do 4x4 if all 4 are hooked up.
@@NeverEnoughRallyall 4 are hooked up but I see no difference. Actually did this mod before my last comment.
Went through the wireless haven Reddit boards but no one seems to give a solid answer. Seems mine is stuck in 2x2 mode as if the hacks used for the inner antenna have been completely disabled. If I disconnect the two original external jacks, the internal jacks do nothing, even connected to proxicast log periodics.
Pulling my hair out.
@@dusterdriven im like 99% sure I was able to pull signals from all 4 antennas. Let me poke at it some tomorrow and I'll report back.
@@dusterdriven Ok i had a chance to play with things tonight. Have you ran the
echo -ne "AT+QRSRP
" | microcom -X -t 1000 /dev/ttyUSB2
This is an Individual Antenna Info command, basically the only thing I've found to get some level of antenna information.
In my video towards the end I run this command and show how only 2 of the antennas are active when there is no load on the system, but when running something like a speed test all 4 are showing signal.
I guess I should ask, are you running the voxel firmware? I'm not sure if that's required to make the 4 antennas work, but it at least allows you to get into the terminal and run some commands.
@@NeverEnoughRally I'll have to dig a window pc out... Typically I use Linux and Android. Yay me >.< But yeah, I'll have to do that when I get off work tomorrow, I literally used the two active ports to aim each set of antenna. Thanks for the command. I wish open wrt existed for this router modem..... That's literally my preferred cfw... Don't guess beggars can be choosers.
However through the 192.168 home firmware I have noticed the extra antennas do help signal about 4 Dbi across the board compared to just 2 antenna.
I'm in but of a holler with no view of the tower, blocked by hills and mountains. I may eventually try 4 Omni antenna to just see what happens.
Setup currently - 2x2 proxicast panel
And 2 proxicast log periodics... The periodics do have better gain but the panel stays more consistent with signal.
At this point... I should've just went with starlink.
where to buy those antenas???
I've added links to the antennas and the U.FL to SMA plugs I used in this video in the description above.
Help ,🤣 I broke the connectors too I replace them but not it doesn't turn on not sure why??does the antenna connector nest to be connected I saw you did something there when you tried to reconnect it
So i was not able to solder the plug back on because it was more complicated than just a simple plug. There were springs and other things that came flying out when the plug broke. When I put the plug back on with missing parts, it wouldn't finish it's boot up. That may be what you have going on. I ended up loosing both plugs in my efforts. I just did the external plugs so technically it now runs 4x4. So far it's working great.
@@NeverEnoughRallyit doesn't light up at all i connected the external plugs too but nothing happens when I plug the power adapter. I'ma try to solder just the little pin back hope it turns back on.. thank you for replying 🙌
@@eddygt61 so did you tear the pads off where her new external antenna would go? Or the factory plugs like I did? If you didn't tear off the small pads that the external antenna attach to, I would recommend going that route rather than trying to attach the original ones back.
@@NeverEnoughRally so this is what happened I was connecting this very thic cable and the connector didn’t resist the pressure from the cable and it broke it kept working normally I open it and cut the lilts pins the were still there and I also cut the other one to so I could put the external connectors that I got to replace them so I did everything right. And before that I had put the other ones too so I could get 4 antenas to connect with a external antenna. But out no where it doesn’t turn light up or turn on at all.. so where the stock antennas were now there is a little hole not sure if I have to solder it to make some connection cause I saw yours doesn’t have the hole
@@eddygt61 man yeah I'm not sure what you're cutting. I'm sorry I can't be more help. You may go post it over on the lbr20 mega thread.