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La Fontenna is Fon's very own antenna, designed to help Foneros extend their WiFi signal reach to localized areas around their house or flat and still have very good signal at home.
La Fontenna is a panel directional antenna. A panel antennas ideal placement is in a window or outdoor wall facing the street.
The La Fontenna is also designed to improve, in a lower degree, the WiFi coverage on the area located at the back of the device (inside the home). The La Fontenna is weather proof so it can be installed both indoor and outdoors with the proper hardware. It comes with double side stickers to be fixed to flat surfaces like glass or metal and also a couple of screws and a mounting plate so you can attach it to a wood or brick wall.
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When and where it makes sense to the use a La Fontenna?
As shown on the graphic, depending on size and other environmental factors, the coverage with standard antenna may be very poor outside your home. This will make it difficult for other Foneros to get your signal.
If you have a interesting location (like a bar, restaurant or park) in front of your house, the La Fontenna will help you to get the signal out of your house amplifying your range. Thanks to the 3m antenna cable you'll be able to place the La Fontenna at the ideal location to get a great coverage. If this is not enough, you can move your La Fonera to a better place by using a long Ethernet cable to connect it to your first router.
Overview
Mounting La Fontenna on a Window
Place the double side stickers on the La Fontenna's surface; bear in mind whether you want to place the La Fontenna indoor or outdoor.
Indoor
Place the sticker on the FON side and then stick it to the inside of the window.
Outdoor
Place the sticker on the back of the La Fontenna and then outside the window.
Note: As a general rule, if you are going to mount the La Fontenna using the adhesive stickers, we recommend you cut both stickers with scissors. This way you can fix the stickers on four different sides, that will ensure that the la Fontenna will be sturdy.
Mounting La Fontenna on a wall
Screw the plastic hanger to the back of the La Fontenna and then fix it to the wall facing the street.
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