The Boost for Speed package package consists of a TurboTenna 007GT, a 6FT LMR-100A RF cable and a Planet WL-U356A 802.11g USB2.0 adapter. The USB adapter can flexibly work with a desktop PC computer and a laptop, delivering a value for the best of both worlds.

Some Centrino laptop users expressed that they couldn't connect the Centrino wireless to an external antenna when s/he needs WiFi signal improvement. The +12dbi TurboTenna 007GT powered Planet WL-U356A is a handy solution as you can simply plug it into your laptop irrespective of the state of the Centrino. You'll experience a speedier wireless connection with a stronger signal.

Setup is easy and straight forward. Simply install the CDROM driver of the USB wireless adapter to your computer and connect it to the TurboTenna 007GT using the 6FT RF cable. The WL-U356A adapter is connected to the computer using any USB cable. This is a great convenience as you don't have to worry about the special matching connector and you can extend the length of the USB cable without incremental RF attenuation. Next, set the beaming direction towards the signal source until you get the strongest signal bar.

Sometimes you may find a bunch of SSIDs from your neighborhood (see picture below) that the TurboTenna 007GT has made it possible to pick up the signal remotely.

There are two type of SSID detected: shown in the picture with and without a lock. The SSID with a lock indicates that the WiFi signal is WEP, TKIP or AES password protected and you won't be able to make a connection to it even though the signal is strong unless you have access to the password. However, it doesn't mean that you can readily access the SSID without a lock if the access point is programmed to allow the connection from a list of MAC addresses. What is a MAC address? It is a unique ID of a network device consisting of 6 groups of HEX characters such as highlighted 00:02:2D:A5C5:7A in the diagram. In general, those who don't encrypt the WiFi signal would seldom border to set MAC address protection. As you can see here, only 4 out of 10 SSID are password protected and none of them has MAC address protection.

The list of SSID is also useful to a security expert, as s/he can uncover possible rogue access point(s) hidden in the wireless network. A rogue access point is vulnerable to network security if someone secretly install it to your LAN behind the firewall and be able to access it from outside of your premises.

Some customers also install a second TurboTenna 007GT at the access point in addition to the computer beaming at each other. This gives a wireless gain of 12dBi + 12dBi or 24dBi that proved to be extremely effective in a point-to-point environment.