Home Internet 5G Nokia Router Stand

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EDIT 4/9/2021 Sorry for the long delay! I added a 120mm top mount fan holder. I have had better luck with my setup by having a fan on top of the modem pulling air through than blowing from the bottom. So, I threw this together to hold a 120mm fan. You should be able to use fan screws (it will be tight in the stand) or print 4 of the tapered pegs to help keep the fan in place. I removed the oval bit of plastic protruding on the inside of the stands as well, for those that would like to fit an 80mm fan in the bottom. I bought a pair of 80mm fans with a speed controller from a big box store for about $12 that have rubber feet. So far, they have worked great. I have in the bottom of the stand with the bottom of the stand resting on the rubber feet of the fan and the other fan is just sitting on top of the modem (without a stand). I know this is probably obvious, but the flat part of the 120mm mounting bracket is the top, where the "bottom" would sit on top of the modem. If you use pegs (no jokes here) insert them from the top. It doesn't really matter which way you put them in, but the longer end of the taper, the end sticking up while printing, is the top of the peg. This is where your fan would rest. There should be a slight gap between the fan and the mounting bracket. The thought was to reduce some strain from the fan. You could reduce the size fo the pegs if you want a tighter fit (YMMV!!). ORIGINAL post: I recently obtained a Nokia 5G styled home internet router. I wanted to add an external MIMO panel to take full advantage of what signal I have available in my very rural area. While this can easily be done with the unit as is, I wanted to have a way to control the cables going from the router to the antenna. I looked around a bit and didn't see any stands specific to this router that met my needs. So, here we are! This is the first 3-D model I have built from scratch and I was looking to get it done quickly. So, I kept it simple but did note that it wouldn't take much to add a few more amenities that would suit personal needs or desires. The router fits nicely inside the lip of the stand. I printed this with supports but I do not think it's needed. The SMA female pigtail end of the connectors fit nicely in the hexagonal holes to hold them in place while screwing on the nuts on the outside of the stand with plenty of room after adding the SMA to N adapter to be able to easily screw on the leads going to the antenna. I have the connector support low for stability and decrease the amount of force applied by allowing the cables to run along the shelf (or whatever your router is on). This could be adjusted to different angles to suit individual needs. I used the honeycomb-type holes in the side to allow for airflow... I'd love to call them speed holes, but let's be honest... It won't make it go faster, but it does look like it is ready for some NOS on the back of this thing before you connect the cables. So, who knows!? This should be a pretty easy print and work at whatever settings you normally use for your filament of choice but I did use a 0.2 mm Layer Height. The only other tip I may have is, I super glued some wideish rubber bands around the bottom side of the stand to give it a "non-slip grip" that seems to have worked quite well. I hope this is useful for others out there looking for something similar!! EDIT 3/12/2021 Added some height to allow for 4 ports. I personally would have some concerns about downward pressure on the top ports, but I have not printed/tested it yet and cannot confirm. I just wanted to provide an option for those looking for something now.