Active antenna for wireless local area network devices

A local area network (LAN) device comprising:

• an antenna assembly that includes-
• an antenna configured to receive incoming signals from, and transmit outgoing signals to, an electronic device across a network, and
• a secondary circuit board that includes a first active component;
• and
• a primary circuit board that includes-
• a processor configured to establish an association with the electronic device,
• a radio frequency transceiver, and
• a second active component that is connected directly to the first active component on the secondary circuit board;
• wherein the first active component is configured to
• modify the incoming signals received at the antenna before forwarding the incoming signals to the second active component, and
• modify the outgoing signals received from the second active component before forwarding the outgoing signals to the antenna.