No software needs to be installed on your PC except for the LAN driver which should already be installed. These are generally much more expensive and require a bit of work to configure and set up but once it is set up all you do is plug it into your computer's LAN port via a network cable. It gets its power from the USB port and needs no external power source.Īnother alternative which I use on my main computer is a wireless AP or access point. You just install the driver/software package first, then plug in the USB adapter, it gets detected by the PC, then select your wireless network (SSID) and enter the password. USB wireless adapters are fairly inexpensive and very simple to install. I've used a couple other brands but Rosewill has worked the longest and most reliably so far.

The RNX-G1 has been superseded by newer models which I haven't tried yet but it works well and I like it a lot. I have this installed on one of my PCs and it's a Rosewill USB adapter with an external antenna (RNX-G1). I've used one on the end of a 3' USB cable extension so I could move it around for better reception. Most are not too expensive.Īs an alternative you can use a USB wireless adapter.

There are various brands and models but I don't have a specific recommendation because I don't happen to use one.

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