Can I connect to wi-fi without a wireless networking card or do I have to buy a separate one? Which card do you recommend if I do need to get one?
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This board does not have a built in WiFi card, grab an Asus pci-e card for around $20.
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No built in wifi on this board.I recommend one of these: Etekcity® High Power 802.11 B/N/G 300M USB Wireless 1000mw Wifi Network Adapter with Dual 6 dbi Antenna and two extra 10 dbi Antenna. Not only does it have strong gain due to the large antenna's, since it is external you can move it around to find even a better signal.
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You do NOT need a wireless networking card for this product, i highly suggest though for this mother board when connecting to wi-fi to use a ethernet cable an not a wireless connector.
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No, this wireless card issue has not been addressed in the version of the computer that I have. I have my computer one floor and several walls from the router and the internal wireless just doesn't have enough power to supply what I need. I have instead put a USB wireless N adapter on. That has served me well so far and the USB adapter isn't expensive. I will say that other than the wireless thing, I am very satisfied with this computer. It has a lot of power for the money.
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Yes, by installing a wireless card. It is not an expensive upgrade. While I was surprised that it didn't come with one, I was glad that I got to install a higher end one without throwing away a perfectly good cheap pre-installed one to have the performance I wanted.
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Hi Stephen, This model comes with Gigabit Ethernet, so you will have to buy/use a Cat 5e or Cat6 Ethernet Cable to get the most out of the connection. It does not come with WiFi so if you wish to connect it via Wireless, the easiest way is to purchase a USB Wireless Adapter that best matches your existing router at home. Hope that helps!
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Mine does not have wireless internet card. I am sure if you contacted the seller he would install one for you. I am directly connected with cable
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None that I know of, but I am no computer expert. I do know that if you have a PCI wireless network card, you don't need this. I assume, but do not know, that the reverse is also true.
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It does not come with a wireless card, but it has antennas for a half PCIe card ready to go. Throw something like the Intel 7260 in there and you are covered for dual band a/b/g/n/ac wifi and bluetooth 4.0.
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It comes with a wireless network card (internal) that you can choose to install. So yes, it has wifi, but not built in, per se.
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Hi Mitchell, the PC does not come with a wifi card, however, there is an available PCI slot on the motherboard (below the Video Card, after the PCI-Express X1 slot). The PCI-Express (X1) is the slot covered by the 2 slot graphics card, not the PCI. Hope that helps :)
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Alright, thank you. The reason I was wondering is because on Apple's Mac video, it said "to connect to a wireless network, you will need the Apple Airport router." Anyways, Thanks for clearing that up.
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I have not seen a computer recently that does not include built in wireless, so I dont know why anyone would need a wireless adaptor. I can see that more for some games, printer or a desktop that does not have a wireless card. If this is just a router then S.R Schnur should be fine
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You will need to buy a dongle or something similar to connect to your wifi. I haven't bothered, but I think you only get access to a limited number of sites on the internet.
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No wifi on borad AFAIK. And you don't have to put one on its pci express. Why not get a USB wireless adapter instead?
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I'm sorry I can't tell you that myself, since I've never owned a Mac. My own computer is a 9 year old Dell desktop, without a wifi card. So I first bought a medialink wifi adapter, a little thing which plugs into a USB port, and then the media link router which works very well and is relatively inexpensive. My contacts with medialink support staff have been excellent.Their phone is 856 216 8222, email is support@medialinkproducts.com, and website is www.medialinkproducts.com. You'll probably get your answer with one of these.
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It is possible to connect if you have an N type adapter built into your wifi card. Sadly, this tends to prove unlikely, it is more likely with a desktop, but even that is uncommon.
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Mine came with a standard ethernet card... no wifi but u can get one for under 35$$$$
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You have to have a data plan with a carrier in order to use wireless without a router. If you are within range of wifi connection and know the password (some dont require a password) you can use that service. The data plan is handy when you're on the road. Most public places have wifi available. Your device will ask you which service you want to use