We have wifi in the house but my desktop does not have wireless connection. If I plug this in, will it access the wifi already in my house?
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Mitch, That's the beauty of this gadget! Plug it into a USB port, CD has drivers if Laptone is not recognized, follow directions, and I followed the icon for connections to the internet on my taskbar. I found the WIFI I wanted to connect to and clicked... Surfing on the internet with WIFI in less than 15 minutes.
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Tara, my son's computer had no wifi until I purchased this little usb thingamajig. It worked very well with my router and current provider, and it is still working. I hope that helps!
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This is a wireless adapter. It connects to a wireless router with computers like a desktop. It is not a wireless router. You need to buy a wireless router for you are wanting to do.
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Its ok lol, the wifi adapter comes pre-installed on the motherboard. All you need to do is run the included wires from the WiFi adapter to the antennas (also included). It has everything you need to make the computer wirelessly compatible. Of course you'll need your home wifi network to connect to, but that's it! Both the Wifi and the motherboard work wonderfully. I've been very happy with mine.
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yes it connects to your wireless internet. setup using usb cable and the wizard walks you through the rest
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If your computer connects to the internet via WiFi, then Yes. My desktop computer (home-made, no WiFi) was hardwired to the router via ethernet cable, and setup couldn't detect the network. I had to run setup using my Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet.
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Yes. It allows your desktop computer to pick up the signal from your wireless router...essential makes your desktop a wireless device. After you install and run the setup disk it will ask you for the password for you router.
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I had the same question, and so far from exeriments the answer seems to be no. Specifically if you set it up as a wireless client, it will act as a hub rebroadcasting wireless (on a new SSID) to other wireless clients, but it doesn't allow access from a 'wired client' connected to the ethernet socket.. (Which is a shame). Wonder if this might be fixable with a firmware upgrade? Would make the box even more useful...
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Yes for sure. If your desktop is not wireless Davy you can always use an Ethernet cable
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There is a driver you can download (windows 8 driver is not on the disk), but I wouldn't recommend it, as the connection is really unreliable. Take a look at TP Links instead. They have products which feed the signal through the power cables in your house, so you can essentially connect your desktop to the internet via ethernet from anywhere in the house. I had a Belkin, and it was terrible, so I bought TP Links and the connection has been vastly improved.
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yes. I used it on my old desktop that only had a hook up connection and it worked great. My desktop now has a wireless connection thanks to this. I love it.
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Maybe not...Mine would not find the wireless internet even though I followed the directions very carefully. I had to mess around with it multiples times over a couple of days before I finally was able to get it to recognize the connection.
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I think so. I just plugged mine into the wall. I do have wifi, but I didn't do anything to connect it.
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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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I don't think you are following the directions correctly. Just plug it into a wireless computer on your network (laptop) and it will automatically get the network info from the computer. Those are the directions on the quick start guide. 3 minutes and you are done.
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The PC does not include a wireless adapter for connection to a wireless router, but it does include a wired connection. So if your router is nearby, you can easily connect it using a standard network cable (which is not included). I simply bought a cheap USB wireless adapter to connect it to our network. It works fine. I'd buy this PC again if I needed one. It is ideal for my son, who lives in the basement.
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No. It extends your wired network and has no effect on your wireless network. You could use it to connect another wireless access point to an area your wireless doesn't reach or to just create a wired connection anywhere else in the house.