One of our readers, Castro, reached out with the following query: ‘I live near a university that provides a wireless internet connection for its students. I’ve been trying for a long time to connect my desktop computer to their Wi-Fi network to gain internet access.’ To address this, I’ve written a detailed article explaining how to connect a desktop PC to any wireless Wi-Fi network.
To make a connection to your nearby Wi-Fi network, the following things you should make sure of:
1. Your Desktop system should have a Wireless Network Adapter.
2. Your Desktop system should be in the range of the network and should have permission to access the network from the hotspot owner.
If you are looking to connect your Desktop System to a wireless network, you will need a wireless network adapter.
What is a Wireless Network Adapter?
Just as you use a LAN card to access the internet via a wired connection by plugging in an Ethernet cable, a wireless network card is used to connect to and receive signals from a Wi-Fi network. A wireless network adapter is a hardware part that is connected to your Desktop Computer Tower to receive wireless signals/data.
Laptops come with an in-built wireless adapter; hence, it is very easy to connect to any wireless network from it. Since most desktop computers don’t come with a wireless network adapter, it is required to buy a wireless network adapter so that you can connect to any wireless connection from your system.
Types of Network Adapter
There are two ways that you can choose from below to connect your PC to a Wireless Wi-Fi Connection.
1. ADD-In Card: This type of card is an internal card that is added inside the computer tower unit/computer chassis. This has a good reception capacity compared to USB Plug-in Wireless.
2. USB Plug-in: This Type of adapter is Plug and Use. Insert it into any USB slot, and you can connect to the wireless network. This is considered to be an easy and cheap option when compared with an Add-In Card.
Before you embark on buying a new network adapter device for your desktop computer, I would also like to let you know that there is another option that you could opt for in case you are planning to upgrade your PC. If you already have planned to upgrade your PC with a new motherboard, then it’s better to go for a motherboard with Wi-Fi capability instead of buying a separate Wi-Fi adapter.
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