So I just recently moved into residence at University and I brought my gaming PC with me. However, my PC doesn’t have any wireless capability, and I don’t have access to an ethernet cable in my dorm, so I’m going to buy a PCIe WiFi card. But being that I am not very knowledgeable on this topic, I wanted to get some advice before I made any purchases.
So my first question is, will I encounter any range issues? I don’t know how the WiFi signal is being broadcasted inside the dorm, but my phone can pick up the signal just fine. I’m just worried about the 30 feet range that I saw many WiFi cards had.
Secondly, will I have to download drivers for the card to work? And the TP Link Archer T4E AC1200 card I was looking at said in order to work with Windows 10, I had to upgrade to 17025 insider preview build. Do I need to download stuff? If so, how can I do it without internet?
Finally, what should I know about using University WiFi? I know that the internet in the dorm is using enterprise security or something, so I can’t play online games with it, but can I at least download games to play in singleplayer? Will Steam cloud sync work? And there is also a campus-wide WiFi that doesn’t have this restriction, but will my computer be able to pick up the signal if the range of the card is supposed to be 30 feet?
Once again, I’m not very knowledgeable on this topic, so I’m probably misunderstanding stuff. And if you need more information, like my PC specs, ask and I’ll try to provide it.
So my first question is, will I encounter any range issues? I don’t know how the WiFi signal is being broadcasted inside the dorm, but my phone can pick up the signal just fine. I’m just worried about the 30 feet range that I saw many WiFi cards had.
Secondly, will I have to download drivers for the card to work? And the TP Link Archer T4E AC1200 card I was looking at said in order to work with Windows 10, I had to upgrade to 17025 insider preview build. Do I need to download stuff? If so, how can I do it without internet?
Finally, what should I know about using University WiFi? I know that the internet in the dorm is using enterprise security or something, so I can’t play online games with it, but can I at least download games to play in singleplayer? Will Steam cloud sync work? And there is also a campus-wide WiFi that doesn’t have this restriction, but will my computer be able to pick up the signal if the range of the card is supposed to be 30 feet?
Once again, I’m not very knowledgeable on this topic, so I’m probably misunderstanding stuff. And if you need more information, like my PC specs, ask and I’ll try to provide it.