I've seen some laptop vendors lock down the internal adapter in the bios to the original approved model only, claiming recent FCC rules as the excuse.
On Aug 28, 2017 5:47 PM, "Johnson, Christopher" <cbjo...@ilstu.edu> wrote: > Good Evening, > > 1. Has anyone had any experience and would recommend a particular > 5GHz Wifi Micro USB adapter for students that have a Windows Laptop with a > 2.4GHz only integrated adapter? > > 2. How is the quality/performance of a 5GHz Micro USB Adapter? > > a. I can’t imagine it performing as well as a laptop with Wi-Fi > antennas integrated throughout the monitor. > > b. Would it be better to recommended the internal Wi-Fi NIC be > swapped out for another compatible model – although I could see this being > an issue if the antennas weren’t dual-band capable. > > > > Thank you and have a great night! > > > > *Christopher Johnson* > > Wireless Network Engineer > > AT Infrastructure Operations & Networking (ION) > > Illinois State University > > (309) 438-8444 > > Stay connected with ISU IT news and tips with @ISU IT Help on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/ISUITHelp/> and Twitter > <https://twitter.com/ISUITHelp> > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/ > discuss. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
