Wireless router compatability
How can I tell whether my MacBook Pro will work with the newer wireless routers?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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How can I tell whether my MacBook Pro will work with the newer wireless routers?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
Yes, it will work, as long as your make sure your new router is configured to support the 802.11 standard your Macbook Pro supports.
There was an older 802.11a standard that is mostly not used, but a lot of equipment supports it because it was a standard.
And then there is 2.4GHz radios and 5GHz radios. Chances are your Mac has support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.
And WPA2 encryption standards. Again, chances are your Macbook Pro also supports WPA2 (it has been around for years).
Any new router is going to support ALL of these WiFi protocols, and new routers that cost more than a few dollars are going to have 2 radios to support 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Now it is always possible for a WiFi router to be configured so it turns off a given radio frequency, or is told to not speak a given protocol, but that would be something you did as part of the setup. The default would be to support everything.
Yes, it will work, as long as your make sure your new router is configured to support the 802.11 standard your Macbook Pro supports.
There was an older 802.11a standard that is mostly not used, but a lot of equipment supports it because it was a standard.
And then there is 2.4GHz radios and 5GHz radios. Chances are your Mac has support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.
And WPA2 encryption standards. Again, chances are your Macbook Pro also supports WPA2 (it has been around for years).
Any new router is going to support ALL of these WiFi protocols, and new routers that cost more than a few dollars are going to have 2 radios to support 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Now it is always possible for a WiFi router to be configured so it turns off a given radio frequency, or is told to not speak a given protocol, but that would be something you did as part of the setup. The default would be to support everything.
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Wireless router compatability