Do I need a wireless card to use a router with my iMac or does the built in

I am having ComCast install a router at my home and they tell me I'll need a wireless card. I shouldn't need one with Airport Extreme installed should I?

Right - sort of.
You do need a wireless card to connect to a wireless router. However your Mac already has built-in wireless (almost every iMac does, only the original from 1998 didn't) so you're good to go - you don't need any extras.

Similar Messages

  • Can i use a belkin wireless g router with an iMac

    can i use a belkin wireless g router with an imac

    It will work. The wireless card in iMacs (recent ones) work with n, g, and b networks. The g protocol is slower (54 mbs) versus n (130 mbs up to 300 mbs). My employer has hundreds of such access points and has been updating them all to n, but there are still some g routers they haven't gotten to, and they work fine. 54 mbs is not bad, it's about 5 megabytes/sec roughly. Typical actual throughput is lower than these numbers by ~ 50%, so doing a large Mac OS update download of 300 Megabytes would take about ~ 2 minutes with a g router, and maybe a bit less than 1 minute with an n router.

  • Can iCal use both English and French languages or does the System software need to be either French or English?

    Can iCal use both English and French languages or does the System software need to be either French or English?

    joanfromardon wrote:
    Can iCal use both English and French languages or does the System software need to be either French or English?
    The calendar language is determined by system prefs/language & text/formats.
    The app language is determined by system prefs/language & text/language, or you can probably use
    http://www.tj-hd.co.uk/en-gb/languageswitcher/

  • My wireless keyboard no longer connects with my iMac since changing the batteries. It now shows as not connected, not paired and not configured. A friend recently connected his iPad to the iMac and since then the problem started. Any ideas to resolve this

    My wireless keyboard no longer connects with my iMac since changing the batteries. It now shows as not connected, not paired and not configured. A friend recently connected his iPad to the iMac and since then the problem started. Any ideas to resolve this?

    a friend told me that he wants my os x cd for my macbook pro to upgrade his imac.
    The discs that come with your Mac are "machine specfic" and cannot be used on another Mac.

  • Can I use another monitor with my iMac desk top?

    Can I use another monitor with my iMac desk top? Our monitor screen is going out and would like to have another option then replacing the whole thing! I think A LCD TV would be less expensive than the repairs to our iMac.( OS 10.6.8 )

    Yes, but we need to know exactly which year model you have? So that we can advise you on exactly which adapter you need for you iMac.
    see > How to identify iMac models
    Plus, adding that Computer Monitors make better displays than TVs and comparatively cost a little less than TVs.
    For examples of monitors that have both DVI and VGA inputs:
    see > LG 21.5" Widescreen FlatPanel LED HD Monitor E2242T - Best Buy
    or > HP 20" Widescreen FlatPanel LED Monitor W2071D - Best Buy

  • Is there an adapter that lets you use iPhone earbuds with an iMac?

    I have big heavy uncomfortable headphones with a mic that I use for gaming on my iMac.
    I'd rather use the earbuds from my iPhone.
    Is there an adapter that lets you use iPhone earbuds with an iMac?

    I got the splitter, (see link below), but the mic does not seem to work. Apparently, there's a difference between a mic port and a line-in port. Mic ports are powered by the computer, line-in ports are not. They expect a powered signal to come from the input device. The iMac has a line-in port.
    I downloaded an app called Line-in that is supposed to give back the ability to use unpowered mics with Macs that lost the abiliy after a system update. It did not work for me. I guess my iMac never had the ability to use unpowered mics.
    So I ordered the USB Stereo Audio Adapter below. It's basically a sound card that plugs into a USB port and will work with an unpowered mic. It has not arrived yet. I'll let you know how it goes.
    GTMax Headset Adapter: Smartphone Headset to PC Adapter - Use a 3.5mm iPhone/Smartphone Headset With Your PC, Converts 3.5mm Plug to Dual Mic/Audio 3.5mm, for Skype/VOIP
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046FMRGA/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
    Syba SD-CM-UAUD USB Stereo Audio Adapter, C-Media Chipset, RoHS
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

  • When using my ipod touch to facetime with my ipad, why does the sound on the ipad echoes/repeats?

    when using my ipod touch to facetime with my ipad, why does the sound on the ipad echoes/repeats?

    Bunyip6 wrote:
    ...  so I am assuming it should not need to be reset/
    It will not hurt to try a Reset... this is one of the First steps in Troubleshooting...
    Reset  ( No Data will be Lost )
    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

  • Using new trackpad with new iMac

    Using new trackpad with new iMac, but can't seem to get the "touch function" to work. I still have to press firmly and click on the trackpad to get response. The videos show "touch" while I  "firm press and click."  Checked speed, cleaned it, and reset. No luck?? Ideas? Even took back to Best Buy and seemed to work with their display...

    Assuming you are talking about tap to click, you would need to enable it. It is disabled by default. Go to settings and choose trackpad settings. Navigate to "Point and Click" tab and enable "Tap to Click".

  • I made a bootable disc on an external hard drive, with Yosemite on it.  I am running Snow Leopard on my iMac.  How can I open the Yosemite disc from the desktop on my iMac?  Does the external hard drive need to be connected to my iMac by firewire to

    I made a bootable disc on an external hard drive, with Yosemite on it.  I am running Snow Leopard on my iMac.  How can I open the Yosemite disc from the desktop on my iMac?  Does the external hard drive need to be connected to my iMac by firewire to do that?

    kahjot wrote:
    Snow Leopard's Startup Disk pref can’t see Yosemite volumes. So the only way to switch from Snow Leopard to Yosemite is to do what Niel mentioned. Doesn't matter whether it's connected by USB or Firewire, although performance via FW would be faster.
    Are you saying that Yos/10.10, as a volume located in a mounted external drive won't appear as an option in Snow Leopard's Startup Disc, in Sys Prefs? I've never heard this one before. AFAIK any mounted volume, regardless of OS, should appear there. I would think that, if it appears in the Boot Picker/Startup Manager it would also appear and could be booted to from Snow's Startup Disk. I can't test this myself, since I don't have Yos. Is what you are saying documented somewhere?

  • I have to upload video from my hewlett packard t200 camcorder to my mac. but mac won't recognize the camcorder files. i even bought flip4mac by tele stream which so far is useless. please help me use my camcorder with my iMac os mountain lion 10.8.2

    i have to upload video from my hewlett packard t200 camcorder to my mac. but mac won't recognize the camcorder files. i even bought flip4mac by tele stream which so far is useless. please help me use my camcorder with my iMac os mountain lion 10.8.2
    i tried to get the installation disc for the camcorder but mac wont' recognize it becaue it is windows based i guess.
    i just bought the camcorder a few months ago and when my computer crashed thought i'm finally getting a mac...it's been a costly venture which has resulted in more frustration than before my pc.
    now the things i want to use with my mac that i thought would be even simpler...are not even useable...
    help

    That camera shoots H.264 in an .avi wrapper.
    You will have to transfer the files via the Finder.
    Get a free copy of MPEG Streamclip and convert them to QuickTime .mov using the H.264 codec if you are presumably editing in iMovie.
    Note that your list of video codecs won't look like mine as I have Final Cut Pro, but H.264 is definitely an option for you.

  • If I use an app to remove duplicate pix does the app  read content  or only  the file name such as IMG

    If I use an app to remove duplicate pix does the app  read content  or only  the file name such as IMG. I have some 2500 pix  and the thought of trawling thru  them  toremove duplicates is mind numbing.
    If the apps  read the content then I am ok about that  but if they  only read the  file name ... they maybe  deleting stuff that  isnt really a duplicate

    You have to contact with the developer of the application. We do not know which app you are referring to and we do not know how that application works, but all apps of that type are supposed to delete duplicate files with the same format (like IMG, JPG...)

  • If i use dell projector with my mac book pro the imagen is darkness

    when i use projector del with my mac book pro the images and fotos is darknnes
    what happen
    is my mac or compatibility

    Hi cachirulotraumatologo,
    If you are having issues with the image quality when using your projector as an external display for your MacBook Pro, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful:
    Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • Use DVI PC with thunderbolt iMac (target display)

    Hello everybody,
    I'm looking forward to buy the amazing new iMac.
    My concern is that I use also a PC (it's my companie's choice) and I would like to use it with my iMac as a second display.
    I found articles on the web that indicate target display only works with thunderbolt PC.
    My old pc only have a DVI connection.
    Is there a way to convert my DVI output to thunderbolt in order to use the target display on my future iMac ?
    Does the Apple convert from DVI to Mini DisplayPort is a good way to do what I want ?
    Thank you for your help.

    Hi Gregoare,
    Nope, you can't do any of that conversion(s).
    Try ScreenRecycler...
    http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html

  • Can a spyware be used against an iPhone or does the built-in antivirus protect us?

    In a recent research (link below) it was established that many repressive governments have used a spyware program called Remote Control System (RCS) that was developed by a company called Hacking Team to spy on and target activists.
    My question is: can this spyware and similar ones really be used against my iPhone or does the built-in antivirus actually protects me?
    Additional information:
    Jailbreak was NOT performed on the device. 
    Link:
    https://citizenlab.org/2014/02/mapping-hacking-teams-untraceable-spyware/

    The report you cited makes no mention of iPhone or iOS, and the exploits cited involve the use of "Adobe Flash in Word document" with an .exe file payload. Such exploits are nothing new. Since neither Adobe Flash nor .exe files run on iOS, the report's applicability to iPhones is nil.
    Similar "research" and its many variants often describe a method by which malicious software can be installed on an iPhone by altering its firmware. Doing so is commonly referred to using the catchall "jailbreak" term and cannot be accomplished without physical possession of the iPhone.
    Short of physical possession of your iPhone nothing remotely resembling what is often portrayed in popular media can be accomplished. It's all Hollywood B.S. Despite that fact, many people desperately want to believe otherwise.
    On the other hand physical possession of an iPhone for an amount of time sufficient to modify its firmware, several minutes at least, makes literally anything possible. If an iPhone must pass from its manufacturer to an intermediate entity, one of the 21 alleged "government users" of the subject software perhaps, prior to an end user taking final possession of it, I suppose it can be a legitimate concern. If you suspect that occurred, restoring the iPhone as a new device will remove any alterations, but it could also render the iPhone permanently inoperable. Either outcome will eliminate any uncertainty.

  • Does the built in firewall work with other cards

    Hi,
    First post and probably a dumb one, but couldn't find an answere: does the built in firewall (MSI 7030) work exclusively with the built in NIC? I am using a WiFi Netgear MA111 dongle - but couldn't force the firewall to work with it. It does work fine with the built in NIC but I don't want to drag the cable through my flat.....
    BTW: great forum, as I switched from Abit NF7S to the MSI K8N - i started to use this one and found some really great ideas!!!
    Regards,
    Bartek

    no.  the firewall is part of the nic.

Maybe you are looking for

  • How to ignore the password policy in a custom workflow?

    Hi, We have a custom workflow which is called via SPML to provide 'Administrator Change Password' functionality in a portal. Our password policy sets the String Quality rules and Number of Previous Passwords that Cannot be Reused. But we like to bypa

  • My Iphone 5 isn't being recognized in itunes

    My phone is brand new, and will charge, but will not be recognized into Itunes...

  • Time Machine Unmounts in System Restart

    After a restart (all power remains on to all hardware) the Time Machine Icon has vanished from the desktop, and from the Finder Devises list. Powering down the TM external disk, and then on again, brings it all back. The disk is connected via USB. Th

  • Export as quicktime versus vimeo

    hi, If I export my movie as a quicktime movie --versus choosing Vimeo-- it seems to take a long time (over an hour). It hasn't finished yet, so I can't see the size, but I did this since many suggest this is the best way. I chose H264, current frame

  • Can't find an application close event.

    I have a script that runs on the document close event.  It looks like the document close event doesn't fire when the application is closed while a document is open. I checked for an application close event in the Script listener log, but there wasn't