Best way to upgrade to 802.11ac for 2012 iMac?

[wmy5]

Hi,

I just ordered a new AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac, yet my current Macs do not support the new WiFi technology. Could you suggest a solution for me to get ac speed? Many thanks.

 

[rabidz7]

Hi,

I just ordered a new AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac, yet my current Macs do not support the new WiFi technology. Could you suggest a solution for me to get ac speed? Many thanks.

You will need to use an external dongle.

 

[flynz4]

Hi,

I just ordered a new AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac, yet my current Macs do not support the new WiFi technology. Could you suggest a solution for me to get ac speed? Many thanks.

Can you direct wire your iMac to the router? Even if it is in different rooms... you can probably hire someone to run a Cat 6 through the walls for a modest fee.

A direct 1Gb connection would be better than 802.11ac.

/Jim

 

[wmy5]

You will need to use an external dongle.

Yeah but will USB 2 be the bottleneck? Is there any USB 3 802.11ac dongle available?

 

[applemike68]

Yeah but will USB 2 be the bottleneck? Is there any USB 3 802.11ac dongle available?

Here is one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181289

 

[opinio]

Here is one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181289

I would be surprised if it worked on OS X. It is not included in the OS list.

This is the only one I have found that has a Mac driver, BUT it is USB2.0 so it is worthless really.

http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-sol...dwa-180-wireless-ac1000-dual-band-usb-adapter

 

[Fishrrman]

I believe we will see USB dongles for Macs that support the new 802.11ac protocols -- BUT -- it's going to be a while yet before we see dongles on the market that are "known to support" the Mac.

The only thing to do right now, is to wait.

I wouldn't buy until I had seen a review from either a website or individual who had bought and tested one...

 

[brentsg]

The only thing to do right now, is to wait.

If the bandwidth is important enough and you can't fish a cable, simply bridge a second ac AEBS.

 

[Giuly]

If the bandwidth is important enough and you can't fish a cable, simply bridge a second ac AEBS.

The Linksys WUMC710 "Universal Media Connector" bridges 802.11ac to Gigabit Ethernet for $100 less than the AirPort Extreme. An AirPort Express with 802.11ac would've been nice to retrofit older Macs.

 

[Mark Jans]

I bought the linksys wumc710 with the same idea, but I couldn't get it to work on my mac or pc!! Junk.
None of the USB dongles are mac compatible.
Will look and see if netgear have an ac range extender