Connect wirelless without airport

[cool11]

I want to be able to choose how to scan for wifi internet spots, using built-in airport of my mbp, or a third-party usb stick which can scan for wifi spots.
I understand that from the moment I plug this usb stick to mbp, it is a matter of osx settings to go somewhere in the settings and select the usb stick as the preferred hardware for wireless internet connection.
How can I do it?

 

[JamesMB]

I want to be able to choose how to scan for wifi internet spots, using built-in airport of my mbp, or a third-party usb stick which can scan for wifi spots.
I understand that from the moment I plug this usb stick to mbp, it is a matter of osx settings to go somewhere in the settings and select the usb stick as the preferred hardware for wireless internet connection.
How can I do it?

You can turn Airport off in System Preferences>Network. I assume that the usb device is going to come with some software, because until you install something, it sure isn't gonna show up in system prefs.

 

[cool11]

Usb stick has no software.
It does not need to.
I tried to scan for networks in the past and the application used it without problems.

If this will not be shown in system preferences, I suppose that I have to use a third party application, to be able to connect using usb stick?
Can you suggest me one?

 

[JamesMB]

Usb stick has no software.
It does not need to.
I tried to scan for networks in the past and the application used it without problems.

If this will not be shown in system preferences, I suppose that I have to use a third party application, to be able to connect using usb stick?
Can you suggest me one?

Can't you select it in finder?

 

[JediMeister]

Is this USB stick actually a wireless adapter, or does it allow you to get internet access through mobile broadband, i.e. a 3G/4G cellular network adapter? What brand is it for that matter? Most wifi/broadband adapters require some type of driver/management software to be installed.