WiFi Software

When buying hardware to set up your wireless network, it is a good idea to choose a device or devices that have good connectivity software included. It is important to ensure compatibility between your computer and the included software, before you purchase any kind of hardware.

Most good networking access points, as well as individual wireless cards for laptop and desktop PCs, come with all the needed software to set up your network, and connect your computer to it, respectively.

If you are very software-savvy, and would prefer your own software, with a greater level of customization, you might want to look into getting some open source wireless networking applications, such as Unix BSDs. If you have a Linux computer, it is quite easy to find quality WiFi software right inside the Linux kernel.