What You Need For Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest
Loading Virtual Desktop on Oculus is a game changer if you want to play high quality PC-VR games on the wireless Oculus Quest.
A mod of the Virtual Desktop app lets you play PC-VR games with low latency and high performance.
In order to make this work, the following pieces of hardware are required:
- Oculus Quest
- Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest
- VR-Ready Gaming PC
- Dedicated Dual Band Router with 5GHz capabilities
- 2 Ethernet Cables (1 connection from your dedicated router to main router and 1 from dedicated router to VR-PC)
- SideQuest
Why Do You Need a Dedicated Dual Band Router?
In order to achieve low latency, you are going to give your Oculus Quest a dedicated wireless access point (AP) to connect to.
You want to give the Oculus Quest a dedicated 5Ghz connection to connect to that doesn’t have any other devices fighting for a connection.
Any wireless router can be used as an access point by placing it in this mode. Just make sure that the router is dual band and supports 5Ghz.
Why Do You Want a 5GHz Connection?
All of the phones, smart TVs, laptops, and smart home devices connect on the 2.4GHz network and fight with each other for traffic.
5GHz wireless connections don’t travel as far, but provide much faster speeds. For most people, the Oculus Quest will be the only device fighting for traffic on the 5GHz network.
Simply put, 5GHz is required for a low latency connection with Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest.
How Do You Setup Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest
Once you have everything you need, there are just a few steps needed to setup Virtual Desktop and get your wireless AP setup.
This guide on how to setup Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest has step by step instructions.
Good luck!
