Wireless PCVR Network Setup For Low Latency!

In todays video I will be showing you guys my Wireless PCVR setup and how I got the latency on it down pretty low. I will go through exactly how my network is set up and which methods I have used to minimize latency with this setup. I will also show you which router I use as well as my access point. This setup will work with any Standalone VR Headset you would like to play Wireless PCVR on, this includes the Quest 1, Quest 2, Pico 4 and Quest Pro. My setup mostly stays below 10ms, however sometimes has hickups above that, I find this very comfortable to play on and haven't had any issues with it! I hope you enjoy the video :D

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0:00 Intro
1:06 What Others Are Doing
1:59 My Router
2:52 My Switches
3:25 My Access Point
4:47 How It All Works
6:15 You Do Not Need Good "Internet"
7:09 Very Short TLDR
7:49 Conclusion
8:43 Outro

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[TheMysticle]

Let me know what your setups look like down below 😃

[digidex]

I recently tried using my desktop's Wifi6 network card as a hotspot and connected my Quest 2 to the new network. This worked surprisingly well for PCVR (Virtual Desktop)

[blaineam]

Never expected this but glad to see it. I was the person who made DIY slimes to use with shadow pc from my oculus quest and wrote the original guide in slimevr for it. I’ve since switched to using wireless vr on a local gaming pc using eero 6E pros with cat6 Ethernet backhaul in bridge mode with a 2.5Gb firewalla handling the routing. Never have issues with latency and honestly even using shadow pc before a lot of the multi gig upgrades to LAN equipment worked well at around 50ms (time to draw not just network) which tuned well can be very playable if your used to lag as much as I am haha. I don’t get motion sick I’m VR but playing RAFT was another story haha 😅

[Jaylensity]

I'm glad I took computer networking a few months ago because I actually understood everything in this video! Very helpful!

[ericblenner-hassett]

Definitely a great way to do wireless VR. I do recommend some kind of password or other system to keep others from hopping on the gateway with out your permission. I have had issues with relatives trying to connect to the gateway instead of the wireless router ' for the faster internet ' while I was using it and it causing issues.

[southseapirate]

Changing my channel width to 80mhz from 40mhz was by far the single biggest improvement. Same AP-LR. Running PFsense in a VM. Router is bridged of course. 3650x Cisco Poe switch.

[AstsH]

Just to say, you can do pcvr literally offline, even if your internet connection is cut for some reason and stuff (yeah no device would have internet to expect your phone with mobile data bit its to state he's 100% right) you just need a good access point with 5ghz or maybe better 6Ghz (wifi 6) even uf your internet subscription dont support it because it's all local. But what i would suggest to you people is actually just sometimes go outside, like maybe to a friend or just any covered place with internet connection and there use the connection to play pcvr stuff using virtual desktop while being anywhere. Its a feature not many people noticed they could actually do and its truly powerful, you will be amazed how low the latency is even outside (as long as you have a good home internet connection this time because your location internet connection matter actually less, hard to explain) just with 20Mbs you can play literally every where even in a forest just. Just keep your pc on and on sleep mode and activate the "start with windows and start in tray" options, so you will always be able to access your desktop anywhere and its still as secure as usual because you actually need to enter your password on the big screen appearing (it log directly on the windows lockscreen).


Sorry i wrote a bit too much, hopefully it was useful

[Scorpslay]

One thing you can do to stop devices from switching between 2.4 Ghz and 5.0 Ghz is changing the SSID for each network so they do not match. I noticed I have a lot less hiccups with all devices when I did that.

I use a DFS channel (58) at 80 Mhz on my setup and it's buttery smooth with no interference from my 10's of neighborhood APs that are in range of mine. This is one of the best things you can do to get rid of those occasional spikes you mentioned. One thing to note here is that it will cause a ton of lag for the Quest Pro controllers on a Quest 2 unless you use PTC to get on v49 and above and only works well on Air Link. Virtual Desktop still has issues while using Quest 2 w/Quest Pro controllers on a DFS channel.

[boogiegreen]

OMG, I watched this entire video to find out stuff about your home and that your latency is 2x of mine :)

[kreatos]

funny how i get this video recommended only after ordering my new router .... hehe. glad i came up with the same conclusion you did after all.

[Dcyst]

The reason the community pushes dedicated "routers" is because there is a range of them that are significantly cheaper than a decent dedicated access point, an example would be the WAX202, a WiFi 6 router which often goes as low as $60. The devices themselves usually end up being used as access points with no actual routing involved and can be added 'in-line', meaning no extra ports are needed. Also, the average household likely uses their ISP provided modem/router combo for WiFi, and these are notoriously mid.
As long as it's in a good spot and in an uncongested band, non-dedicated is fine for VR. Just be aware that every device actively connected to the AP will likely contribute to increased latency. There is only one radio per band in these APs, and for each device connected to a band, the radio has to address them back and forth in different time slices.
WiFi needs a bit of tuning to grant a very good VR experience, which is why the dedicated router method is popular.

[stealtheo]

You don't have to do all what you describe in the video

I have a quest 2 and a water cooled desktop pc
I built myself with Wi-Fi 6 and a wireless router with Wi-Fi 6
I connect the PC wirelessly to the router and then direct connect the quest 2 to the PC 's Wi-Fi 6
.So if your playing a game that doesn't need the internet you don't even need a router or a access point and if you do need internet this setup works just fine without the PC being connected via Ethernet to the router
You can just connect from headset to your pc directly using Wi-Fi 6
I have no lag at all
I have the pc about 15, 20 feet away from my play space

It's basically just like the D-Link air bridge
Only I was doing it this way before they released the air bridge

If you don't have Wi-Fi 6 in your PC get the air bridge and the quest 2 has Wi-Fi 6 built in to direct connect to your PC without all that other stuff

[miki]

No mysti, i dont want to post a funny comment.

[proximityfpv]

Good breakdown - I had a wifi 6 card on my PC and figured I was smart for tooting about using that, but I would get 80mbps on virtual desktop, guess it's like a bug on some wifi cards, anyways, I get 1200mbps on my comcast wifi 6e router, I have 1.2gbps internet. Works like a charm and mind is blown using a 4090. I even play online multiplayer games on PC because three's 0 difference running native. Crazy!

[ClaimerUndisputed]

I thought your dad was sneakily standing behind you for a second

[Lagosta]

Waiting for my PICO 4 to arrive... Im so freaking anxious im watching all of your videos hahaha

[goteer]

My ISP's issued router is 5GHz, so I'm just using it for my quest to connect to my pc (which is connected via ethernet to the same router). It's on the next room, but still close enough to get *very* low latency.
However the bandwith leaves a bit to be desired so I play at 50mbps on virtual desktop (Which is juuuust enough to generally avoid color banding)

[aldenhill]

A very timely video for me! I finally got a quest 2, my first vr headset. And have been trying to figure router setup now.

[GothDemon]

I still use, Wired PCVR I wish I could have better latency

[tomc]

Thanks for sharing all this mate. Biggest 2x surprises for me are that you are using a pretty low end AMD 5700xt gpu (about equiv to a rtx3060, but with slower encoders), and also that your feel the need to use Virtual Desktop instead of Air Link (so, no Local Dimming option for you right now). Like you said, as long as it works well for you, that's great.