Just get the cable, connect your PC, install Komplete, unplug the cable and put it away. No different to plugging in a vacuum cleaner really. 

paulo
You'll have to forgive me also if I don't fancy re-wiring my house just to accommodate a software vendors new plan. 
 
 

You don't have to rewire anything, with an IP over powerline solution you just have to plug in a couple of boxes. This gives you hardwired connectivity without the need to install ANY drivers or software on your system that isn't already there. 

Years ago I helped a friend build a new Protools machine for his studio. He had the same issue. Router was upstairs and studio was downstairs so he installed a wifi adapter. It was amazing how much trouble that caused and we both said never again.

Like it or not, here's the bottom line. Its not just one software vendors new plan. Its the way almost every vendor is going to be doing things moving forward.
 
Plus having a gigabit pipe on the machine opens up the door to things like network drives for bulk storage and automated online/off-site backup solutions. 

My studio machine is studio only. That's all it does so it has no other software on it. And while I do not use it to surf the web at random or anything like that, I could not dream of not having it connected. Installing patches and updates, doing backups, uploading finished projects for access outside the studio, and being able to search this forum for quick answers when I need to know how to do something I've never done before are all so handy, I'd feel impaired if I didn't have them available. That's me though, and as always, your mileage may vary. Cheers.

JohanSebatianGremlin
 
You don't have to rewire anything, with an IP over powerline solution you just have to plug in a couple of boxes. This gives you hardwired connectivity without the need to install ANY drivers or software on your system that isn't already there. 

I will add that the powerline ethernet adapters can be a great solution where wifi is not an option.  But it costs a little more than a wifi dongle.
 
I had good luck setting them up at my sister's house.  Throughput matched the broadband ISP speed on speedtest.
 
This is the only model I can vouch for.  Have not tested any others ...
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/PL1200.aspx
 

paulo

abacab
You can get a USB wifi dongle for $10 that works great.
 
https://www.amazon.com/USB-Computer-Network-Adapters/b/ref=dp_bc_5/146-4221932-3554169?ie=UTF8&node=13983791
 
But it's been my experience that hanging the wifi dongle off a USB extension cable away from the PC chassis will provide better connectivity to the hotspot.  The little micro adapters have no external antenna, and depending on where your chassis is setup it can make a difference in signal strength.
 
The cool thing about the wifi dongle is you can unplug it when you don't need to be online! 

Thanks abacab - I have seen the usb adapters on amazon, I just wondered if there was any reason not to buy a cheap one. Wifi works fine on my laptop in the same room, but I was thinking of maybe getting one with a removable antenna to be sure. It certainly won't be plugged on for long.
 

Personally I use the Netgear dongle with the little dock and extension cable on my Windows desktop.  It costs a bit more, but I liked the flexibility of being able to move it around ($30).
https://www.amazon.com/NE...p;keywords=netgear+usb
 
The only downside I have found with the Netgear USB wifi, is that the chipset is from Broadcom and the drivers don't plug and play with Linux.
 
I discovered this when I was trying to boot another computer with Linux and couldn't get the network to connect with this adapter.
 
If you want an adapter that is cross platform, stick with chipsets from RaLink.  There may be others, but I got one for $10 from a brand called Panda that works on both systems.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

sharke
Just get the cable, connect your PC, install Komplete, unplug the cable and put it away. No different to plugging in a vacuum cleaner really. 

That'd be the way I'd do it. My attitude is if you're going to have anything resembling a studio space in the house and you're going to record music in it, sooner or later, you're going to have 300ft of cable going up stairs and down hallways and out windows. 

My days of playing and engineering live are far behind me and most of the gear I used back then is thankfully long gone. But I still keep five or six 50ft XLR cables on the shelf because you never know when you'll need to mic something on the other side of house or out at back fence. Why should a network cable for updating the machine once in a while be any different?

bapu
paulo's view of internet connectivity for a DAW

This is Internet activity!  This is the Windows 10 research and development department!
 
 
 

paulo
 Wifi works fine on my laptop in the same room

If your laptop also has Ethernet... connect it with your DAW computer (directly, last 20 years ethernet sockets are no longer picky about "cross" cables) and share laptop Internet connection with your PC.
The first link I googled (I have not tried exactly this):
http://www.countrymilewifi.com/how-to-share-computers-wifi-with-ethernet-devices.aspx
 

azslow3

paulo
 Wifi works fine on my laptop in the same room

If your laptop also has Ethernet... connect it with your DAW computer (directly, last 20 years ethernet sockets are no longer picky about "cross" cables) and share laptop Internet connection with your PC.
The first link I googled (I have not tried exactly this):
http://www.countrymilewifi.com/how-to-share-computers-wifi-with-ethernet-devices.aspx
 

Hmmm, I didn't know that was a thing that was possible. Sounds like it might be worth a try. Would this would also mean that the offline pc not having antivirus software (because I didn't need it) would not be an issue because it's on the laptop or is that too much to ask?

Honestly if all you're doing is connecting to a manufacturers website to authorize software and/or download product patches/updates, you don't need anti-virus regardless of how you connect.