# ant dongle for MAC  el capitan....

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198>\
**Category:** Archived: Tips and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 9, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198 "2015-11-09T18:51:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Blair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Tom\_Blair](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Tom_Blair)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198/1 "2015-11-09T18:51:57Z")

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I’m just getting started and run a Mac with El Capitan on it…

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What ant dongle do I need to use?

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Help!!!

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**Author:** ![Doug\_Shannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Doug\_Shannon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Doug_Shannon)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198/2 "2015-11-09T22:20:19Z")

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I’m using the Suunto Movestick Mini, seems to work okay as long as it’s near the trainer.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Blair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Tom\_Blair](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Tom_Blair)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198/3 "2015-11-09T22:22:01Z")

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I will be pairing this with my mac book & garmin 520… will that work?

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**Author:** ![Yohans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cc9497/32.png) [@Yohans](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Yohans)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198/4 "2015-11-10T21:39:02Z")

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The Garmin 520 is not needed for Zwift.

The ant+ dongle is necessary to feed the signal/s from your bike sensors&nbsp;to your Mac for Zwift. It is recommended to get a usb extension cord to get the ant+ dongle as close to the trainer and bike sensors.

The signals depend on what type of trainer setup you have and can include power from a smart (electronically controlled) trainer or power meter, cadence, heart rate and optionally speed. Speed is only necessary if you do not have a smart trainer or power meter.

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**Author:** ![Doug\_Leavy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/doug_leavy/32/115330_2.png) [@Doug\_Leavy](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Doug_Leavy)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/ant-dongle-for-mac-el-capitan/7198/5 "2015-11-12T16:29:42Z")

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I’m using the Garmin USB ANT+ Dongle&nbsp;  
[http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-USB-Stick-Fitness-Devices/dp/B00CM381SQ/ref=sr\_1\_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447345745&sr=8-3&keywords=garmin+ANT%2B](http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-USB-Stick-Fitness-Devices/dp/B00CM381SQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447345745&sr=8-3&keywords=garmin+ANT%2B)

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Check around on eBay as well for pricing.