Hi, I don't think this is the right forum to ask for general pc support, but i think i know what the problem is.

you are talking about a workstation over a router to a server. This is a so called thin client situation where you run all your programs on a terminal server. A thin client is a very stripped type of pc with only the basics of connecting a monitor/mouse/keyboard and a network cable and with a very basic static operating system. Most thin clients don't even have a harddisk installed.

The thin client is not able to detect new hardware and install it, since there is no driver library on it for optional hardware attached to it. 

Your laptop is a stand alone machine with an operating system on it, probably windows. Windows has a driver library installed where it can pick your mouse driver and install to get it working.

So basically, your mouse will not work in your office. Only the 1 with cords unless your IT-dept found a way to install optional drivers into your thin client to recognize the attached hardware.

Hope this explains it for you.

due to the fact that it's a microsoft product, it will most likely get a driver from windows updates or the microsoft windows driver library.

As far as I can understand of his explanation is that he is trying to connect his mouse into a Thin Client.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client