I need a 5GHz USB Wifi adapter to work with OpenWRT version "SNAPSHOT r8875-a28f6ab" or 18.06.1 to act as a client and connect to an outside Wifi network. I need something that is an easy setup and not having to compile drivers and such. Thanks!
See the following topics:
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All those are not supported by mt76 per se, this is the currently supported list.
How does that work? If they use the same chipset shouldn't they work?
Do you if TP Link Archer T4U V2 will work with the snapshot version r8875-a28f6ab? The device has RTL8812AU chipset and OpenWRT snapshot has kmod-rtl8812au-ct driver. This is the best adapter I found for the price, just hoping it will work!
The ASUS adapters should work. I think those are what upstream uses to test.
The Alfa adapter should also work. I have one but have not tested.
@diizzy I bought EDUP EP-AC1605 adapter https://www.aliexpress.com/item/EDUP-USB-3-0-Wireless-Wifi-Adapter-Dual-Band-2-4GHz-5GHz-1200Mbps-802-11AC-IEEE/32655418931.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.d7534c4dRETXSE
root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e8d:7612 MediaTek Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. 4-port hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0612 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
root@OpenWrt:~#
Which is supported as
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0e8d, 0x7612) }, /* Aukey USB-AC1200 */
root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb -D /dev/bus/usb/002/003
Device: ID 0e8d:7612 MediaTek Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 3.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 9
idVendor 0x0e8d MediaTek Inc.
idProduct 0x7612
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1 MediaTek Inc.
iProduct 2 802.11ac WLAN
iSerial 3 000000000
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 122
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 2 802.11ac WLAN
bmAttributes 0xa0
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 200mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 8
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 2 802.11ac WLAN
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x85 EP 5 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x08 EP 8 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x05 EP 5 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x06 EP 6 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x07 EP 7 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x09 EP 9 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes
bInterval 0
bMaxBurst 1
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
bLength 5
bDescriptorType 15
wTotalLength 22
bNumDeviceCaps 2
USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 2
bmAttributes 0x0000f41e
Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 3
bmAttributes 0x00
wSpeedsSupported 0x000e
Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
bFunctionalitySupport 1
Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds
bU2DevExitLat 180 micro seconds
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
Adapter seems working except Access Point mode.
I created Access Point via LuCi, however SSID is not seen by the client devices.
this is the settings I used in /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device 'radio1'
option type 'mac80211'
option channel '36'
option hwmode '11a'
option path 'platform/1e1c0000.xhci/usb2/2-1/2-1.4/2-1.4:1.0'
option htmode 'VHT80'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
option device 'radio1'
option network 'lan'
option ssid 'HotSpot_5ghz'
option key '**********'
option encryption 'psk2+ccmp'
Is the AP mode supoorted by driver? If yes, what am I doing wrong?
Hi, sorry but did you solve this problem?
No, the developer said MT76x2U driver doesn't support Access Point functionality for USB interface yet.
Client mode works fine.
Did you find any usb card with AP as substitute?
Personally, I would not use any USB wifi dongle to act as AP even if it supports MSSID, considering you need to squeeze all the traffic via the USB (I assumed we are talking about the USB version 2 on both router and dongle), which doesn't make sense, given a modest dual band device is so affordable nowadays.
As a client device, I am also skeptical. I used to deploy mass USB dongle for our company's machines without wire reach. The high failure rates are something you have to live with especially those bought in aliexpress or wish and of the higher TX rating. Be sure to buy a couple more and keep them aside for near future replacement if you insist.
I would personally use a low loss cable with a high gain antenna on the router when acting as a client.
No, I ordered MT7612E MiniPCIe card. My router is flexible, has two MiniPCIe slots
Please forgive me. Somehow, I read the topic mentioning USB.
Please tell me, what router it is?