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TP-LINK TL-WN821N v4
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300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brand • Model • Rev |
TP-LINK TL-WN821N v4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Series |
TL-WN821N | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interface |
USB 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Connector |
Male A | |||||||||||||||||||||
Form factor |
dongle | |||||||||||||||||||||
FCCID | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chip1 |
Realtek RTL8192CU | |||||||||||||||||||||
MIMO status |
2x2:2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wireless Standards |
IEEE 802.11b/g/n | |||||||||||||||||||||
802.11n |
up to 300 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||
802.11g |
up to 54 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||
802.11b |
up to 11 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Frequency |
2.4 GHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manuf/OEM/ODM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Probable Linux driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Windows driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability | common | |||||||||||||||||||||
FCC approval date | 21 December 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
EAN |
6935364090067 (UPC DB, On eBay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
ASIN |
B002T4D3M2 ![]() multiple uses | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country of manuf | China | |||||||||||||||||||||
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For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.
For a list of all currently documented TP-LINK devices with specifications, see TP-LINK.
- • 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class
Overview
- "Rev:1.0" and "2052500371" appears to be silkscreened on the bottom side of the board in the FCC photos.
- "Rev:1.1", "2052500381", and "GFM0120008" appears silkscreened on the bottom side of the board with serial "12C71900408".
Pictures
Notes
Technical info
(on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Linux kernel 3.13)
iw phy0 info |
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Wiphy phy0 Band 1: Capabilities: 0x1862 HT20/HT40 Static SM Power Save RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI No RX STBC Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07) HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15, 32 Frequencies: * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm) * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) * 2467 MHz [12] (disabled) * 2472 MHz [13] (disabled) * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) Bitrates (non-HT): * 1.0 Mbps * 2.0 Mbps * 5.5 Mbps * 11.0 Mbps * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps max # scan SSIDs: 4 max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes RTS threshold: 2347 Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) Supported Ciphers: * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1) * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5) * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2) * CCMP (00-0f-ac:4) * CMAC (00-0f-ac:6) Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 Supported interface modes: * IBSS * managed * AP * AP/VLAN * monitor * mesh point * P2P-client * P2P-GO software interface modes (can always be added): * AP/VLAN * monitor interface combinations are not supported Supported commands: * new_interface * set_interface * new_key * new_beacon * new_station * new_mpath * set_mesh_params * set_bss * authenticate * associate * deauthenticate * disassociate * join_ibss * join_mesh * set_tx_bitrate_mask * action * frame_wait_cancel * set_wiphy_netns * set_channel * set_wds_peer * Unknown command (84) * Unknown command (87) * Unknown command (85) * Unknown command (89) * Unknown command (92) * connect * disconnect Supported TX frame types: * IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * Unknown mode (10): 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 Supported RX frame types: * IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * managed: 0x40 0xd0 * AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * Unknown mode (10): 0x40 0xd0 Device supports RSN-IBSS. HT Capability overrides: * MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff * maximum A-MSDU length * supported channel width * short GI for 40 MHz * max A-MPDU length exponent * min MPDU start spacing Device supports TX status socket option. Device supports HT-IBSS. |
dmesg
[15544.200093] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd [15544.217529] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8178 [15544.217536] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [15544.217540] usb 3-1: Product: USB WLAN [15544.217542] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: 802.11n [15544.217545] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: xxxxxxxxxxxx [15544.259463] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x11 [15544.295146] rtl8192cu: MAC address: e8:de:27:xx:xx:xx [15544.295154] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0 [15544.295223] rtl_usb: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1 [15544.295281] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin [15544.295453] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu [15544.296228] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc' [15544.296884] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on