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D-Link DWA-171 rev C1
D-Link DWA-171 C1
Availability: now
FCC approval date: 06 February 2018
Country of manuf.: China
Interface: USB
USB 2.0
Connector: Male A
Form factor tags: tiny dongle
ID: 2001:3314 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: USB\VID_2001&PID_3314
FCC ID: KA2WA171C1
Industry Canada ID: 4216A-WA171C1
WI1 chip1: Realtek RTL8811CU
Additional chips
8 MiB SPI NOR Flash;Winbond;W25Q64JV;;1;
Probable Linux driver
https://github.com/uzh-rpg/rpg_dwa171_wifidongle
(see also passys)
Windows driver
see Realtek's website
Antenna connector: none
abgn+ac, 1x1:1
Flags: Wave2, MU-MIMO, DFS (slave), WPS
OUI: none specified
Chip1 brand | Chip2 brand | |
---|---|---|
D-Link DWA-171 rev A1 | Realtek | |
D-Link DWA-171 rev B1 | MediaTek | |
D-Link DWA-171 rev C1 | Realtek |
For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.
AC600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi USB Adapter
"WA171" and "BWA171 OC1G" are silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.
This revision has a Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) pushbutton on one side
- while previous revisions appear not to.
This adapter contains an 8 MiB Winbond W25Q64JV serial NOR flash chip
- which hold drivers for Windows operating systems.
Linux drivers
- X86 beta version: DWA-171C_RTL8811CU_Linux_driver_v5.4.1
- I386 version: DWA-171_REVC_DRIVER_v5.2.15.2_RTL8811CU_LINUX
- I386 version(updated for kernel >=4.15):rpg_dwa171_wifidongle