Supported Adapters
802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/b/g/n Adapters
Adapter  |
802.11 Bands |
Form Factor |
Supported OS |
Limitations or Comments |
Sensitivity on a 1-5 scale |
| Atheros AR5008, AR5009, AR92xx |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Atheros AR9380, AR9382, AR9390 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Windows 7 or higher |
Recommended |
Not rated * |
| Atheros AR9485 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Windows 7 or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Broadcom 802.11n |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
Not rated * |
| Buffalo AC866 (WI-U2-866D) |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-160 v.A1 and v.A2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-182 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-542 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-547 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-552 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWA-556 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCIe |
XP or higher |
|
2 |
| D-Link DWA-642 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWA-643 |
2.4 GHz only |
ExpressCard |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
3 |
| D-Link DWA-645 v.A1 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWA-652 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1505, 1510, 1515, 1520, 1530 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1702 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Intel 1000 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Intel 4965 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or Windows 7 |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Intel 5100, 5150, 5300, 5350 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Intel 6200, 6250, 6300, 6350 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys AE2500 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys WEC600N |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
ExpressCard |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Linksys WUSB600N |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
3 |
| NEC AtermWL300NC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| NETGEAR A6200 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| NETGEAR WN111 v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| NETGEAR WNDA3100 v1 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| NETGEAR WNDA3100 v2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8494 |  |
|
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Realtek RTL8192E |
2.4 GHz only |
PCIe |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
2 |
| SMC Networks SMCWUSB-N2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Sony UWA-BR100 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link WN721N and WN722N |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN811N |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN821N v1 and v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN822N v1 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| TP-Link TL-WN822N v2 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Windows 7 or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| TP-Link TL-WN910N |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
4 |
| Ubiquiti SR71C |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Ubiquiti SR71X |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
ExpressCard |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| Ubiquiti SR71-USB |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| CACE AirPcap Nx USB |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
|
802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g Adapters
| Adapter |
802.11 Bands |
Form Factor |
Supported OS |
Limitations or Comments |
Sensitivity on a 1-5 scale |
| Atheros AR5001-AR5007 |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
XP or higher |
|
Not rated * |
| Broadcom 802.11 b/g or a/b/g |
2.4 GHz or 2.4/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
Not rated * |
| Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link WNA-2330 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link DWL-G680 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| D-Link DWL-AG660 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| D-Link DWL-AG530 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-AG650 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-AG520 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| D-Link DWL-G630 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
H/W Rev. C or Rev. D only |
4 |
| D-Link DWL-G520 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| D-Link DWL-G650 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| D-Link DWA-120 |
2.4 GHz only |
USB |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
3 |
| Dell Wireless 1390 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1395 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Dell Wireless 1397 |
2.4 GHz only |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
4 |
| Intel 3945ABG |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
Integrated |
Vista or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
| Linksys WPC55AG |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WAG511 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WG511T |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| NETGEAR WG511U 54AG+ |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| NETGEAR WG511U |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| NETGEAR WPN311 |
2.4 GHz only |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| NETGEAR WPN511 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
5 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8480 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8481 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8482 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PCI |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8470 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Proxim ORiNOCO 8471 |
2.4 GHz only |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| SMC 2336W-AG v2 |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
3 |
| TRENDnet TEW-501PC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
|
4 |
| Ubiquiti SRC |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
PC Card |
XP or higher |
Recommended |
5 |
| CACE AirPcap Ex |
2.4 GHz/5 GHz |
USB |
XP or higher |
See tech. notes |
5 |
|
* There are a number of different adapters with the same name; sensitivity varies and cannot be estimated.
