diff --git a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md index 562d7db897..faf65373f9 100644 --- a/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md +++ b/pages/reference/hardware/wifi-dongles.md @@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ excerpt: WiFi adapters known to work with {{ $names.company.lower }} devices {{> "meta-balena/supported-wifi-adapters" }} There are however many other USB wifi adapters that will work out of the box with {{ $names.company.lower }} -devices. Generally speaking, WiFi devices listed over at the [elinux rpi wifi page][elinux] or devices which use one of the `linux-firmware-ath9k`, `linux-firmware-ralink` and `linux-firmware-rtl8192cu` firmwares should work correctly. +devices. Generally speaking, WiFi devices listed over at the [elinux rpi wifi page][elinux] or devices which use one of the `linux-firmware-ath9k` and `linux-firmware-ralink` firmwares should work correctly. -Here are some notable devices known to work: +Here are some notable devices which used to work (cf notes) : * [Pi Hut USB WiFi Adapter][pi-hut-usb] - Small form-factor and works right out of the box! -* [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] - Small, reliable and cheap TP Link device. +* [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] - Small, reliable and cheap TP Link device (no AP mode, cf notes) * [TP-Link AC600][TL-AC600] - Dual band alternative to WN725N. * [TP-Link Nano Router][nano-router] - Though this isn't strictly a WiFi adapter, it does enable you to connect to WiFi network using the ethernet port of the Pi and is known to work correctly with {{ $names.company.upper }}. As a result no further configuration is required. +Notes : +* Two devices with same commercial name but different version can use different wifi chips and therefore provide different functionalities (i.e. TP-Link WN225N can be either based on Atheros ath9k_htc or Realtek rtl8188eus) +* `rtl8192cu` drivers are not shipped with recent version of {{ $names.company.lower }} os anymore. It should be possible to compile and load a driver but it's not trivial and beyond the scope of this documentation. +* Devices using `rtl8188eu` drivers (such as some [TP-Link WN725N][TL-WN725N] doesn't support AP Mode, and are not suitable to make a Captive Portal. + ### Configuration __Important Note:__ Wifi adapters drain a lot of power which unfortunately