WiFi Module with Antenna for Raspberry Pi

Make your Internet of Things device cable-free by adding WiFi. Take advantage of the Raspberry Pi USB port to add a low cost, but high-reliability wireless link. This wifi module is a miniature USB wireless adapter with massive antenna that supports greater range and speed. It is fully complies with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards with data rate up to 150 Mbps when connecting with wireless 802.11n device.

This Wifi module works well with the Raspberry Pi 1 and Pi2 without the need of recompiling any kernels. The latest Raspberry Pi's NOOBS and Raspbian (Debian Wheezy) distributions support this module out-of-the-box.

Because of the high power required by WiFi, a 5V 2A power adapter is recommended to power both the Pi and WiFi. Flaky behavior and crashes may result if low current power adpater is used.

Specifications

• Realtek 8188CUS Chipset
• Wireless Standards:
  • IEEE 802.11n (draft)
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
• Host Interface: High speed USB2.0/1.1 interface
• Data Rate:
  • 802.11n: up to 150Mbps (downlink) and up to 150Mbps (uplink)
  • 802.11g: 54 / 48 / 36 / 24 / 18/ 12 / 9 / 6 Mbps auto fallback
  • 802.11b: 11 / 5.5 / 2 / 1 Mbps auto fallback
• Frequency Band: 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) Band
• RF Frequency:
  • 2412 ~ 2462 MHz (North America)
  • 2412 ~ 2472 MHz (Europe)
  • 2412 ~ 2484 MHz (Japan)
• Radio Channel: 1 ~ 14 channels (Universal Domain Selection)
• Range Coverage: Up to 3 times farther range than 802.11g
• Antenna Type: Integrated Antenna
• Roaming: Full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell
• RF Output Power: 13 ~17 dBm (Typical)
• Modulation:
  • 11n: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM
  • 11g: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, OFDM
  • 11b: DQPSK, DBPSK, DSSS, CCK
• Data Security:
  • 64/128-bit WEP Encryption
  • WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK. TKIP/AES
• Network:
  • Auto-switch to use 802.11n or 802.11g or 802.11b mode
  • Supports Ad-Hoc, Infrastructure WLAN network
  • Support wireless roaming
  • Data rate auto fall-back under noisy environment or longer transmission distance
  • Website template detection function
• Operating System: Windows 2000, XP 32/64bits, Vista 32/64bits, Linux and MAC OSX
• Media Access Control CSMA/CA with ACK
• LED Indicator Link/Active ( Green )
• Environment:
  • Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C
  • Storage Temperature -20°C to 75°C
  • Operating Humidity 10% ~ 90% (Non Condensing)
  • Storage Humidity 5% ~ 95% (Non Condensing)

Documents:

• Setup Guide (command line)